Tue, March 14th, 2006 by Miles
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March 14th, 2006 at 11:58 am
Love it, love it, love it.
March 14th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
ryan is such a talented photographer. i got hooked the first time i went to his site.
March 14th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Nice shot and nice subject
March 14th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Such a pleasure to watch this photo.
March 15th, 2006 at 1:27 am
Not to be a negster but I find this a pretty average portrait.. The heavy handed photoshopping doesn't help.
March 15th, 2006 at 6:34 am
Whoa, thanks guys!
heavy handed photoshop helen? how about next to none. what made you think that?
March 15th, 2006 at 10:09 am
The deliciously shallow DOF is incredible, Ryan. Well done. Did you use a view camera or just open really wide for this?
March 15th, 2006 at 10:33 am
Thanks Bill, it was shot open at 1.2 (85mm).
March 15th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Re DOF how did you get her hair to have a few inches of DOF and her face a few millimeters?
March 15th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
Amazing portrait!
The DOF looks like PS post-editing to me too, but if you say it isn't of course I'll trust you Ryan, and just say - good lens work!
I really like the delicate colours, and the way the dark eyes contrast them.
March 15th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
blondie, thats perspective..looking down a tad.
Thanks Biyang...
whoa so it looks fake to people? Its really simple...15yr old girl (great skin!)hanging out downtown with boyfriend who was skating. I pull them over about 6ft from a neutral wall, 85mm 1.2 Canon lens wide open, modify the light a little, talk, shoot, done. I never really thought something so simple could be percived as fake.
March 15th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
if this is an average photograph... i aspire to be average.
March 15th, 2006 at 6:28 pm
Not sure where the "fake" comments are coming from either. It may be that people aren't used to seeing the bokeh on your lens... It's just so super smooth and even... 1.2!
March 15th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
Personally I just enjoy the portrait, I'm not particularly bothered whether it's real or not, she has such a serene but direct gaze, endlessly deep eyes, the depth of field really suits the subject and her serenity.
I assume that someone who doesn't like this kind of portrait does so because it's not to their taste, not because it's photoshopped or not.
March 16th, 2006 at 2:56 am
this is just a gorgeous portait and looks quite natural to me. the soft tones suit her porcelain skin and bring out those dark intense eyes. excellent work ryan and great choice miles!
March 16th, 2006 at 4:56 am
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone could help me with something...I am in need of a Photoshop GENIUS...if you think you can help me, please contact me... Thank you
March 26th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Great portrait. Really professional looking.I'm new to the blogging thing, and I'm a first time visitor, but I'll be definitely be returning to your site. Keep up the good stuff!