Portraites

[Lilu]

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[raynerj1]

Nice portraits Lilu... Which one is you? Hopefully not the 3rd one down...

[Lilu]

Thanks, John)
This is me)

[raynerj1]

Oooooo... Nice pic. Looks like they used a fill flash in front of a window. Am I close. Let me know the specs on that picture... Camera, Lens, F-stop, exposure, Lighting... Everything...

BTW... You make a very pretty model also...

I would post a shot of myself, but the grinch looks better...

[steve.ledger]

Let me know the specs on that picture... Camera, Lens, F-stop, exposure, Lighting... Everything...

All the EXIF is in her photo John. With Opera, just right-click -> Properties:

Orientation of image: 1
File change date and time: 2007:08:02 23:30:06
Image input equipment manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION
Image input equipment model: NIKON D70s
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Exposure time: 0.2
F number: 4.5
Exposure program: 1
Exposure bias: 2
Maximum lens aperture: 4.3
Metering mode: 5
Light source: 9
Flash: 0
Lens focal length: 48
Sensing method: 2
Custom rendered: 0
Exposure mode: 1
White balance: 1
Digital zoom ratio: 1
Focal length in 35 mm film: 72
Scene capture type: 0
Gain control: 0
Contrast: 1
Saturation: 0
Sharpness: 0
Subject distance range: 0

[handrawn]

firefox has addons for this as well exif and fxif - don't use them myself not being a photographer

probably there is one for IE7 but don't know

appear to be quite a few EXIF standalone readers around too

[steve.ledger]

Yeh the Fxif is another Firefox addon for reading Exif. Ted Mielczarek just got cute with using the 'f' for Firefox'x'if.

Firefox is also a great browser and I use it a lot also. Opera just happens to be my primary browser which has most of what I need without requiring addons..

I recall an add-on for IE, but not free - yes found it, Opanda

As you say, lot's of viewers around. IrfanView of course has always shown Exif data from year dot (well close .

[Ross Macintosh]

Guys - let's keep things on-topic: Lilu's portraits

Lilu -- Thanks for posting the portraits. I like your self-portrait best. It seems to communicate that you have a quiet, contemplative, thoughtful, nature. It seems so peaceful.

I imagine the other portraits have captured the essence of those people too - showing more of them than just how they look.

Regards, Ross

[raynerj1]

You are so right Steve. I am so used to using xara to crop/resize that I don't even bother checking the stats of the pics on the net... Xara strips out that data... Maybe one year they will be able to handle pics a little better.

the main point is missing tho... What about the lighting? Flash, backlit, studio lights... Hmmmm, I guess only Lilu knows for sure. She was there.

[steve.ledger]

Guys - let's keep things on-topic: Lilu's portraits

Yes I suppose we veered slightly in order to determine Lilu's photographic equipment and mention ways to view her camera settings to gain a better understanding of her results and perhaps suggest other ways to capture different moods for her portraiture. Is all on the topic of Photography Ross