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August 7, 20169 yr It's great to see someone find and use a background rather than just obliterating it by opening up to f/1.4 ! The 35mm FL is great for including environmental context into portraits, but those are usually shot at a bit more distance than this one, often almost twice the distance. Despite the cool background, this isn't the "documentary style" environmental portrait. It's semi-formal with a cool backdrop and the 35mm FL requires extra care concerning perspective. I've got no complaint about the upward looking angle, as it's a happy break from the usual portrait. But the giant elbow thing just doesn't work for me. You gotta be watching for that with 50mm or shorter on portraits. ________________________________________ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Some folks are proud of working without chimping. I don't know how you work, but when "breaking the rules" [a good idea] chimping helps avoid the visual pitfalls that the rules were "written" to help us avoid. Seeing your images on a flat screen reveals things easily overlooked when peering into a viewfinder. Chimping also shows us the frozen moment, which reveals things that are not so obvious when we are are viewing the scene in real time. ________________________________________ Maybe you're already a chimper. Many users only check exposure, color, sharpness, and other stuff loosely related to technical quality. Good stuff. But beyond that, practice viewing the screen image as "Flat Art". Once you've run your tech check, forget about those qualities and just look at the potential framed print hanging flat against a wall. Critique it, don't just QA it as a digitally rendered scene.
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