People Golden Hour Portraits

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  1. Phil

    Phil Administrator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    Had my camera out at a get together this past weekend and decided to take some portraits. What does everyone think? 20200627222000-1623aadf-la.jpg
     
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  2. Caladina

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    i'm not a portrait smudger but looking at the hair that has the darker part of the background behind it compared to the lighter you can see a nice glow on the hair, maybe using the natural light / darker parts of background to bring that out more?
    Also i'd say the face might benefit from a speedlight to bring out a bit of pop/brightness to the eyes or a pronounced shadow to the face to give more depth.
    adjusting the eye areas in lightroom might also be worth a look,
    As always it depends what type of style etc you or the model were going for.

    As the title mentions golden hour portraits maybe using a colour gel to balance out or bring the colour of ambient light onto the subject for a more golden look?
    This could well be me misunderstanding the phrase 'golden hour' as i'm pretty new to photography in these areas.

    i've taken a few pics of my gf while out and about taking wildlife and something i like is the use of a sun hat or parasol that lets the light cast lace/dapple shadows on the face, might be worth mentioning to the intended model if you planning a trip out, again depends on the style you want to shoot.
     
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    I am not a huge portrait person either. I like the idea where you are going with this image. I think it is a really nice image. If I could suggest a couple things to consider. I really like the yellow and green out of focus background that you have going on here. If you had taken a step or two to your left, you could of had your subject with that golden green halo surrounding her head.

    And maybe a square crop......

    Other than that, a really nice image to be happy with.

    Gary
     
  4. Phil

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    Good suggestions everyone! I did intend to use a speed light but ran out of batteries :( These pictures were done with no flashes
     
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    not bad for a self-portrait ............................:p
     
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    I like the image as it has a Mona Lisa look to it in the way the young lady smiles and the way the hair is backlit.
     

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