Cody Schultz October 29, 2015 - 9:39 pm

Self-Portrait

Well...I've always loved the light that comes in from my window across my bed but have only put it to use somewhat recently. Here is a before (first image) and after (second image) of an image I took yesterday with just this natural light.

I would love to hear what you guys have to say about my work, so feel free to critique it as harshly as you wish.

Also, feel free to check out my other work and critique my photography in general if you so please. http://codyschultzphotography.blogspot.com/

Thanks guys :)

Camera: Nikon D7200
Lens: Nikkor 85mm 1.8
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/100
ISO: 500

1 Comment

Anonymous October 30, 2015 - 9:15 am

The second is by far the best. Lighting the face of your subject is, to me, the most critical aspect of portraits. The only thing I see in the second image that is somewhat distracting is the center area of your shirt. Think it would have been great to ware a completely black shirt.

Just some thoughts....for what they are worth. :-)

Thanks....Craig

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