Comments on: Techniques #4 – Natural Light for Portraits

By: Neil Wade

Neil Wade — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:55:22 +0000

Well, try it and see if it works. I don’t know a lot about that Sigma lens, but if it’s not sharp at 1.6, your best bet is probably to open it up a bit. Try f/2.0 or a little higher and see what results you get. The change in depth of field that you get from using a different aperture will probably be about the same as moving back and cropping.

By: Julius

Julius — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:31:20 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the tips and tricks and I have a question. My sigma 50mm f/1.4 does nice pictures but I don’t think I can be THAT sharp in the center at f/1.6… and that near the subject. Did you step back a couple of feets and then crop in post processed ? Thanks.

By: Neil Wade

Neil Wade — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:24:29 +0000

Thank you Marlene!

By: Marlene

Marlene — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:17:59 +0000

What awesome and invaluable tips! I’ve always love travel and portrait photography and this is EXACTLY what I need. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your expertise.

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How to Shoot Travel Portraits « Neil Wade's Photography Blog — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:59:16 +0000

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By: Neil Wade

Neil Wade — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:18:15 +0000

Wow, thanks Tyler! That makes me feel good!

By: Tyler Hendrix

Tyler Hendrix — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:28:39 +0000

great portraits i used a couple of these techniques for an assignment in my photography class Thanks :D

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