Time for a little weekend video tutorial – this time it’s on the topic of outdoor portraits and is from our friends at Pro Photo Life.
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“Jeff Smith’s Lighting for Outdoor & Location Portrait Photography” (Jeff Smith)
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16 Responses to “How to Take an Outdoor Portrait [VIDEO]” - Add Yours
August 23rd, 2008 at 3:57 am
So, what kind of f/stop do you think they were using? I often struggle with that simple decision. Would f/8 be appropriate for the setting in the video?
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 am
His website said they were shot at f5.6-8.
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 am
F8 would not be. They probably used something like f2.8-f4. Something in that range is about right for portraits. F8 would cause most of the picture to be in focus while the f2.8-4 makes the background blur out.
Good video.
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Yes, great video. It covers a lot of info in a short time. I’ll have to remember these tips the next time I’m lining people up.
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
That was cool.
PS: I’m also guessing approximately f4 . . .
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I enjoyed the video on outside portraits. I learned a lot from it. Thank you for showing it.
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Yeah, thanks, really cool video.
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Yeah,I really liked this video a lot. I’ve seen some photo instruction videos online that have been no good, or full of fluff, but this was good; basic, but good.
Thanks!
August 24th, 2008 at 3:05 am
All well and good, if you’ve got a huge lens, a huge light reflector and strobe light.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Very helpful video. Thanks for posting it.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Really good video, I’ll be visiting http://www.prophotolife.com to check out the other videos.
Pete
http://www.petelanglois.net
August 26th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Good video. I would like to see more detail on settings used for the camera and strobe though.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Good job, great video, it’s hard to make a face shine just the right way outside. Love to see more videos like that.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Thank you for such a great video. DPS once again gives great practical advice for those of us trying to become better photographers. Hope to see many more videos about photography. I am a visual learner and this kind of instruction is wonderful.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Great video, instructive, concise, and extremely well explained. This video is a valuable golden nugget that I will take with me on my photographic journey. Keep them coming.
September 1st, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I’m a very new photographer, and probably most of the posters already knew the techniques presented in the video, but from my perspective…
This video ROCKED!
just my .02
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