Natural light portrait
On her recent visit to my city we decided to take some time to get some portraits for her. We were looking to do something a little different.
We both prefer this one
C & C welcome
Lyle
www.dcimages.org.uk
"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn
Matthew
PS the lighting and technical stuff are all fine. It's the emotional (i.e. the psychological) that matters most in a portrait.
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
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"Every artist, was once an amateur"
You shot too wide.
Her feet/legs look pretty darn huge.
thanks for your comment and insights. Of course you are correct. I guess that is a big reason both she and I prefer this portrait. It portrays her well.
@S. Ninja
Ssssh, don't tell her. People have been bugging her all her life about that.
Seriously, that is my one misgiving about this portrait and I wondered if it was just me or if anyone else would notice. Obviously, then, the perspective is a problem.
We were in a narrow alleyway so I was limited to a normal lens to capture all I wanted in the frame.
Next time I will have to ensure to shoot along the alley so I can get further from the subject and compress the image more or use a different pose. In this particular photo I felt the pose was integral to the feeling I wanted to convey.
Thanks for the insightful comment.
Lyle
LBPhoto wrote: @ Mathew
thanks for your comment and insights. Of course you are correct. I guess that is a big reason both she and I prefer this portrait. It portrays her well.
@S. Ninja
Ssssh, don't tell her. People have been bugging her all her life about that.
Seriously, that is my one misgiving about this portrait and I wondered if it was just me or if anyone else would notice. Obviously, then, the perspective is a problem.
We were in a narrow alleyway so I was limited to a normal lens to capture all I wanted in the frame.
Next time I will have to ensure to shoot along the alley so I can get further from the subject and compress the image more or use a different pose. In this particular photo I felt the pose was integral to the feeling I wanted to convey.
Thanks for the insightful comment.
At least you noticed it
And NP dude. 
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