So, I don't make money from this, and I am not a pro. I have been told by a photog that I know locally he tends to shoot around 2.8 to 4.0 and uses a few lights to add reflections in the eye, and brighten the lips. He also instructed me I should save my money to buy a 100mm lens to use for portraits due to compression. I guess my question is does this sound adequate to you all for shooting this type of thing? By the way Benji I liked your photo of the girl in the green the most. SusanH, you also had a very good photo (preferred the one in color rather than b+w). Do you all shoot with 1.8 or 2.8 or do you go higher for those shots?
To the OP (original poster):
I did like your photo, especially black and white. For criticism, the part I didn't like was that your lips were cut off. The blur to me was fine, because it helps to focus on your eyes but I think the left side of your face in the photo is way too dark (or maybe it's your hand that is distracting in that position). Again, I'm certainly not pro, but I wonder what would happen if you bumped up the ISO? Just thoughts for experimentation, and let me know what YOU think you might try next time.
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