Due to Photoshop having a bit of a hissy fit on me this evening I decided to post one that I took last night whist messing with the flash. I really enjoy portraiture and it’s something that I’d like to excel in. At the moment its limited to self shots. I’m not yet skilled enough to get out there as there appears to be a lot of tweaking required and I feel I’m the only one who has the patience to deal with that. Having said that there is also a lot of back and forth to check focus and framing as I cant always stand in the same place!
This is a single exposure with the flash held in my hand pointing up at the ceiling. I really like the effect that it gives, nice light, fairly soft. Shot with the Canon 85mm f1.8 on my 550D. I’ve processed a little using my curve painting method and Nik filters.
I like it Mark…I don’t think it’s bad to self-serving to shoot SPs…helps you learn and express yourself.
Lighting is great!
I actually really like it. I find it rather artistic. Are you sure you’re not ready yet Mark, looks pretty darned good to me!!!
The effect with the flash is really good, and to me actually looks like a far more complex lighting set up than it actually is. Your portrait work is excellent.