First shots with the 50mm 1.8

[Claire]

I bought it not long ago and finally got to try it out this past week.

And yes, I need to observe that things don't grow out of my model's head (just noticed on an image). :rolleyes: Seems to be a problem I have.

My (photographer) friend Susanna
http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susanna

Susanna
http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susanna2

By the lake
http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susannabrygga

Susanna's friend on graduation day
http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/ghio

Susanna & friends before graduation ceremony
http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/examen

On the last pic I probably should have stood further away. I missed the focus on the two people on the sides. Bah. Oh well, you live - you learn.

[Andy_T]

Claire,

great shots :D

I really like the second.
And it certainly helps that your friend is very attractive.

Best regards,
Andy

[ayotnoms]

Nice shots.
I agree with Andy that #2 is very nice...just slide the lens a little to left to include her right foot :-)

[grego]

http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susanna
Good pose, but I think you should have taken advantage of the light to her right.

http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susannabrygga
I like the idea on this one, but you got to meter her, because your camera is taking a metering of the overall scenery.

[rosco1971]

nice photos.....did you use a flashon the last few?

[jarod]

Almost the same thread I posted. :)

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=73369

[Leorooster]

On the last pic I probably should have stood further away. I missed the focus on the two people on the sides. Bah. Oh well, you live - you learn.

I always have the same problem (i.e., stand not far enough from the subject) when I use my 50mm.

Anyway, nice shots, especially #2.

[KevC]

Hehe, very nice! Yes, you have to keep in mind f/1.8 is EXTREMELY narrow... even dangerously narrow depth of field. I forget sometimes aswell, missing focus :(. Sometimes one eye is in focus, the other isn't! Oh well, bump ISO to down aperature.

Nice shots though! Glad you're liking it!

[Claire]

http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susanna
Good pose, but I think you should have taken advantage of the light to her right.

http://www.nounaandersson.com/share/susannabrygga
I like the idea on this one, but you got to meter her, because your camera is taking a metering of the overall scenery.


Thanks for your comments grego. I will try to think more about metering in the future. Still trying to get the hang of portrait stuff!

[freddycr]

I recently bought the nifty-fifty, and haven't done much with it, except a few trial shots, in which I observed the narrow DOF, that has been mentioned.
All these pics you posted, are superb, specially for a lens under $ 100 !!!!!
Could you pls post the EXIF for the first three?

Regards

[txdude35]

Nice shots. I've been loving this lens since I got it a month ago. You just can't beat it for the price, but I've had a couple of shots ruined b/c I wasn't paying attention to the narrow DOF at 1.8.

[Ballen Photo]

Claire, These are quite nice! :D I've found that I prefer to leave this lens (Mine is the MK1) on my camera for most of my shots lately, while just using my feet to zoom in and out.
Enjoy! ;)
-Bruce

[Keiffer]

The last shot could have been a commercial for some equal oportunity organization. She has very diversed friends. Man I have to move to Sweden, No not for the diversity....For the blondes LOL Just kidding. Nice pics but you could have used some fill flash.

[Claire]

Freddycr,
#1: Shutter 1/80 aperture 2.5 at ISO 200 with white balance being sunshine. I also had it -1/3.
#2: 1/80; 2.5; ISO 200, same white balance and -1/3.
#3: 1/50 ; 5.0 ; ISO 200, white balance sunshine and -1/3

Ballen Photo,
I'm still getting used to the lens. Need to remember the DOF thing and it did feel weird zooming with my feet! I've been so spoilt to use autozooms. :o

Keiffer,
Let's see here, the two African girls are from Somalia, the Asian guy is from Japan, the other guy is from Chile (I think) and my friend's Swedish. You should see the crowd I hung out with during my Uni times. The pics I have from that time have a mixture of people from Indonesian, Thailand, Sweden, Norway, Germany, England, Ghana, Togo, Bangladesh, India, Japan, America, Caribbean, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and heaps of other. I loved studying in London! (And you get a great selection when it comes to dating internationally! ;) )

[Fer]

Very nice Claire!

[Titus213]

Claire,
I love them all. Very nice job. The clarity and colors are spectacular. While you mention the DOF on the last what I see is a softening, almost portrait like, of your friend on the right. The diversity of the shot certainly increases the appeal, but it's a good shot by itself. Funny, I don't remember my friends looking like that when I was in school.

[Maureen Souza]

I think you did a great job, Claire. i think my 50/1.4 is my fave lens and I prefer to leave it on most of the time. I have a BIG wedding eventcoming up in 2 1/2 weeks and I know it will get a major workout.

[Citizensmith]

Good photos. The last one doesn't look quite as polished but the first few are very well done.

[Claire]

Thanks for all your comments. I just picked up the printed photos from Susanna's graduation. They came out quite nicely. Included were the group shot and the guy posted here. Hope she'll like them (but I think she will. Her family didn't bring any camera! haha)

[freddycr]

Thankf for the EXIF. Quite dramatic the change in DOF from f/2.5 to f/5...Of course in no 3, the model was further away from the cam..