New pose idea?

[fotografz]

Here's a hot new posing idea. Probably will be more appreciated on a couples 20th

Anniversary ... so keep those negs or files for print sales later ; -)<div></div>

[steve_levine]

In a local newspaper here in upstate NY, people wrote in bitching about the comic strip "The Lockhorns". Apparently this sort of "rolling pin" humor offends some happily married folks. I think it's a great shot.

[todd1664878707]

You have to read the couple and make sure they are the right personality type before you ask them to do a pose like that. Some people might not be game, but if you have the right type I think it's pretty funny, and I'm sure they will too. The divorce rate is over 50% now right? I'm sure all those unhappy couples will look back on it and say "Geez, the photographer knew how things were going to turn out, why couldn't I see it?"

As a side note, the photo has beautiful bokeh. What lens did you use?

[mike dixon]

Sure you want to deal with having the DA subpeona your photos if death does them part?

[fotografz]

The pose was their idea. The groom is a pretty funny guy, and the Bride played along. Bodes

well for their marriage.

 

The lens was a 85/1.2L @ f/1.2 on a Canon 5D.

[david_schilling___chicago_]

Cute.........I love the colors (I guess it's that time of year already)and the effect that the limited DOF provides. I think the shot clearly says that "we're just having fun".

[think27]

Hey Marc -- Love the shot.. Really playful and fun but I have a question......

 

What's with the strange patterns in the colored leaves behind the couple?? I know you have a shallow DOF here which I love when shooting

with fall leaves in the background.. but .. Is it just me? It looks odd...surreal...unreal.... Love to hear your feedback on this as I'm watching and waiting for digital to look more like film and when it does - I may make the leap.

[colleendonovan]

I'm happily married and I think it's funny. Who hasn't wanted to do that?

[timcorridan]

great minds think alike....though it looks far better with wedding duds on, looking away...i'm also thinking of bringing a lasoo, to next wedding, w/ bride holding the end, counting 20"s, groom tied, looking at empty wallet...how about a bull whip????<div></div>

[EricM]

"What's with the strange patterns in the colored leaves behind the couple?? I know you have a shallow DOF here which I love when shooting with fall leaves in the background.. but .. Is it just me? It looks odd...surreal...unreal...."<br><br>

 

Mary, it's a lenses characteristic called

<a href=" http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm">Bokeh.</a>

[blueform]

Just before they strangled each other.

[blueform]

TRy again.<div></div>

[blueform]

3rd time lucky. Apologies.

[EricM]

after your photo is resized in a folder on your computer, come back to pn and click on 'my workspace'. click on 'manage your portfolio'. click on 'single photo'. click on browse. find your folder on your computer and click on your resized image. click on 'open'. click on 'add this photo'. click on 'return to your portfolio'. click on 'single photos'. click on the photo you just uploaded if the new window shows a 'larger' button, click on it. put your cursor over your image and right click. click on 'properties' in the display box. at the top of the new window is 'properties', left click and hold while dragging your cursor over the whole url, should look like this, http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3806979-lg.jpg and when highlighted, right click and copy, or cntrl c, then go into your text document where you have the following html text saved,

 

<center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3809704-lg.jpg"></center>

 

and replace that url between the quotes with your current one. highlight and copy that and paste it into the usual answer box. at the bottom of that answer box is a 'the above text is', here you select html. and then hit submit. you don't need captions. try again James.

[blueform]

Thank`s Eric, will try again later.

[KenPapai]

Ignore the advice about "center" in your inline HTML. Too many newbies do that with very wide images and that BLOWS the formatting for the entire thread's page. Flush left/align w/test (default) is fine.

<p>

AGAIN, do NOT USE "center" unless you know what you're doing (i.e., your image width is less than 640 px.). Usually if you have to be told about this you DON'T know what you're doing. (in my "Derek" mode)

[mtreinik]

<p><em>"...it's a lenses characteristic called Bokeh."</em>

 

<p>It's a lens characteristic called <strong>bad</strong> bokeh.

[fotografz]

The Canon 85/1.2L doesn't have bad Bokeh ... web compression has bad Bokeh. This was a

direct reduction from a 13"X19" 16 bit file.

[think27]

Thanks Marc... I figured you only use the best lenses.. ;-) So - it is a jpeg/web effect.. ok..cool.

[EricM]

it's looks sorta noctilux-like doesn't it?

[mtreinik]

<p><em>"The Canon 85/1.2L doesn't have bad Bokeh"</em></p>

 

<p>Then why do the bright OOF discs in the top left corner have bright and colored edges? That's something I would regard as bad bokeh.</p>

[fotografz]

Bad Bokeh, or bad sharpening edge effects with web compression intensifying it perhaps?

I should NOT have sharpened the whole image after downsizing it to 511 pixel width.

 

The 85/1.2L is an excellent all around performer as anyone who has ever shot with it

knows ... including buttery Bokeh. That said, any lens will produce strange effects under

certain conditions. This 85 cannot be shot wide open toward intense/contained light

source like a Chandelier while a filter is mounted on it. It causes weird reflections of the

light points mirrored across the bottom of the frame ... but only does so at f/1.2 or f/1.4.

 

Here's another example without sharpening the background after downsizing...(the bride

was fighting tears as a love poem was being read) ...<div></div>

[er1]

I believe that when a couple encourages fun shots that the photographer should take advantage of the situation at hand. As far as the Canon 85/1.2L: It has been an excellent portrait lens for me in the studio or in the field. Bokeh is beautiful in nearly all situations.

[mtreinik]

<p><em>"...bad sharpening edge effects with web compression intensifying it perhaps?</em></p>

 

<p>I guess you're right. On a closer look there is a strange halation on the right side of the groom's legs, too. That's probably the same sharpening artifact that affects the background. I take back my suspicion regarding the 85/1.2's bokeh.</p>