I’m always trying to improve my portraiture skills as I find this to be a challenging area — to achieve a natural, flattering, and candid look when people are often averse to the camera. One photo site I turn to for inspiration is Anna Kuperberg‘s blog; her angles and perspectives — and TIMING, especially — set her photography apart from the dozens of photo sites I view every day. Check it out and you’ll see what I mean!
Fortunately for me, Sue likes the camera, but the secondary challenge is editing! There are a dizzying array of editing options, which one to choose? More on this later, but for now, a fun diptych of Sue in High Park with some higher-contrast post-processing.
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Portraits are still a mystery to me, but I want to improve.
I know what you mean… it’s hard. People get self-conscious (and I do too!) and are a bit scared of picture-addict people like us.
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I mainly use a large and intimidating 17-55mm f/2.8 lens, which doesn’t help, either. I do have a 50mm f/2.8 portrait lens which is much less intimidating, but I tend to use it less.
It’s a challenge with babies, too, because using a DSLR means my face disappears and they wonder where I’ve gone! I have to play peek-a-boo which makes them smile, but unfortunately this doesn’t seem to work with the adults!