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Fuji X100s Senior Portrait at the Beach

jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
edited August 2, 2014 in People
My mini-review of the x100s after one session: I really like it. I was using the flash in commander mode and my Mitros+ in optic slave mode and it was able to trigger on a bright beach. It was sunset so might be different midday but I wouldn't be shooting portraits then anyway. I like how you get a preview of the exposure when shutter is pressed halfway. I like the skintones. The built in ND allows for shooting f2 in bright light and still be able to underexpose the background, and it makes portable flash more powerful. I got the fuji for a second camera at the beach for the environmental shots. I take the beach for granted but clients do not. Instead of taking two DSLR's to the beach, or having to change out lenses at the beach which I do not want to do, I now have a D3s that does the heavy lifting and the fuji that will get the candid and environmental shots while reducing my gear load.

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    BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2014
    These are seriously nice images Jon. Really good exposure control with the speedlights. I need to learn this better.

    Serious question in # 5. Are those "hotspots" on her forehead and cheeks? That's not critique, I'm learning to identify stuff.
    Bilsen (the artist formerly known as John Galt NY)
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    jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2014
    On 5 the shot was over exposed so I had to bring it down some resulting in hot spots. I could probably play with toning the spots down more. What grabbed my attention was her eyes so i kept the shot as flawed as it is.
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    HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2014
    Really excellent work!!
    Charles
    www.cameraone.biz
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    VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2014
    ahh the beach ! My only nit is in 5 there is a tooth showing even though her lips are closed and in 7 the pose makes her legs look very odd, very short, half the length of her arms. Looks like she had fun.
    Trudy
    www.CottageInk.smugmug.com

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    trooperstroopers Registered Users Posts: 317 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2014
    Great work as usual. Minor nit is that her chin/face wants to point down a tad more.
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