rollsman44
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The 22MP backs are magical. I've strayed from my 39MP back to my 22 for the past year.And another one with Carla and fat pixel magic. H2D-22 w 50mm
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One of the things that this thread has done for me is to challenge the thought about what constitutes a portrait. Apart from a few notable exceptions - including a couple of crackers from Dan - the thread has a significant majority of studio style portraits - whether in the studio or just lit like they are.I very rarely get chance to shoot a proper lit studio portrait these days but I really should try, love this shot of my neighbour from a while back, it was just a bit of fun so didn't bother doing too much with the crappy background but I still really like it, it marked the point where I really started to enjoy the GFX.
Well Pelorus - here is another one that isn't 'studio' Hasselblad 503 and TRX...One of the things that this thread has done for me is to challenge the thought about what constitutes a portrait. Apart from a few notable exceptions - including a couple of crackers from Dan - the thread has a significant majority of studio style portraits - whether in the studio or just lit like they are.
I don't have any that I'd care to contribute at the moment, but I do really love the "environmental portrait" genre. For me, that often tells more about the subject.
It's an interesting thought and I guess it's good to be challenged sometimes. Personally I was more just thinking about how I hadn't set up lights for ages rather than anything else, I too much prefer the environmental, especially if they are part of a bigger story. I struggle a bit with what constitutes a portrait too, I guess a big factor is if you're photographing for yourself or for the sitter, for me anyway that's the case. The cool thing about portraits is that they cover such a massive range, story telling, snaps of your kids, commercial portraits, the subject is very broad and probably more than any other genre they can be intensely personal either to the subject or the photographer. It's interesting seeing other people's shots, also interesting seeing what's popular on here, that tells a story too. Anyway..One of the things that this thread has done for me is to challenge the thought about what constitutes a portrait. Apart from a few notable exceptions - including a couple of crackers from Dan - the thread has a significant majority of studio style portraits - whether in the studio or just lit like they are.
I don't have any that I'd care to contribute at the moment, but I do really love the "environmental portrait" genre. For me, that often tells more about the subject.
A lot of the posts on this thread are mine; they are mostly shot in a studio with a model for my own pleasure rather than the sitter's or for editorial use.One of the things that this thread has done for me is to challenge the thought about what constitutes a portrait. Apart from a few notable exceptions - including a couple of crackers from Dan - the thread has a significant majority of studio style portraits - whether in the studio or just lit like they are.
I don't have any that I'd care to contribute at the moment, but I do really love the "environmental portrait" genre. For me, that often tells more about the subject.
Imho, the self-portrait (selfies and selfie-sticks nothwithstanding :ROTFL is one of the most difficult to accomplish.View attachment 145246
Self portrait. Phaseone DF+ with Leaf Credo 60. Lens : SK 150mm F3.5 LS. Lights : Godox 600