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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37830} 12/4/2005
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Love the soft contrast and its tender moment, David. Cute expression and excellent composition. Well done, my friend.
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Haifa
{K:1733} 12/4/2005
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So sweet ..
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Patrick Ziegler
{K:21747} 12/4/2005
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Nice portrait, I like the tone and DOF...
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stingRay part 2 .
{K:239449} 12/4/2005
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Excellent dramatic child study David. Use of dof is superb in this gorgeous mono toned composition..Well done..Warm regards..Ray
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Louise Vessey
{K:13859} 12/4/2005
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Great shot...I would imagine it would not be a first choice for portraiture as you'd have to get fairly up close and personal...plus the distortion factor. Looks good here though. Lovely tonining here and I like the white border.
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 12/4/2005
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...great portrait...cute expression and excellent composition!!!
best regards,
Winfried
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 12/4/2005
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I love this shot! Your new lens looks good to me, but I don't know that much about them. Great tones as usual.
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 12/4/2005
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Thanks Louise. 30mm in a digital camera gives you about the same distortion as a 50 mm on a film camera.
The idea getting this lens was not to do the same shots I would do with a 50 or 85 mm lens, but a little wider shots, especially indoor where there is limited space to move back. Its for full body shots or when I want to include a little of the environment. Like when play on the carpet I want to include the toys. Things like that.
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Klifton K.
{K:3386} 12/4/2005
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This indeed is a great shot! "grandfather's love" was shot w/ the 30mm f/1.4 as well. I'm with u on the lens tho. It seems a bit long. Maybe it's just me tho. I think I'd rather it be around a 24mm f/1.4 :) I seem to still prefer using the 12-24 over the 30, even tho it's 3-stops slower. :) Also, the focus lock seems slow w/ the 30mm, but I'm still using all CAM900 cameras. Time will tell if the D200 is much better, there. :)
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Lynne Stacey
{K:529} 12/5/2005
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I think this is perfect David!
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Olivia Navarro
{K:35} 12/5/2005
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Nice shot, David! I'm actually looking at getting the Canon 35mm f/2 for this very reason. A guy at a local camera shop looked at me like I was crazy when I told him I wanted it to do portraits with. But, like you, I'm after a different kind of portrait than most people think of.
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Elena Zabelina
{K:23212} 12/5/2005
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Excelent shot, David! Very impressive and emotional. You capture her in real playing moment. I think your lens work good, great focus and DOF.
Regards,
Lena
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 12/5/2005
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Thanks Olivia! Its really funny, when people hear portrait thay think of the typical head shot and automatically assume longer lenses. The 30 mm on a digital camera is a wonderful lens, and gives you more space to show more of the person than just the head.
It took me a lot of thinking back and froth and months before I finally ordered my lens and I'm very happy with the results and flexibility it gives me. If you consider the 35/2 go for it, you will love it.
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:66126} 12/5/2005
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Lobely capture ,love the b&w tones.best wishes vanessa
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CorrieLynn Jacobsen
{K:9882} 12/5/2005
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I would still love to know what you do to get these tones! SO crisp, very bright, but no 'hot spots'...i just dont get it! and i HAVE to ask...flash or no flash? at that shutter speed...
Sorry, i always pick your brain;)
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 12/6/2005
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thanks so much Corrie!
There is no secret behind it. I always try to expose the photos correctly in a way that works best for the camera. No matter what look I want to create later (in this case a brighter overall look) I still always expose my photos neutral. Theis way I make sure I get the best tones the camera can produce.
So even if I want a very bright look I don't expose the photos brighter because all that would do is I would start loosing detail in the bright areas. By exposing neutral I get as much detail in the bright and dark areas as possible.
Later in Photoshop I use mostly the curve editor to adjust the tones and overall look. If I go for a bright look I change the mid tones to become more bright but since I start from a well exposed image all the detail remains. The tones all just get "pushed higher". Creating a S-shape in the curves editor and leaving the black and white point untouched you get more the characteristic of film.
The lens is really crisp so I didn't even use sharpening on this photo. And of course there is no flash here. I always use natural light, at least so far.
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CorrieLynn Jacobsen
{K:9882} 12/6/2005
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I dont understand how you could shoot at this shutter speed indoors and still get such a well lit image... Is this because it was shot digitally? Or do you have the same results with film? Sorry for all the questions!
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 12/6/2005
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There was sunlight coming through the windows and our house is pretty bright. You can see some direct sun on the wall hebind her and there was a big spot of sunlight to her left. Keep in mind I shot it at f/1.4. The same light would have been a 1/125 @ f/4 which isn't unusual.
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Angela Freed
{K:10061} 12/6/2005
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Wonderful David. Love the tones and the lines from the stair case.
Angela
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CorrieLynn Jacobsen
{K:9882} 12/6/2005
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Right, that faster f stop makes a huge difference. Man, i need a faster lense!! Looks like youre enjoying your new one;)
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Janet B
{K:16139} 12/7/2005
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This is perfect, David, love the light!
Her expression speaks volumes and she looks a little proud of her 'trick'!
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 12/7/2005
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thanks Janet. She climbs pretty goor for her age, actually too good considering her abaility to judge the danger of hight good enough.
She wanted to climb all the way up and actually walk on the rail but she knew I wouldn't let her, so she that "I want, but I know I'm not allowed"-look on her face :)
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carlos sanchez
{K:3631} 12/7/2005
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GOOD PHOTO
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