Post subject: Re: Portraiture and your PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE & COMP FOR JU
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:28 pm
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Tiff wrote:
Julie. your daughter has wonderful cheekbones. They really define her beautiful face!
Pussycat. I know it can be hard to get the 'geniune' smile, esp from teenagers. You've caputued the entire necklace which is lovely and gives a 'formal' feel to the imgae. I wonder if you are able to get her to step forward one step away from the shrubbery so that will blur more. You'll need to take one step back too.
***TIP***
The further you can get the subject to stand away from the background, the more the background will blur, if you are using a wide open arperture (small f number), say f5.6 or less.
Challenge for you Danni as it seemed you've had an easy subject so far!!. Take a portrait of yourself. Some ideas are tripod the camera or resting it on something and using your 10 second timer so you can get in postion, using a mirror so you and your camera are in the shot, or...... doing a selfie - turning the camera around and taking a pic of yourself. No cheating and getting someone else to take the pic for you. Show me your best one!!!
And if anyone else wants to have a go, GO FOR IT!! Love to see what you all look like.
I'll do it too!!!!!
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Thanks for the tip. She was trying very hard not to smile. I told her to just stand there and if you could see what she was doing with her feet!!! It was very cold too. Thanks you so much for the CC it is much appreciated. All the photos are fantastic.
Post subject: Re: Portraiture and your PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE & COMP FOR JU
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:06 pm
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Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:56 am Posts: 134 Location: Busselton, WA
OMG! WOOW! this is an awesome challenge! and i'm so loven seeing everyones take! so many beauiful photos os such beautiful people! and kids well mostly kids but WOW! got to give this a go!
Post subject: Re: Portraiture and your PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE & COMP FOR JU
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:51 pm
Therapy Master
Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:18 pm Posts: 1587
scoutannie. Better but still not quite there. They both are a little soft on the focus. Can you give me what setting your camera was on? Right click on the image on your computer, properties, details and scroll down for the ISO, F stop and shutter speed. And did you have a go in manaul, TV, AV, P or in the Portrait settings?? Flash??
But the catch lights are there, especially in the second one. Just check your background and move a bit if you need to to keep it clean.
Post subject: Re: Portraiture and your PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE & COMP FOR JU
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:57 pm
Therapy Master
Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:18 pm Posts: 1587
The end of the month is drawing closer. Don't forget to load up your ONE best portrait shot taken this month here for the chance of winning a $25 Scrap Therapy voucher. Entries close midnight 31st July and winner announced on the following Friday night (5th August) in the forum.
Post subject: Re: Portraiture and your PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE & COMP FOR JU
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:00 pm
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Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:18 pm Posts: 1587
And don't forget those who took their landscape photos last month, the 'shoot it, scrap it' challenge.
Load up your scrapped photo that your took last month during the Landscape challenge here for the chance of winning a $25 Scrap Therapy voucher. Entries close midnight 31st July and winner announced on the following Friday night (5th August) in the forum.
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Take a portrait of yourself. Some ideas are tripod the camera or resting it on something and using your 10 second timer so you can get in postion, using a mirror so you and your camera are in the shot, or...... doing a selfie - turning the camera around and taking a pic of yourself. No cheating and getting someone else to take the pic for you. Show me your 
