first try at portrait, 50 mm prime

[tzava]

I have my camera ( Canon 450d/xsi ) for about a year now. Got a 50 mm F/1.8 ( actually borrowed it from a friend), and i took this portrait in a McDon*ld`s restaurant.

took it with a Canon 450D / Xsi, 50 mm prime lens.

shot as RAW, allthough didn`t think it required white balancing. ( i might be wrong )
done a +20 contrast, luminosity in photoshop
unsharp mask 150%, 4px, 7 treshold.
resampled for DPS.

feel free to adjust and link back .. i`m learning .

[RuthieMae]

Oh...very nice. Look at that bokeh! She has great catchlights in her eyes. She may be a tad bit cool but I tend to like my images on the warmer side so that may just be me. Overall, great job!

[agresbach]

great job! what did you use for aperture on this? i'm assuming you used f/1.8 but thought i'd ask

[SusanH1970]

Excellent portrait! Wonderful focus on the eyes and creamy bokeh. Don't you love that nifty fifty? For the price, it's a great little lens!

[Jim Bryant]

Really striking photo.........great depth of field, pose and catch lights in the eyes.
Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing

[tzava]

Thank you all for your comments, I acually thought the photo was one of my first sucessful photos.

The aperture was f1.8 obviously. why have a nifty-fifty ( i don`t quite like that name :P ) if you don`t shoot wide open?

Thought i shoud get the 50mm f1.4 usm.. the f1.8 i have has been dropped 4 times onto concrete, sounds like a rattle snake when it focuses ( internal piece with the optics moves 2-3 mm sideways .. ), and it is borrowed ..

i have the higher resolution photo.. if i look carefully i can see myself in her eyes .. cool

[Wooglah]

Wow, I think it's a great photo. Just wanted to say about something reflected in her eyes, when I've seen you already mentioned that (and what it is). I mean - it's great - focus on her eyes, depth of field, bokeh... and you took it in restaurant with peculiar lighting... very good job!

[isolation]

Hello, world! First post here. Anyways.

Perhaps it's just my monitor (it's exceptionally bright), but I think a tad more contrast would make all the difference. Otherwise it's a lovely photo and I definitely mirror what everyone else has said. Great work! Primes are my favorites to shoot with.



I added a little contrast myself; the difference is very subtle, but I feel like the colors pop more this way. I may need to adjust my monitor soon if it's "just me"

[t blanchard]

I think it's beautiful and you never would know it's at a McD's. You captured beauty in an ugly place!!

[KimberleyPhotography]

Beautiful! Great job! I love my 50mm too!