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I love Portrait mode and have taken some photos with it that I am happy with, but really, it would be nice if they also showed us how they professionally lit th
by nsxwolf 10y ago
I love Portrait mode and have taken some photos with it that I am happy with, but really, it would be nice if they also showed us how they professionally lit that cafe, because you are never, ever going to take a photo that looks like that in the real world.
- mirkules 10y agoThat's the secret sauce that makes professional photographers professionals. 90% of the work is setting the lighting and composing the scene, and I know at least one pro photographer who doesn't let his clients snap photos with their iPhones while he works, precisely because it's not the camera that makes the photos beautiful but rather the setup.
- wowtip 9y agoI am just a happy advanced amateur photographer, but I wish I had been given a dollar each time someone complimented my Pentax dslr of taking great images. :D
- coldtea 10y ago>because you are never, ever going to take a photo that looks like that in the real world. You'd be surprised. You can take professionally looking photos (even with a phone or compact) at any kind of place. Instead of "professionally lighting" you can just make sure your subject sits on the side of a large window or other light source. EDIT: Seeing their "portrait" video, it's actually all available light, as you can tell by the shine on the talent's forehead. Pro lighting would be much more diffused and not directed like that.
- rhinoceraptor 9y agoHas the edge detection gotten better? I tested it a couple months ago and for subjects with a sharp outline, the edges would have a weird fuzzy outline. More complex subjects seemed to work better: https://imgur.com/a/ILM5p https://imgur.com/a/ILM5p