neoquip
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In my quest to complete the www.100strangers.com challenge I'm now at portrait #41
Have a look. what do you think so far.. have my photos improved since I started? 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neoquip/sets/72157629273066321/
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AndyKent
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I really like this idea, some of the results work well - nice not to have just a straight run of pretty women, instead mixing it up with musicians and random old people.
Theres a few slightly out of focus, and a few where you've departed from the head shot (ie. further away so head, shoulders & chest) but I don't think thats a major problem at all.
Good job 
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neoquip
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a few out of focus? which?? I can see one that's not as sharp.. #5
but it was with a 50mm @ f:1.8
you gotta have some old ppl in there lol
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nathy_87
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Awesome! #28 is  .
You get any more of her. .
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neoquip
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quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
Awesome! #28 is .
You get any more of her. .
no sorry,
but if you google image: Scooby Sammy Nuts magazine.. you'll see plenty of #26
[Edited on 06-07-2012 by neoquip]
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by neoquip
a few out of focus? which?? I can see one that's not as sharp.. #5
but it was with a 50mm @ f:1.8
you gotta have some old ppl in there lol
2, 22, 34.....
Out of focus sounds harsh now I read it back, but those are missing focus on the eyes - with such a shallow DOF those seemed to have hit either just before or just after the eyes.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
Awesome! #28 is .
You get any more of her. .
caravan in the background. pikey.
no 19 for me please.
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Daveskater
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I think I went to school with #9
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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BluKoo
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Fair doo's, but to be honest a lot of them are just "snaps" of portraits.
I worked at TITP a few years ago and took about 900 pics of people over the weekend. I basically completed this challenge 9 times over.
I think you should keep taking pics until you have 100 ones you're really happy with. Not just 100 you've taken.
ps. I've definitely seen #4 before. Have you posted some of these up before?
[Edited on 10-07-2012 by BluKoo]
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neoquip
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
Fair doo's, but to be honest a lot of them are just "snaps" of portraits.
I worked at TITP a few years ago and took about 900 pics of people over the weekend. I basically completed this challenge 9 times over.
I think you should keep taking pics until you have 100 ones you're really happy with. Not just 100 you've taken.
ps. I've definitely seen #4 before. Have you posted some of these up before?
[Edited on 10-07-2012 by BluKoo]
you need to read the concept of 100 strangers, then tell me what you think.
www.100strangers.com
ps: they are all strangers who I asked if I can take their picture.
standing outside a night club taking a shot of everyone isn't the idea
look what others do too....
http://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
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BluKoo
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Okay, I get it, but i'm sure i've seen some of your other pictures and they're much better than these portraits.
Technically, some of them are pretty poor.
Good on you for doing this project to improve the social and technical skills though.
Edit: Sorry, I may have been thinking of someone else when I said i've seen your other work.
[Edited on 11-07-2012 by BluKoo]
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neoquip
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what advice would you give me for my next portrait pix?
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BluKoo
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It looks like you used natural light so far which is fine. A lot of people prefer that, but you can get some cool effects by shooting into the sun and using off camera flash to fill in the light.
Do you have an external flash?
[Edited on 13-07-2012 by BluKoo]
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Balling
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I would say quite a few, if not all, look flash lit.
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BluKoo
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You're right. I only actually checked the exif on a few but those all said Off, Did not fire.
Portraits can be improved by using a cord or wireless triggers/receivers to get the flash off the camera. Makes the faces look less flat.
Like this...
[Edited on 13-07-2012 by BluKoo]
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neoquip
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doing the 100 strangers challenge you don't really have time to be setting up off camera flash and triggers, that starts makig the portraits 'posed' for, thats not the idea.
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BluKoo
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It's not that complicated. When I do club photography I have the flash on a cord. Hold it in 1 hand. Camera in the other.
Takes no longer to take a picture.
It's like this: http://tullianography.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/dsc1742.jpg
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