Grumpy teenagers

[Hacker]

I did a quick portrait shoot last night for some friends but getting their teenage sons to relax was a nightmare - and I know them! Young kids are much easier. :D

This is a 'me' shot although they might like it, shot with the D200 and 17-55mm :love: using one light.

C&C welcome.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/HackerUK/Lewis--James018.jpg

[snappy]

Why would one want the rear person OOF? Doesn't work for me. If there were more of them in the background talking to each other or whatever then it would make sense. Just how I see it as an ameteur :|

[King_Boru]

Putting the other out of focus is a dangerous move. Creates a sense of favoritism. Its just one of those sublinimal things.

To be honest it looks a little soft. Are you manual focusing or auto focusing with your D200? If auto, what settings have you got it on?

King.

[markp]

I really like it actually. I can understand the favouritism thing, but the guy at the back isn't so out of focus that his face can't be distinguished. As a set of pictures, it probably works really well.
The lighting is amazing for just one light. I presume there's a reflector lurking there too.

[Forbiddenbiker]

Nice clarity in that face, razor sharp indeed... I agree with the others about the dof though...perhaps if it he was only just oof ( not so much) it would work better... Then ...having my arty head on this week, I thought about just oof lad with his left hand on the main subjects shoulder.. Linking the two brothers (I assume) ... then I though. :D ... Have the oof lad twisting the in focus lads right arm, (hand on shoulder still, goose neck hold I think it’s called) .. Only in brotherly fun fighting sort of way, and catch a happy but slightly wincing look on the main subjects face, still looking directly into the camera...with the oof lad looking at his bro smiling and amused too.

...type thing.

There easy to think up in hindsight, not so easy to implement in real life....I find. :lol:

[Hacker]

... then I though. :D ... Have the oof lad twisting the in focus lads right arm, (hand on shoulder still, goose neck hold I think it’s called) .. Only in brotherly fun fighting sort of way, and catch a happy but slightly wincing look on the main subjects face, still looking directly into the camera...with the oof lad looking at his bro smiling and amused too.

...type thing.


:thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :cuckoo: :D

As I said before this was done for my benefit and personally i quite like it, the person at the back is still recognisable, if he wasn't so OOF I think it would then look a like a crap shot where I'd forgotten to adjust the aperture (there were a couple :D ).

Thanks for all the comments!

[I MAG images]

I quite like it, it would be good to do a vice/versa and have them opposed in the same frame, cool. What lighting did you use? for this sort of stuff I would normally use flash but I have just bought some coolites constants but have not had a chance yet to experiment apart for a product shoot...Ian

[Janice]

Did you have a studio light on the left as we look, Colin....and what was on the right....a blank wall, reflector or what.

It looks just right to me.

[busterboy]

I like the shot Colin and can see what you were after..;)

To me the shot would have been very bland with both lads in perfect focus wearing those artificial smiles.;)

Its different and thats what you were looking for.

Again.. I like it..:thumbs:

[ps2user]

I like the shot it makes the subject in focus stand out alot, but because the eye level of both subjects are in the same level my eyes keep drifting between the two.

[db247]

You got your 17-55 then?! I have the same wishlist and am trying to decide which to put first!

ps I did a similar thing on the first wedding i shot and it worked well, it was outdoors and on one shot I did it with the brides son in the fg and the couple out of focus in the background.