I used to loathe taking photos of people, even REFUSED to do it, and now I love it.
The 100mm macro is a Canon lens. I got it for macro reasons, but it turned out to be so great for portraits. I hardly ever take it off my camera!
"Faded and washed out" sounds like a flash issue. Turn off the flash? Maybe you can post some examples?
It may be that my friends are vain, or they are just used to me stepping out of a conversation and shooting, so they don't even blink. 2 people might not be enough -- I usually do this when there are 5 or more people talking.
Like I said, the lens allows me to step just a few feet out from them, and still fill the frame with their face. Patience is important, too. They'll be aware of the camera at first, but after a few minutes, they get into the conversation and they don't FORGET you, exactly, but they get less concerned. These are all examples of this technique. These people were all aware of me there, but engaged in other things and all okay with being photographed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/3092102466/in/set-72157623019635034/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/3224055787/in/set-72157623019635034/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2493730808/in/set-72157623019635034/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2599260380/in/set-72157623019635034/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2599260176/in/set-72157623019635034/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2598429499/in/set-72157623019635034/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2759348114/in/set-72157623019635034/
These aren't especially interesting photos, but they are my favorite kind of portrait, because they capture my friends in action. People love to see photos like this of themselves, too.
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I used to loathe taking photos of people, even REFUSED to do it, and now I love it.
The 100mm macro is a Canon lens. I got it for macro reasons, but it turned out to be so great for portraits. I hardly ever take it off my camera!
"Faded and washed out" sounds like a flash issue. Turn off the flash? Maybe you can post some examples?
It may be that my friends are vain, or they are just used to me stepping out of a conversation and shooting, so they don't even blink. 2 people might not be enough -- I usually do this when there are 5 or more people talking.
Like I said, the lens allows me to step just a few feet out from them, and still fill the frame with their face. Patience is important, too. They'll be aware of the camera at first, but after a few minutes, they get into the conversation and they don't FORGET you, exactly, but they get less concerned. These are all examples of this technique. These people were all aware of me there, but engaged in other things and all okay with being photographed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/3092102466/in/set-72157623019635034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/3224055787/in/set-72157623019635034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2493730808/in/set-72157623019635034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2599260380/in/set-72157623019635034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2599260176/in/set-72157623019635034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2598429499/in/set-72157623019635034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/2759348114/in/set-72157623019635034/
These aren't especially interesting photos, but they are my favorite kind of portrait, because they capture my friends in action. People love to see photos like this of themselves, too.
- Madelyn / Slytherin