First Serious Potrait Attempt

[yogs]

Hello Everyone,

This is my first serious attempt to portrait photography. I wanted to share the photo and would appreciate any feedback and comments...



EXIF Data
Camera: Nikon D90
Aperture: F/5.3
Shutter: 1/10
ISO 400
Focal Length: 90mm
Flash Used: No

[MrJones]

it's a wonderful portrait, I like everything about it except the sharpness.
you're using a very very slow shutter speed (1/10) and the shakes of you hand are very visible as it came out very blurry.
bump up your ISO to 1600, open your aperture to the max value and speed up your shutter speed to at least 1/60 when the object isn't moving and 1/250 when it is.
it could have been a very nice portrait but the blur just kills it.

[Nori]

Very nice photo, a bit blurry because of shutter speed but just keep practicing, I know its hard i have the same problem. It happens to me when I use 80mm or more the shutter speed slows down, so try increasing the ISO. I find the background a little bit distracting with the colorful books

[kylethemiller]

I agree with comments above and will add that the posing needs a tweak. The shoulder that her head leans toward should be sunken down a bit to give the portrait some movement and lines that lead to the face. Also there is a bit of shadow on her eyes, an easy fix by pointing the nose to the direction of the light. You are on the right track though.....keep it up!

[windrider86]

Please read the forum rules and include the information asked for. By doing so , it helps you get a better feel of your image and it helps us a great deal in knowing your camera settings and what you want help with. Thank you!

[autofocus]

Yogs, I agree with all thats been already said above, but I will also say that I don't like the crop at her elbows. I took the liberty of making some adjustments in PS including a recrop, adjusted her shoulders a bit, further blurred the background, lightened her eyes a bit, and did a high pass sharpening on her eyes and mouth. Hope you don't mind me doing this to your image and I'll remove it if you want me to. Very pretty subject BTW.



DPS-1 by vmontalbano, on Flickr

[idb]

I agree with all of the comments above but it is a very good first attempt. One other point: does SHE like it?

cheers,
Ian

[yogs]

Thank you everyone for your valuable comments....I will try to incorporate and be mindful of the advise offered here...Autofocus, I appreciate your efforts on post processing on the photo....I only shoot in jpg and don't know anything about photo post processing, photoshop and all that sounds too hard to me...
btw its my wife in the potrait and she likes it very much...she cannot point any technical flaws anway, lol..

On another note, I read about diffusers the other day. How good can they be for portrait photography?

[TBrown00]

Originally Posted by yogs

Thank you everyone for your valuable comments....I will try to incorporate and be mindful of the advise offered here...Autofocus, I appreciate your efforts on post processing on the photo....I only shoot in jpg and don't know anything about photo post processing, photoshop and all that sounds too hard to me...
btw its my wife in the potrait and she likes it very much...she cannot point any technical flaws anway, lol..

On another note, I read about diffusers the other day. How good can they be for portrait photography?

Diffusers work very well for portrait photography. They help soften the light from harsh light sources such as flashes, strobes, and the sun and make it have a more pleasing effect and help soften shadows created by harsh light.

[dphoto]

Originally Posted by yogs

Hello Everyone,

This is my first serious attempt to portrait photography. I wanted to share the photo and would appreciate any feedback and comments...



EXIF Data
Camera: Nikon D90
Aperture: F/5.3
Shutter: 1/10
ISO 400
Focal Length: 90mm
Flash Used: No

Need a tripod for shutter speeds under 1/60. It's a little blurred.