5D Mark III sample studio portraits II

[Octane (Humayun)]

One from today, with my own very slight twist on traditional lighting.

My rear strobe failed (long recycle time on that particular model of flash) and I managed to capture neutral grey (check it, it's 127,127,127, or close enough to it!) or is it typical Melbourne sky?

Canon EOS-5D Mark III, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1/125s f/7.1 at 85.0mm iso400

Large version here.

I love this camera.

H

[leon]

Well H I really like that one, especially with the grey background, I found the others you did were a bit white for my liking, but that is just MHO only.

And we know we love your Camera mate !!!

Leon

[Octane (Humayun)]

Thanks, Leon.

The other pictures had a white background as that is what they require for their web site -- the pictures are going to be slotted into the bottom of pages.

This one was also supposed to have a white background, but, because the flash failed to fire, it rendered the white paper grey.

Thanks!

H

[iceman (Mike)]

Super sharp, nice shots.

[hotspur (Chris)]

Quality image,I like the grey background better than white.Nicely done.

Strange,is'nt it when where out in the field,and something does not go as well had planned,but the result ends up good,and opens up another door to do the task in another good way,guess you could turn the back strobe off and get this back ground all the time,another client might prefer the grey than white,on the next shoot.(those Melbourne skies-ah the old days-glad I live in Queensland now!)

[Octane (Humayun)]

Thanks, Mike and Chris.

Yeah, I prefer dark backgrounds myself, with just a hint of illumination to set the subject off.

H

[Poita (Peter)]

I prefer darker backgrounds too, with a little lighting to lift the subject off the background.

Good job nailing the perfect Melbourne grey

I find the crooked line of her white shirt a little distracting though, along with the slightly awkward shoulder placement, it gives me the feeling that the model could have been a little better prepped to get those little details right.

I initially thought her sleeves needed a little tug down as well to straighten the shoulder line of the jacket/top but on closer look, it appears to be the way the garment is made?

A lovely mix of the candid and professional though in her look.