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FA 50mm f1.4 wide open in studio

Started Aug 24, 2015 | Photos thread
fotobert
fotobert Contributing Member • Posts: 946
Re: FA 50mm f1.4 wide open in studio

Hi Sila,

I think your selfie has 2 things that you could enhance:

1: your nose is sharp, your eyes aren't. Focus on the eyes, they are the first and most important part of a face (and a portrait).

2. Your light setup is one softbox to the left, one to the right. This is fine for children, but not for you. I would choose a main light with softbox camera left (1 - 2 o'clock seen from the model) and hard (rim**) light 1/4 of the power of the main light from 7 o'clock 45-60 degrees above.

Your b/w conversion is wonderful, also the bokeh of the lens.

Nice work!

Have a nice day

Albert

** I am not a native english speaker, the german word is "Glanzlicht", if someone knows better: your help is appreciated.

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