Hi /p/ I recently did a few portraits for the first time. I

File: 1.jpg (169KB, 1000x666px) Image search: [Google]

169KB, 1000x666px

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1.1 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Color Filter Array Pattern	816
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	240 dpi
Vertical Resolution	240 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:22 19:53:51
Exposure Time	1/100 sec
F-Number	f/2.5
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	100
Lens Aperture	f/2.5
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

File: 6.jpg (126KB, 1000x666px) Image search: [Google]

126KB, 1000x666px

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1.1 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Color Filter Array Pattern	816
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	240 dpi
Vertical Resolution	240 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:22 19:34:36
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
F-Number	f/3.5
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	100
Lens Aperture	f/3.5
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

File: 4.jpg (263KB, 1000x666px) Image search: [Google]

263KB, 1000x666px

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1.1 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Color Filter Array Pattern	816
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	240 dpi
Vertical Resolution	240 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:22 19:47:33
Exposure Time	1/100 sec
F-Number	f/2.2
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	250
Lens Aperture	f/2.2
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

File: 2.jpg (338KB, 1000x666px) Image search: [Google]

338KB, 1000x666px

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1.1 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Color Filter Array Pattern	816
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	240 dpi
Vertical Resolution	240 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:22 20:07:04
Exposure Time	1/1000 sec
F-Number	f/3.5
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	100
Lens Aperture	f/3.5
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

>harsh lighting (shadows suck)
>cluttered shots
>lamppost coming out of one goy's head (last shot)
>sky looks burned out
>drain going into other goy's head
>shit backgrounds too much clutter
Constructive criticism.

you forreal or trolling?

>>3081346
thanks for not answering any of my questions and reviewing the one picture

Just fuck off

>>3081352
you used a NIKON D7100... for this!?
kys
can't sell this shit

>>3081333
Underexposed and left side of the frame empty. Better place him right of that poster and take the poster on the left side of the frame.

>>3081334
Not a portrait, but the out of focus back of the guy.

>>3081335
Somewhat interesting, but to me, composition is a bit too centered.

>>3081336
Clearly too centered and not well framed. Pay attention to the background, that tube is growing out of his head.

>>3081343
Not a portrait, crooked shot of the backs of two guys in a more or less common setting.

OP you are clearly a pro already. I mean you bought a camera so what else do you need, right?! You should charge no less than $100 a picture you take. Your portrait style of capturing people's backs just blows me away.

Seriously fuck off and learn some basic composition before you even consider trying to charge people for this shit.

>>3081359
Thanks. I'll keep this in mind for my next shoot. We tried to do a lot of different things on that one day and this was all a new experience for me.
Do you have any input on how to price? I want to use this as a learning experience most of all, but if someone is willing to pay I won't turn it down.

>>3081374
As already stated by other posters in this thread, I recommend you keep shooting and improve your technique and composition/framing before charging money. Dissatisfied customers are not nice to have and question your reputation more than you might think. If you really want to charge for your shots, then do the maths: Overall time involved incl. post X your rate + travel expense (if applies) etc.
Nobody is going to pay you for just having a camera and taking photos with it.

>>3081333
When you shoot brown people I find it is helpful to use warmer softer light because you can end up with weird glare on skin. Put gels on windows, tape gel over flash and what not.

>>3081354
Then post some of your work. I'm sure it's miles ahead of where the OP is currently at in terms of skill since you type like a angry 14 year old girl.

As alway everyone was a cunt and didn't answer, We have similar styles and I charge 100-125 per session (10-15 pictures total), if the session requires more than an hour of travel up it to 175, and if its friends do it pro bono for a while to build a reputation. Good luck M8, good photos

>>3081764
You charge up to 125 whatevercurrency for shots like this?

>>3081769
oi mate. people want to pay him for his work. don't be such an ass, not everyone is as good or as high profile, people are trying to make a buck doing what they love

This thread is the exact reason you elitist assholes make people quit photography

>>3081774

Elitism is good. It's very important people know where they're at progress wise.

>>3081771
>>3081774
I'm totally ok with people paying him, it's their money. All I say is that if I paid for photos, I'd expect better results.
To me, considering both roles, the photographer, as well as being the customer, shots like this in the context of paid work are inacceptable.
How would you justify handing a customer a photo like the second, or last shot OP posted?

>>3081783
because the people paying aren't pros so they just accept any work desu

>>3081792
You're kidding me..

>>3081334
The only interesting shot

The rest aren't bad (technically) they're just eitther boring as shit or cliche as shit. The mirror shot isn't awful, but the crop is whack. Everything else is garbage.

>>3081764
Thanks man.
If this thread is still up when I finish editing I'll post more.

>>3081802
>The only interesting shot
Unfortunately, it's out of focus.

>>3081806
Do so. What I wrote might sound harsh, but as I wrote in >>3081379 you should keep shooting and improve your shots. If this is work you enjoy doing and you want to earn money with it, then keep going.

>>3081995
you're a 35mm crop film fag he has never produced a successful series of photos, why are you even post

>>3081997
I seriously don't get that hostility at this board. Was anything I wrote factually wrong, or inappropriate to you?
You're invited to visit me.. we're going to have some coffee/tea and talk.
However, the fact that some anonymous posting guy at a chinese stamp collector forum doesn't like me, or my photos, isn't going to keep me from posting.

File: 1.jpg (304KB, 733x488px) Image search: [Google]

304KB, 733x488px

>>3081333
I'll be blunt. It's shit. But there is potential. And the potential comes from understanding a bit more about framing, tones, setting, story, etc. COMPOSITION.

I did a quick touch up of a few that I thought had a little game. Hope you learn something from it. Fuck all these people who are going to tell you otherwise and shit on my contribution. You have to keep learning from your shit photos and how they size up to other photos and how other people look at it to keep going forward. So do just that. I'd suggest you take a simple entry level digital photography class just to help introduce you to more elements of photography in general.

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	300 dpi
Vertical Resolution	300 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:24 06:38:17
Exposure Time	1/100 sec
F-Number	f/2.2
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	250
Lens Aperture	f/2.2
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Color Space Information	Uncalibrated
Image Width	733
Image Height	488
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

File: 2.jpg (135KB, 741x494px) Image search: [Google]

135KB, 741x494px

>>3082060

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	300 dpi
Vertical Resolution	300 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:24 06:46:49
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
F-Number	f/3.5
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	100
Lens Aperture	f/3.5
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Color Space Information	Uncalibrated
Image Width	741
Image Height	494
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

File: 3.jpg (555KB, 816x543px) Image search: [Google]

555KB, 816x543px

>>3082060
>>3082062
Last one. My way is not the RIGHT way. There is no right way. This is just one of MANY ways to look at all the scenes you presented. There is always something in every scene but it's going to look different to everyone. You just need to get your fundamentals down solid and then develop your eye and taste and stick to it to express what you see.

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	300 dpi
Vertical Resolution	300 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:24 06:41:54
Exposure Time	1/1000 sec
F-Number	f/3.5
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	100
Lens Aperture	f/3.5
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Color Space Information	Uncalibrated
Image Width	816
Image Height	543
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

I don't really see anything special here OP. If people wanna pay you then more power to you. Personally I live in a big city and I'd be bummed out if I paid $100 for a shoot of me like this. For that money I could find someone to do something really interesting, I hope.

>>3081335

what the fuck is up with his skin here, did you rub tigerbalm on his face before the shoot?

File: bitchin.jpg (146KB, 576x384px) Image search: [Google]

146KB, 576x384px

>>3082063

[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]

Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model	NIKON D7100
Camera Software	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
Maximum Lens Aperture	f/1.7
Sensing Method	One-Chip Color Area
Focal Length (35mm Equiv)	52 mm
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation	Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution	300 dpi
Vertical Resolution	300 dpi
Image Created	2017:05:25 02:36:30
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
F-Number	f/2.5
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO Speed Rating	100
Lens Aperture	f/2.5
Exposure Bias	0 EV
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	No Flash, Compulsory
Focal Length	35.00 mm
Color Space Information	Uncalibrated
Image Width	576
Image Height	384
Rendering	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Gain Control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject Distance Range	Unknown

>>3081346
>>3081352
>>3081468
Wow /p/ is truly a shit board. At least >>3081346 told you the fucking truth and didn't validate op's feelings.

Also,
>being around niggers

>>3082060
>>3082062
>>3082063
you didnt make it any better you suck at editing idiot

>>3082723
It's just what i expected to hear from another cunty schmuck on this bored. Think I give a fuck? No. I'm sure when you came out of your mom's gonorrhea cave the doctor saw you and said the same god damn thing. Welcome to the world son.

>>3081334
would be good if it was a single frame in a tracking shot
>>3081335
would be good if his face wasn't so punchable
>>3081336
better but would be much better if that pipe going through his head wasn't giving me a migrane
>>3081343
this is nothing
>>3082675
I like this

>>3081333
This is all shit. You're fucking shit.

>>3082723
>>3082765

billy, steve, play nice