olli.pekonen

Shot with 300/2.8... the model's face tolerates the

flattening effect amazingly well. The blurr is due to the

shallow DOF. Makeup by Miss Satu Heinonen. Comments appreciated.

Simple shot in a creepy basement. For portfolio. Comments

appreciated.

by golly juha, you read this photo just like an open book. that's

exactly what we were were after, keep the focal and posing

plane perpendicular to focal axis and isolate the BG by

DOF. But no wrinkle faced old men with funny hats on - no good picture ;-)

lovely image. The hair is especially well lit and contrasty. Nice

tonal harmony and scale. good styling on the model.

a bit too "manufactured" image. Nice idea with

the butterflies. Good positioning of the image

in the picture area. Knock out gorgeous model!

great tonal greenish scale. Crisp in detail. Too bad

the right foot of the bird is out of focus, but that's

how it goes usually.

yep, lovely and strange. It is as if she was floating in

some "color space". There is a pretty lofty dissonance in the color

harmony between the dress and the wall.

I like a lot the symmetry and unusual pose of the model. The

photo is a tad too dark..

Sorry if I sound limited, but how is it possible that this photo

scores 29 6/6s, and 3 other point combinations out of 32 total?

This is exactly as probable as seeing 29 green cars in a row

in a downtown avenue.

Is there something amiss in the rating system of photo.net?

Thank you for the comments and input!

About 85/1.2L -

I actually do not own that lense, I borrowed it for this

shot. The lense is a stellar performer optics wise, perhaps as sharp

as 135/2, and the wide aperture makes it possible to shoot

at virtually no light at all. On the negative side, its

bulky, way heavier than 85/1.8 (which I do own), it is very

slow to focus (reminded me of some army howitzer that was

rolled into a position) and had (at least this model on my 5D)

a systematic focus failure of focusing some 5-10cm behind

the subject in very low light. It also vignetted quite a bit at

1.2. Operating the lense at <1.6 is quite a nightmare, the DOF is just

too shallow for fast focusing, and you end up spending frustrating

amounts of time figuring out if you should drop the tip of the nose

or the ears out of focus of the ravishing model(s).

But if you insist on top notch optics quality and do not

mind carrying two pounds of glassware in your bag at some $2000,

go right ahead :-)

Shot with EOS 5D hooked to 85/1.2L at 1.2 1/25 sec, hand held

at ISO320 during a summer night in Helsinki Finland. Strange

light - as there basically is no light except the cool, misty

haze of the sun that just refuses to set.

Heh... the shot itself was not planned, but of course

the location, gear and its settings took quite a bit

figuring out. To quote a golf legend - the more I train,

the luckier I get ;-)

On location shot at Popfashion 2007. Comments and tips

appreciated.

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tied䬠mist䠴䤠johtuu - Herra kolme/kolmonen on ainakin ollut

viime aikoina asialla :-/

Yes, very good idea to solve the "empty hands" problem

for the model. The colors are very well in balance, and

the image composition is good, the subtle shadows on the wall

are a vital element of this picture.

thanks. It was shot with the monster 85/1.2L at 1.2.

It is by no means intended to be a normal bikini shot in

some beach paradise, but instead convey a feeling of the brief

northern summer that still has its spectacular beauties,

here and there ;-)

This is to salute the waking spring and finally

summer in up here in Finland.

Well, Carl, your comment makes me a bit sad, as photo.net

is the best rating www service for photographic quality

out there, and we can not do any better than that :-(

On the photo above, it is not without merits - the

model has quite a dynamic pose with lot of energy.

the floodlights, audience and projection on the wall

are quite a bit distracting, however.

Hi Andrew!

In fashion shots (that basically try to sell

clothes or other related accessories) it is dangerous

to leave the star (the garment) blurred, no matter how

gorgeous (as in here) the model is. I do like the tonal

scales and the lighted dab on the BG a lot.

On location shot from PopFashion 2007 lifestyle

exhibition, Helsinki, Finland. Comments and experiences

appreciated!

Thank You for the comments! Making on-location shots got quite

a bit easier with lenses you can use to knock out unwanted details from

the background. I have used 85/1.2L, 135/2L and 300/2.8L, and

the monster bazooka 300/2.8L is, unfortunately for its large size

and weight, the winner in generating isolating effect of the (human

size) subject. 85/1.2L was a love-hate relationship, the DOF was just

too narrow at full aperture, making you a sloppy focuser most of the time.

135/2 is second to none if portability is the key.

Ah, the Mr. "3-3" took a break from jerking

off and rated the photo (yes, you guessed it), 3-3!

Well, I guess that's the only functional button

on his keyboard, other ones being mysteriously

glued together.