Eating My own Dog Food, 2nd Bowl
After some great advice, and reviewing my notes on headshots.
Here is my selfie #2. Some artistic license but s always CC welcome.
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Vintage Lens
Another visit to our garden using a vintage lens (Canon FD 50mm f/1.4) on my Canon R5. NOTE: With this lens the minimum focusing distance is 18" at which point you have 1/4" depth of field.
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Last: May 30, 2026
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Last: May 28, 2026
Dean Wilson
Vintage Lenses
I thought I would try out my 50 year old lenses: Canon FD 50mm f/1.5 SSC and Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 on my Canon R5 with the use of the appropriate adapter.
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Last: May 27, 2026
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Seems to me an improvement. I like that the background is not just grey but is a similar colour to your eyes but there is also some blue in them which works with the shirt.
The fill light being gone, or reduced a hell of a lot, adds focus to your face, which is all to the good. I still think you are a bit dark, did I mention that last time?
I think I might try to make the background uneven, like a spot light had been aimed to the bottom right behind you, not too bright, or something of the sort.
And again you got it pin sharp.
OK! To be thorough, I have just done a screen calibration. It did not make much difference, as expected. So it was not my screen and so I can confirm that to my eyes you are too dark, a bit.
Thanks for resubmitting it.
Thanks Ian. I found it really really hard to shoot below F8, since I'm setting focus manually then not moving. I've got some spot lights and will give that a try. I see your point on the accent light, should be brighter. I'll have to book the model for another shot. LOL good thing he works for peanuts. Appreciate comments
Yes the focus issue is always going to be very hit and miss with a wide aperture.
I was imagining the background was Photoshop generated. Either way you could play with it in Photoshop, although it is always going to be better done with lights as yu propose.
How did you meter the shot, I assume it is flash lighting you're using, it is hard to tell. Try a few different exposures from 1/3 or 1/2 stop more to almost 2 stops more. But I guess you won't be far out at 1/2 or 2/3 of a stop brighter.
I think a 18% GREY focusing target might be something I can focus on and spot meter, I'll then go from there to adjust the stops. The background was done with a soft box and flash.