Comments on: Kaatje indoors

By: Govind Vekaria

Govind Vekaria — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:27:02 +0000

Stunning 1st pic of kick lighting

By: Danie

Danie — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:12:07 +0000

Thanx for the comment on my blog. Looking for those Vivitars online as we speak.

danienel.blogspot.com

By: Toma01

Toma01 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:50:00 +0000

Wow, super portraits!! Nice lighting!

By: Bert Stephani

Bert Stephani — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:44:20 +0000

Thanks Peter, that saves me an answer.

By: peterkelemen

peterkelemen — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:41:40 +0000

Note, he didn’t say he actually used f/1.4 (The largest is f/2 among the images above.) Nevertheless, I think the only reliable way of having both eyes in focus with such apertures is to keep them both in the sensor’s plane.

By: Stephan

Stephan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:51:36 +0000

Hi Bert,
these are impressive photos! I like them a lot. Thank you so much for sharing your technique.

By: Rowell

Rowell — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:53:24 +0000

Those are some amazing portraits. How do you keep both eyes in focus when using f/1.4?

By: Bert Stephani

Bert Stephani — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:25:57 +0000

@linus: I think these are done with the 50mm 1.4

By: Bert Stephani

Bert Stephani — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:00:21 +0000

Thanks

@chris: the umbrella is just out of the frame
@Tim: When I started I was a real barbie maker but these days I’d rather keep it natural.
@Danie: great blog
@Adam: No big photoshop secrets. Most of it is done in Lightroom and I just added a touch of selective blur to soften up the skin a tiny bit. The key is using the right light (and the right skin)

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:55:40 +0000

These are really good Bert. Would you be able to quickly explain the ‘metallic paintjob’ photoshopping you did? I’ve been trying to produce a similar look for a while and just haven’t quite got there.

Thanks.