Lets see your fav portraits...

eas

Here's one of mine - my son doing his best "Creature From the Deep" impression.

joolsveer

My daughter posing. She likes the shot anyway.

Borderfox

Eas thats some effect on your pic is it photoshop'd. Super picture. I don't have kids so heres my fav portrait of my horse "Spirit"

http://static.flickr.com/56/127678272_66909bbf25_b.jpg

Canon EOS 350D 50mm f1.8

eas

Borderfox wrote:

Eas thats some effect on your pic is it photoshop'd.

nope, he really is that evil looking......


general raw conversion stuff, no filters or anything. I burned the background to add extra emphasis on his expression. A bit sloppy I know.

very nice shot of your horse...

Progen

Heres one of my cousins while at an Ice Skating rink, last christmas in Killarney.

ladgie353

My daughter, taken a few years back.

melekalikimaka

the lead singer for reel big fish was nice enough to do a pose for me after their concert

Fajitas!

Two photos of my mate Bláine, quite happy with them.

unklerosco

The GFs nephew....

Dimy

My girlfriend:

Shrimp

eas, yours looks heavily airbrushed, no doubt neatimage was the software of choice? Perhaps it was a bit over done! And perhaps crop of the left hand, for a photo which such good eye contact, you want to emphasise that and get a nice tight crop.

melekalikimaka

eas, brillianr photo...photoshopped nicely, i'm considering neat image, could ya possibly post the original just to see the difference, i love the eyes, intense

eas

Shrimp wrote:

eas, yours looks heavily airbrushed, no doubt neatimage was the software of choice? Perhaps it was a bit over done! And perhaps crop of the left hand, for a photo which such good eye contact, you want to emphasise that and get a nice tight crop.

yep, neatimage was used. I know you use it too as I've noticed the same effect of some of your shots. It may be a touch overdone. I would have noted this myself when producing the photo, and decided that it added a somewhat cinematic/dramatic appeal to the shot that suited. Debatable and probably boils down to personal tastes whether others think the same.

As far as the crop goes - this is a shot of my son clawing his way out of the bathtub. The hand in hand sensitivity is the foil to his agression. The hands are needed to emphasise the story of the photo. I took steps and burned out some of the detail to in this area so the was no distraction from the powerful expression. Also, I rarely crop limbs off at joints or close to main intersections unless I'm intentionally trying to convey a message.

I think a photographer of your creative ability should be able to look into photographs and see these things rather than critiquing them against a checklist of rules as you seem to do quite often.

Like I said in previous post if anything I'd change in this is the sloppy job I did burning the background. I may dig out the original and redo it.

thanks for the comments - do you have a fav. portrait to post?

eas, brillianr photo...photoshopped nicely, i'm considering neat image, could ya possibly post the original just to see the difference, i love the eyes, intense

thanks melekalikimaka - I don't have the original a the moment..I'll try and dig it out over the weekend and post it on Tuesday.

If your looking for before and after samples of neat image, I'm sure a search on google will help....or PM me and I can give you a few. Alternatively, the basic Neat image package is free give it a go. http://www.neatimage.com/

eas

unklerosco wrote:

The GFs nephew....

exellent. He looks like a hand full.

unklerosco

eas wrote:

exellent. He looks like a hand full.

U have no idea... Had to look after him for the day, longest day of my life...

eas

unklerosco wrote:

U have no idea... Had to look after him for the day, longest day of my life...

best form of contraception ever!

PaulieC

here's my twins

Valentia

Here's two taken at our smoking area in de local.

Valentia

eas,

Love the pic. The hands are vital to the composition IMHO.

Ruu_Old

My wife ... Eas, the photo you posted is quality.

Shrimp

eas wrote:

yep, neatimage was used. I know you use it too as I've noticed the same effect of some of your shots. It may be a touch overdone. I would have noted this myself when producing the photo, and decided that it added a somewhat cinematic/dramatic appeal to the shot that suited. Debatable and probably boils down to personal tastes whether others think the same.

As far as the crop goes - this is a shot of my son clawing his way out of the bathtub. The hand in hand sensitivity is the foil to his agression. The hands are needed to emphasise the story of the photo. I took steps and burned out some of the detail to in this area so the was no distraction from the powerful expression. Also, I rarely crop limbs off at joints or close to main intersections unless I'm intentionally trying to convey a message.

I think a photographer of your creative ability should be able to look into photographs and see these things rather than critiquing them against a checklist of rules as you seem to do quite often.

Ok, you are coming across like I offened you, did I? Perhaps I touched a raw nerve, after all the photo is of your son, so it would mean more to you thn me. I was purely giving a critique on composition and editing. Not the sentimantal value of the photo.

As for a photo, well I think I've only got one portrait photo. The one I won the Portrait Comp with Well I got some of buskers...

Borderfox

Eas he looks like a young Father Dougal great expression....

andy1249

Eas , that is one of the most striking photos I have seen in a long time , well done.

rymus

andy1249 wrote:

Eas , that is one of the most striking photos I have seen in a long time , well done.

Indeed. Great shot.


As for my own, it's not my favorite but certainly one of my most memorable. Shot from hip at blog awards after a few pints. Completely missed the focus and the orientation but have no intention on processing it further. Very little processing done on it actually. It's done it's job already. Aside from that, I like the roughness of it. It's not a perfect shot, boo hoo.


Rick O'Shea; the fella what do be on 2fm.

(ok, so it's probably technically half candid half portrait.)

Fajitas!

Actually, I find that some portraits can look quite good when the subject is out of focus and the background is quite sharp, it brings a new element into your standard portrait!

joolsveer

My daughter's dog Sheeba.

Jagera

my son

Flipflip

Me mate Mick playing the guitar at a session one night.

joolsveer

He looks a bit like Rory Gallagher (your mate).

eas

Shrimp wrote:

Ok, you are coming across like I offened you, did I? Perhaps I touched a raw nerve, after all the photo is of your son, so it would mean more to you thn me. I was purely giving a critique on composition and editing. Not the sentimantal value of the photo.

As for a photo, well I think I've only got one portrait photo. The one I won the Portrait Comp with Well I got some of buskers...

Shrimp - I guarantee you did not offend me. My reply was in reply to your critique on composition and editing. Had nothing to do with the sentimental value of the photo.

Are you offended that you did not offend me?

Outcast

There are so many great shots here. Too many to mention individually so I'll just give a collective "good job".

This is mine.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/NiamhNi/eoinc.jpg

Fajitas!

Nice shot Outcast, the wrinkles could do with a tiny bit more contrast though, bring them out a bit more. Great bokeh in the background.

Fionn

are two people allowed in a portrait?
anyway this was taken using a Sony DSC P72 and photodeluxed....:)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j60/sceolaing/ArmyNavy.jpg

elderlemon

Here's one of mine. My son, aged 3ish - Taken at the parade on Paddys day. He's cold,tired and asking what the hell we are doing here!

Flipflip

Fionn wrote:

are two people allowed in a portrait?
anyway this was taken using a Sony DSC P72 and photodeluxed....:)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j60/sceolaing/ArmyNavy.jpg

That guy on the left, he's from carrick yeah?

Bugsy I think is his name?

Fionn

That guy on the left, he's from carrick yeah?

yep thats right he's from Carrick-on-Suir

taken in Clonmel at the launch of the new RDF

Borderfox

Here's a friends Kid. She wanted a few shots so I obliged. Turned out well too.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/IMG_2973.jpg

CoolBoardr

Here's a couple of my favourites... The first was taken at a ruin in Cambodia, the second at a small village in Thailand.

pclancy

Excellent CoolBoardR

Not really a portrait but what the hell...



Guitarist from a band im in tuning up onstage before a gig.

Camera? Sony K750i

joolsveer

Rojo

Taken in Peru 2004

pclancy

Excellet Rojo. Id say you have a few nice ones of peru start a thread to give me a gandar!

Rojo

pclancy wrote:

Excellet Rojo. Id say you have a few nice ones of peru start a thread to give me a gandar!

I've got a few alright ones! :P



I might put some up later, I've made a thread about them aaages ago, but it's not around anymore!