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Practising Portraits II

2008.08.06










Having digested the valuable and constructive comments and remark and critique from many of you, I rethink and re-try and come up with this set of "Practising portrait II".........Thomas

Thanks for my wife who acted as my model during the very hot Sunday for outdoor shots.
52 Comments
pdsdville Really like number five the most, but all are very good. Wish I could get my wife to pose for me. What's your secret?
pdsdville · 2008-08-06: 00:50
Quark It's a very nice set with the different views, ver well done !
Quark · 2008-08-06: 01:17
KC727 Great set especially the wide angle shot in the first one.
Of course, this is better than your Practicing I :))
KC727 · 2008-08-06: 01:28
shutterjitter really nice shots, specially #10.
your wife seems to be a very patient lady:-)
shutterjitter · 2008-08-06: 01:32
mystic1 Wow wonderful portraits, your wife is a very patient lady :)
mystic1 · 2008-08-06: 02:12
Acqua I have liked these portraits more than the previous ones. The model, your pretty wife, is very much natural. Very nice environment.

#1, #6, #8 and #11 the best for me, though all the very nice ones.
Acqua · 2008-08-06: 02:24
somogyvari Amazing surrondings,nice portraits!
somogyvari · 2008-08-06: 02:43
giodinu I real like shots #1,4,5 and 10
giodinu · 2008-08-06: 03:00
leocheung Significant improvement over the first practice.
Natural, good use of lighting, great skin tone.
leocheung · 2008-08-06: 03:23
yelwinoo bro: here are comments that you love.
love #3 for its SIMPLICITY, #5 for CREATIVITY, #7 for your THOUGHTFULNESS and #10 for its UNIQUENESS.
yelwinoo · 2008-08-06: 03:38
lifephoto very nice set, beravo....
lifephoto · 2008-08-06: 03:56
pfero Hey the 1st is awesome !!! Congrat !
pfero · 2008-08-06: 06:12
amaranta day after day you come a professional photographer... your wife is a perfect model.. and special set.. well done! bye thoomas
amaranta · 2008-08-06: 07:19
tcalbaz Wonderful portraits - I really like 1, 2 and 7. It looks like you're really using flash very well with the ambient lighting.
tcalbaz · 2008-08-06: 07:22
????? You pick a good model .She is beautiful and I like the style of the place where you took the pictures because it does not have to be perfect looking set ,so it gave an original ambiance !!..
????? · 2008-08-06: 07:31
tbranscum I really like # 5,10 & 11. I like the different poses that you have with these shots and it doesn't make it hard because you have a beautiful wife.
tbranscum · 2008-08-06: 07:50
Madoc The first series was really good, but just had to agree with most of the constructive comments made then.
This set is much better. Yeah, critiques are hard to digest, but staying positive and using that push to keep going forward and not to fall, it can be powerful.
And this post is a great example of that. You kept all that was said in mind. You used it to achieve your art your way, and the result is inspiring, my friend.
Of all these, #1 & 5 are my favs.
Great, great work.
Madoc · 2008-08-06: 07:59
carvertrujillo You made a beautiful set, all of them are very good. In my opinion you have two diferent shot fantastic, colors, focus and compo are specialy good. # 5 and the las one # 11 . Thanks for share.
carvertrujillo · 2008-08-06: 08:19
emmetan no 1 is great... love no 1
emmetan · 2008-08-06: 09:05
dannyD i love this set better than the previous one..but both seriously i love them..good sets of portraits. :):)
dannyD · 2008-08-06: 10:22
etodd80 Great location you found for #10. I like #1, very simple but nice. Your creativity on #5 and #7 is great. Nice job!
etodd80 · 2008-08-06: 10:25
bundlesofjoy #5 like the pose and the location, lots of character
#7 playful and wimsy
#10 I also, like for it lighting

GREAT post and great location that you found.
bundlesofjoy · 2008-08-06: 10:39
MrYum It was better than Parctising I. This set showing the powerful of your equipments.

For a fun portrait that you use a wide-angle lens.

Great shots #1 and #7 .

Waiting for your Practising III.

Decide what to include for a portrait - how the model looks in relation to her surroundings, and the framing of the figure appears natural and comfortable.
MrYum · 2008-08-06: 12:19
kalabancoro #7 and #10 the best! good job :)
kalabancoro · 2008-08-06: 13:17
agandia Lovely portraits, I like # 1 and #7 very much
agandia · 2008-08-06: 19:49
youlookmahvelous She is lovely, I love how you have captured the joy in 7 and I find 10 a very appealing shot.
youlookmahvelous · 2008-08-06: 20:11
sarahjordan I love Love #10. really nice job..learning as you go...excellent.
sarahjordan · 2008-08-06: 21:33
DancingDolphin Nice set.... I think 5 is my favorite, probably because on it's own I don't think it looks "set up" which is very hard to accomplish when taking portraits!
DancingDolphin · 2008-08-06: 21:34
t2d4th These are good. What lens were you using on #1?
5 & 7 are my favorites. Nice work and D300 rocks! :-)
t2d4th · 2008-08-06: 21:39
Queen911 Wonderful set. #1,5,7,and 10 Awesome for me. The entire set is great.
Queen911 · 2008-08-06: 21:58
jagungal A great set Thomas. Your wife makes a lovely and charming subject and these portraits are wonderfully framed and composed. They are all good but #1, #5 and #10 are absolutely outstanding! Youve got your D300 working beautifully!
jagungal · 2008-08-07: 01:46
awisudanto Practise makes perfect ... :-)
I'm not good in photo modelling, but I think for 4 & 5 you'll get a more dynamic composition by shifting the camera to the side, capturing the model in 1/3 of the frame.
I like the lady's expression, looks relax, comfortable & natural.
awisudanto · 2008-08-07: 02:45
jet28 A charming set :-)
jet28 · 2008-08-07: 03:15
ofwordsandphotos your wife? i didn't know that. ;)
because u have a lovely wife, u must be lovely, too? :))
ofwordsandphotos · 2008-08-07: 10:21
eljapa I can tell you wich one i like, first #1 because of the nice angle and background, then #7, is very original perhaps it would even be better without the bushes on the right upper corner and ofcourse #5 is very good because i think the exposure is perfect but to bad the wall on the right is blocking the view a bit too much i think(is blocking the elbow) . And compliments to your wife for the modeling, a natural! The one i do not like is #2, for me its a picture of a house with a lady in front.. Have to say you are picking some difficult light situations and because of that there are some hotspots and overexposed bits but i wouldn't have done it any better.. Compliments to you!
eljapa · 2008-08-07: 10:32
Obbedemus I love #1. Perfect use of wide angle, feels like everything's coming towards you, but she is immovable.
Nice poses and composition, though I kinda miss the contrast of colours in a few of them. Very successful nevertheless!
Obbedemus · 2008-08-07: 13:08
Clicker great pictures.... I like no. 7 ...rest is also fantastic
Clicker · 2008-08-07: 14:14
mojaroo fantastic potrit..... great dof
mojaroo · 2008-08-07: 20:28
Plomyq Thhis photos are great! so natural! you`re wife is a beatufil model! I love them all but aspecially #3!
Plomyq · 2008-08-07: 23:58
zohrepix No 3 & 6
zohrepix · 2008-08-08: 08:18
Primavera Great, great work!#5 and #7 my favourites :))
Primavera · 2008-08-08: 09:59
timmes i like all pitchurs, every one have that beautiful special look.
timmes · 2008-08-08: 10:31
jenjung they are great portraits - my favorite is the first one. you're wife is very pretty! : )
jenjung · 2008-08-08: 13:46
dwojuna All great shots!
dwojuna · 2008-08-08: 14:42
Nayah Really nice set! Well done!
Nayah · 2008-08-09: 04:29
NedaH Nice practise! you did it greatly ;)
NedaH · 2008-08-09: 13:28
RodolpheDeus Superb set Thomas. Did you use a flashgun? The light seems a bit too harsh in some of them and is not evenly respected in some parts of the shots.
Congratulations for those superb compositions.
RodolpheDeus · 2008-08-09: 21:28
elclic excelent work !!!!!!!!!
elclic · 2008-08-09: 23:08
idorudoll beautiful portraits ,, I really like them ! ,
:)
idorudoll · 2008-08-10: 06:01
miclaud Beautiful serie!
miclaud · 2008-08-10: 16:57
jvdgriendt Really great set. Hope to make these some day...
jvdgriendt · 2008-08-11: 13:48
oakley Great shots Thomas!
Your wife is very beautiful. and a great model.

Take care!
oakley · 2008-08-12: 14:57
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