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*ist-D portrait samples

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martyo said:
Here is a sample from a shoot this past weekend. Pentax-FA 77mm
f1.8 Limited lens. Shot at f3.5 @1/250s. Sharpness +1, ISO 200.



Other samples:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/potboy01/kerri.htm
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An unusual classy look. She doesn't smile well but communicates wonderfully. You have some dynamite poses there. That camera-lens combo is perfect for what you've done, it seems to me. Is she a professional model or the girl next door. The real unmadeup natural look is very refreshing. Thanks for sharing.

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Dave Lewis
 
Not exactly the girl next door -- but the girl who works downstairs!
Dave Lewis said:
martyo said:
Here is a sample from a shoot this past weekend. Pentax-FA 77mm
f1.8 Limited lens. Shot at f3.5 @1/250s. Sharpness +1, ISO 200.



Other samples:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/potboy01/kerri.htm
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An unusual classy look. She doesn't smile well but communicates
wonderfully. You have some dynamite poses there. That camera-lens
combo is perfect for what you've done, it seems to me. Is she a
professional model or the girl next door. The real unmadeup natural
look is very refreshing. Thanks for sharing.

--
Dave Lewis
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She's from Canada.

Regarding the hightlights -- digital is just like slide film, Exposure is very critical. Highlights like a white shirt can get very easily burnt out. I would not call it a problem. It is just what you have to put up with. I suppose it could be corrected to a certain extent in photoshop, but I try to manipulte my images as little as possible. Even using film (which I still use l lot) would show the same effect.
Parham said:
Very nice pics, btw. I see you also have the same problem getting
highlights showing the most amount of details.
martyo said:
Here is a sample from a shoot this past weekend. Pentax-FA 77mm
f1.8 Limited lens. Shot at f3.5 @1/250s. Sharpness +1, ISO 200.



Other samples:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/potboy01/kerri.htm
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Think.
http://www.pbase.com/parham
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Reid said:
I think the *istD really shines when the sharpness is bumped up to
+1. I'm going try that tonight.
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How many sharpness settings are there on the istD?

I am thinking of getting a 50/1.7 for my *istD if I buy one.How does it compare with the FA77/2.8 Limited ? (new to Pentax).

Josef
 
Nice Portrait indeed! Yes, holding detail in highlights is not one of digital's strong suits and exposure is critical as was stated. Different Digital SLR's can differ in respect how well they hold detail in the "highlights" but sometimes at a cost...namely a more limited dynamic range and/or ability to resolve (hold) detail in shadow areas " resulting in letting it go all "black" Sometimes it's a tradeoff. Also with blown highlights, it can be quite difficult to restore lost detail in Photoshop as I'm sure many have experienced.

By the way, has anyone noticed that if you view the portraits of both women in this thread (one's posted by Marty and the other by Parham) the stricking similarities of the two? (please take this as a complement). It's as though they're related. Putting the images side by side to study lost detail I was struck by this.

Dave

marty Wrote
Joe Franek said:
Regarding the hightlights -- digital is just like slide film, Exposure is very > critical. Highlights like a white shirt can get very easily burnt out. I would > not call it a problem. It is just what you have to put up with
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These portrait shots are great!

I'm seriously considering getting the *ist, and was wondering if there are any other lenses that can match the 77 ltd in terms of portrait use like this. The 77 is a little pricey! I'm particularily impressed with the background blur, especially in the full-body shots.

Are there any other lenses out there that can even come close?
 
Member said:
By the way, has anyone noticed that if you view the portraits of
both women in this thread (one's posted by Marty and the other by
Parham) the stricking similarities of the two? (please take this as
a complement). It's as though they're related. Putting the images
side by side to study lost detail I was struck by this.

Dave
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Hi,

I think the two girls are not just related, they're the same! Parham has posted one of the examples of Marty as an example of the "problem" with the highlights.
 
Hi Marty,

I forgot to add something to my post that I wrote moments ago. Might I suggest using a touch of fill flash (in similar situations) in order to add a bit of "catch light" to her eyes. This would add a bit of vibrancy and life to the portrait. I also realize that some pictures are just taken at the spur of the moment and the intent wasn't a formal portrait. Very nice though!

Dave
Dave said:
By the way, has anyone noticed that if you view the portraits of
both women in this thread (one's posted by Marty and the other by
Parham) the stricking similarities of the two? (please take this as
a complement). It's as though they're related. Putting the images
side by side to study lost detail I was struck by this.

Dave

marty Wrote
Member said:
Regarding the hightlights -- digital is just like slide film, Exposure is very > critical. Highlights like a white shirt can get very easily burnt out. I would > not call it a problem. It is just what you have to put up with
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How silly of me. The images of the two women posted in this thread are indeeed the same woman!!! My previous posts were commenting on the images posted in this thread not having realized there were more images from Marty...and here I thought two women finially found the long lost sister they never knew they had .

On a seperate note, now based on looking at all the images ( and truly some wonderful shots), I would still go with my original suggestion of adding some fill in light (espically for the eyes) on many of the shots such as 3,4,6,7,12,17,18,23,28,31,36,37,38 for example.. I realize it's tough to balance this with the possibility of blown highlights, but use of the fill on the extreme close up shots would probably be a safe bet. Hope you don't mind he suggestion to this lovely series of pictures.

Any chance these shots perchance taken in either Montreal or Quebec City? For some reason there is something in the surroundings that looks a bit familar to me. Thanks!

Dave
 
martyo said:
Here is a sample from a shoot this past weekend. Pentax-FA 77mm
f1.8 Limited lens. Shot at f3.5 @1/250s. Sharpness +1, ISO 200.
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Hi,

Very good work! Nice shots, nice model too. A bit dull (no sparkles) in her eyes sometimes, but I guess that's the weather.

Are there more samples of work with this lens out there? Anyone?

Bye, A
 
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