The guy looks fine but again the stron geometry in the background. It is better than the previous blonde girl's background though, partly because it is a male portrait. Overall the strong cross shape and strong colours add nothing and are not attractive.
From what I read, location, location, location is the key to good portrait backgrounds. Find locations that enhance the subject and not ones that distract your attention. If you have some significant geometry in your shot it should lead toward your subject not away. If you have a very busy background, like a lot of colorful trees, then I would increase the depth of field. And so on, and so on, etc, etc.
I always shoot portraits at 1.8 or, ideally, 1.2 or 1.4, because I feel as if this aperture really brings out the person, while eliminating most distractions in the background. I always look for locations with great colors compared to objects due to this depth of field choice.
The guy looks fine but again the stron geometry in the background. It is better than the previous blonde girl's background though, partly because it is a male portrait. Overall the strong cross shape and strong colours add nothing and are not attractive.
Can you give me a example of what good background is homie? In photo :-)
From what I read, location, location, location is the key to good portrait backgrounds. Find locations that enhance the subject and not ones that distract your attention. If you have some significant geometry in your shot it should lead toward your subject not away. If you have a very busy background, like a lot of colorful trees, then I would increase the depth of field. And so on, and so on, etc, etc.
Strong Geometry...used DoF to counteract: https://500px.com/photo/124872281/city-by-legraphy
Dramatic, possibly distracting background...used perspective and color to focus on the subject: http://media.digitalcameraworld.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/123/2015/04...
Hope this helps....Craig
I will try some new locations, and see if it work for me then, will upload a photo frem yesterday soon (Y)
I always shoot portraits at 1.8 or, ideally, 1.2 or 1.4, because I feel as if this aperture really brings out the person, while eliminating most distractions in the background. I always look for locations with great colors compared to objects due to this depth of field choice.