NikonGear'23
Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Olivier on October 16, 2016, 13:11:09
-
My daughter is growing up at a scary pace. She is now 11, plays the piano remarkably well and gives us only reasons to be proud.
The only way I know to stop time is to take pictures of her. But now I have to negociate very hard in order to get only 5 minutes...
X-T1 with Nikkor 50mm 1.4 AF-D.
-
I was similarly proud when my daughter was 11. Now she's 19.
-
Olivier, you captured a literally timeless facial expression with a little bit of rebellion!
-
A very nice portrait. Nice expression. Stay proud.
-
Well done - on a beautiful portrait - as well as doing it. When my kids were that age - we simply didnt have money for film. I missed to many opportunities.
-
Good luck with stopping time. However this image will be priceless when time passes by.
-
Well, thank you very much.
Airy, do you mean it was better then? I would agree, based on my own experience with two grown-up kids. It can be hard starting at 13-14, but usually it gets better when they reach maturity, whenever that is... So hang on there...
Akira: you are quite right, this was shot at the end of my allowed 5 minutes (can you believe she set a timer?)
Bent: So far so good... thanks
Elsa: I guess we all miss opportunities. But it doesn't really matter in the end, a few good memories is all we need...
Jakov: I'm working on it. Literally. At work (fragrance industry) we are developping a technology that we market as capable of slowing down time...
About the picture: a bit more DOF may have helped, I think. I often struggle to balance my will to get rid of details in the background, and to maintain enough detail on the face. And of course as I shoot handheld with a large window as only light source, you can imagine the dilemma.
Yesterday I bought a large LCD panel (60x60cm), neutral white with good light intensity. I will soon see how it works as a softbox. The first results are promising but I need to get a stand.
-
Curious to know how the LCD panel works out.
-
Yes a bit more dof would be ok as well,,, Very nicely captured and pp.
-
My daughter will be 39 in a few days. She has twin sons, a great husband and a large mortgage. Portrait above is precious.
-
You got me with the tittle already.
It is amazing the amount of intimacy your post has. Not only the image -it has!- but the way you present the details. Very sensitive.
Not sure if more dof will make the image better. More likely, just different. I like it the way it is.
Same for the window light, I love natural light and stick by it as much as possible.
As I have no child, I can´t imagine what do you feel when you are proud or trying to stop time...or when she put up the timer :) :) :)
Thanks Olivier
-
Excellent
The timer is certainly better than no time ;D
13.. 14 is certainly the crisis years, my kids just passed that time and the difference is so positive, it is nice to enjoy their company again
-
Thanks again! Will try more DOF next time.
Paco, when she puts up the timer, I do experience the whole portofolio of emotions. But in the end, I admire her for standing up to me.
Of course I wouldn't mind her waiting a few more minutes. Maybe I have to fudge that egg timer? Of course everything would be hard boiled there on...
-
Olivier, I would suggest less depth of field, but that's me :)
-
Yes, she is a flower of a unique kind. Your style would do wonders of course.