Comments on: How To Take Photos of People Like a Professional http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/ Photography & Post-Processing Tutorials Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Onefaller http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-5293 Onefaller Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:23:30 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-5293 these are great tips for shooting "normal" portraits. what's fun about photography (to me) is to take the 'rules' and break them... hard. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2136/2228466889_d7b80a482d_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2232941978_d13d3df825_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2293/2228500509_7e9cd16d63.jpg these are great tips for shooting “normal” portraits. what’s fun about photography (to me) is to take the ‘rules’ and break them… hard.

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]]> By: John http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-4661 John Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:37:01 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-4661 From Wikipedia: "In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light." I think the author is right when he says there is bokeh in his portrait - he's referring to the out of focus background. Erin and Jim - your comments are getting a little personal. No article is perfect I'm sure but is it really necessary to be nasty? Erin - I saw this photo published in Practical Photography a year or two ago. Can't be all that bad can it? From Wikipedia: “In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light.”

I think the author is right when he says there is bokeh in his portrait – he’s referring to the out of focus background.

Erin and Jim – your comments are getting a little personal. No article is perfect I’m sure but is it really necessary to be nasty? Erin – I saw this photo published in Practical Photography a year or two ago. Can’t be all that bad can it?

]]> By: Erin http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3910 Erin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:03:21 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3910 "Here I asked the model to walk along the beach and stare into the camera. No posing - just graceful movement:" Yeah, and then chopped off ankles and an awkward facial expression. Great example. “Here I asked the model to walk along the beach and stare into the camera. No posing – just graceful movement:”

Yeah, and then chopped off ankles and an awkward facial expression. Great example.

]]> By: Rosa http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3701 Rosa Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:40:36 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3701 wonderful and informative tutorial with nice sample photos, thanks a lot! wonderful and informative tutorial with nice sample photos, thanks a lot!

]]> By: Emily Byron http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3669 Emily Byron Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:06 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3669 Rosie Hardy is my favorite portrait photographer! :D Rosie Hardy is my favorite portrait photographer! :D

]]> By: Jim http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3664 Jim Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:18:22 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3664 Your reference to the background being out of focus in relation to the subject is not bokeh. It's called depth of field, more specifically, a shallow depth of field. Boken is related to what S.Kauffman mentioned, but more generally is used to refer to the quality of the out of focus portions of a photograph, and is mostly a subjective matter. Most people will find a smooth bokeh to be more aesthetic, but a harsher bokeh can be used to dramatic effect as well. Each lens will have its own effect on this, based on its focal length & the number and shape of the aperture blades. More simply stated: Bokeh is the quality of blur, not the quantity. What's more worrying is that a self-professed professional did not know, or incorrectly stated this very important distinction. Aside from that, decent article. Your reference to the background being out of focus in relation to the subject is not bokeh. It’s called depth of field, more specifically, a shallow depth of field.

Boken is related to what S.Kauffman mentioned, but more generally is used to refer to the quality of the out of focus portions of a photograph, and is mostly a subjective matter. Most people will find a smooth bokeh to be more aesthetic, but a harsher bokeh can be used to dramatic effect as well. Each lens will have its own effect on this, based on its focal length & the number and shape of the aperture blades.

More simply stated: Bokeh is the quality of blur, not the quantity.

What’s more worrying is that a self-professed professional did not know, or incorrectly stated this very important distinction. Aside from that, decent article.

]]> By: Sol Kauffman http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3642 Sol Kauffman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:28:50 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3642 Generally a good article, but bokeh is actually the fractal shapes produced by the aperture blades of the lens, whicb isn't present in #4, and using off-camera flash is personally very important for portraits to avoid redeye. Some diagrams on where you positioned your flash for the first shot and things like that would have been more helpful. Generally a good article, but bokeh is actually the fractal shapes produced by the aperture blades of the lens, whicb isn’t present in #4, and using off-camera flash is personally very important for portraits to avoid redeye. Some diagrams on where you positioned your flash for the first shot and things like that would have been more helpful.

]]> By: Desmond W. http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3635 Desmond W. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3635 These are some excellent tips. I will take into account as I shoot more photos of people. Thanks. These are some excellent tips. I will take into account as I shoot more photos of people. Thanks.

]]> By: Chameleon http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3632 Chameleon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:01 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3632 I agree! These posts really help me to get a better picture on how to get a better picture :D Keep it up! I agree! These posts really help me to get a better picture on how to get a better picture :D

Keep it up!

]]> By: Jake http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-take-photos-of-people-like-a-professional/#comment-3631 Jake Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:49 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=860#comment-3631 Some Great tips. I like shooting portraits with an 85mm Nikon Nikor The depth, and sharpness you get right from the lense is amazing. I've always had better results when using prime lenses. I much prefer to walk back and forth and move around instead of zooming. You manage to create angles and perspective you would have missed if you were just zooming. Some Great tips. I like shooting portraits with an 85mm Nikon Nikor The depth, and sharpness you get right from the lense is amazing.

I’ve always had better results when using prime lenses. I much prefer to walk back and forth and move around instead of zooming. You manage to create angles and perspective you would have missed if you were just zooming.

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