Oriental Pearl
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Yeah, everyone's telling me to buy the f/2.8 24-70 or 70-200. I think those produce the sharpest face shots. I guess I have to make do with what I have
Or probably increase the f stops next time!!Thanks bro for your encouragement!!
Hmmm do you have the distance info in the EXIF so that DOF can be calculated?
Anyway, if it is not PP then I would suspect it is your lens too. From your #2 pic, top half of the pic looks normal and we can see details of her hairs. Bottom part, not only her lips & nose are OOF but also her hairs, even though they look like they are on the same focal plane.
Yes I have the same view as you, and prefer the entire face to be in focus in a headshot.
Not sure which EXIF is it. But i remember I was standing very close. prob 50-70 cm apart only
i like e shoulder out pose
Thanks friends! I will try my best again next time!!!
Bro, u are using uncommon software for post processing :think:
Anyway, nice shots Bro ! Very good PP. Looks like you have spent much time for that
Ha, no la its CS 3. Though the pp took very long, 2 or 3 here were about 4 hrs or more. Very tiring but I hope it still expresses some sort of feeling for the viewers
finally get to see it here bro.
Haha yeah, thought I want to process all first before posting.
Yeah, everyone's telling me to buy the f/2.8 24-70 or 70-200. I think those produce the sharpest face shots. I guess I have to make do with what I have
Thanks bro for your encouragement!!
Bro, your 50mm, if stop down to f2.8, the sharpness wont lose to the L zooms. hehe
Thanks! I usually take some time trying out different angles to see which angle flatters the model the most. Then aim her strong points. It yields better productivity
shoot less, better images 
very soothing portraiture,what i like w this is - its happy and fresh feel.btw @ F2.0 the focal plane would be hair thin its normal that ull get this effect when shooting at this distance.
I have seen "unconventional" head-shot that are intentionally done in those effect in which the sharpest point is in the eyes; the rest of the face just fade away beautifully into the unfocused zone.
It is a newer way of shooting portraits; I supposed. But it's nice, especially for someone who has beautiful eyes like your model. 2 & 3 really bring out that effect, and would look more ordinary if done in the traditionally way when everything is sharp.
I am not sure if the sharpest lens is a "must-have". Some portrait photographers still prefer "older lenses" which produce a slight "softness" compared to the "sharpness" of modern lenses.
It is a newer way of shooting portraits; I supposed. But it's nice, especially for someone who has beautiful eyes like your model. 2 & 3 really bring out that effect, and would look more ordinary if done in the traditionally way when everything is sharp.
I am not sure if the sharpest lens is a "must-have". Some portrait photographers still prefer "older lenses" which produce a slight "softness" compared to the "sharpness" of modern lenses.
Sorry for my previous thread, misspelt her name wrongly.. safer to use Chinese -_-
First time doing close ups, hope to get some c&c and feedback.
Nice series, in particular the above 2, love the expressions! :thumbsup:
Thanks johnlim I guess its kind of luck actually, it was never my intention to bokeh out part of the face initially. But now the more I look at it the more I am drawn towards it. Someone said such a bokeh can "draw" the attention to the eyes, so I totally agree with what you say.
I havent really used older lenses before, but I love to look at photographs that were taken in 1950s, 1960s, quite a number of them were taken with 50 1.4, so its really how the user utilize them with a different perspective and mood.
Thank you, the closeups are my fav too!!
lol the 16-35mm distortion! Thanks!!
Thanks BennHar, I think the one by NineEleven is very good too
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