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As you all know by now! After 30+ years owning a studio, I hate doing portraits, my friend asked if I would photograph his Son as a big favour, this is the result. I used one Nikon SB800 off camera fired by built in camera flash with defuser attached, and positioned to get a rembrant ligting effect, one white reflector to throw light back in to shadow.
| Brand: | Nikon CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D200  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 50.0 mm f/1.4 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 25 Feb 2010 - 9:51 PM |
| Focal Length: | 50mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/1.4 |
| Aperture: | f/10.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off camera flash |
| Title: | Guy |
| Username: | 
achieverswales |
| Uploaded: | 10 May 2011 - 9:11 AM |
| Tags: | Boy, Flash, Portrait, Portraits / people, Son |
| Votes: | 18 |
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I think it works so well ... that lighting is so good
He is such a good looking lad I hope you did some without the hand ... seems to dominate his wonderful face
good eye detail like the lighting and the focus used 
...never done a portrait 
Great focus used and those eyes are very detailed. Agree with Barbara about the hand but I assume this is how you wanted it.
Like still life I find portraiture a little beyond my limited knowledge and on nights at camera club I see the lights getting set up and we are normally instructed what settings to use so haven't really got much of an understanding on lighting n stuff so my efforts are rather hit n miss...can appreciate though that it is not just a point n shoot exercise for those that have to do it to earn a crust.
PS Was wadered n waist deep with the camera locked onto a rock in the middle of a pool to attain detail at that speed...you should see my shakey hand held shots...they are works of abstract art...lol
Strange how the portrait stuff allways comes back to haunt one ~ Hope your friend was happy with that result.
Nice one mate
Doc
Thanks everyone he had a wall portrait.
Regards
Trev.
never attempted portraiture but might give it a go sometime, harder than it looks from what I see taking place at our local club - you have done good with this shot
Excellent result Trev! i aslo hate to make portraits but i have another reason: i am not able to make nice portraits
Many thanks for your friendly advice!
best wishes,
Gabriel
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