Leica M - Post your Portraits

[maddoc]

I think taking a decent portrait with a wide-angle lens is a difficult task and you did very well here. It reminds a little of the work of Koudelka.

M2, Voigtländer Ultron 28 f2, Tri-x
daughter

 

[gbealnz]

I was thinking the same thing (28mm for portraits???), but agree, you've pulled this off very well. Nice shots, love them.
Gary

 

[cancan7]

Untitled by Xingjian, on Flickr

 

[hendriphile]

This is such a perfect photograph. Lighting, timing, framing, shadows...bravo! Love it!

Totally agree with C.C. regarding # 4879. I like everything about it.

 

[sem]

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[lukitas]

I was thinking the same thing (28mm for portraits???), but agree, you've pulled this off very well. Nice shots, love them.
Gary

Thanks to you both for high praise (Koudelka! I'm shivering!)

I think the portrait lens dogma is a bit overblown. With a 28, framing at talking distance gives you head and shoulders, and intimacy, you are so close you can smell each other's breath. I try not to let the face wander too much from the centre, though.

Cheers!

 

[pagpow]

What a gift this thread has been. It has taken me two weeks to work my way through it. Thank you all.

And what a number of lessons imparted. A clear demonstration that it is the photographer that makes the picture, with a little counter-theme that equipment does contribute a certain style. And what a richness of style in portraiture -- very easy and straightforward, deceptively simple with some lighting, interesting demonstration of "portrait inappropriate" focal lengths.

Thanks again.

Giorgio

 

[sleepyhead]

Leica M4-P with 50mm ZM C-Sonnar

Leica M4-P with 90mm Fat Tele-Elmarit

 

[Shac]

35mm f2

50 DR

90 T-E

 

[jcrutcher]

Christa and Jameson

M-240 with 50mm Summilux ASAP

 

[jmanivelle]

na Cidade de Deus / in the City of God by JMF_, on Flickrr

M9 & 28 summicron

 

[Wulfthari]

M4-P and 90mm Elmarit (slim one).

 

[jmanivelle]

Olá ! by JMF_, on Flickr

M9 & 28 summicron

 

[darkosaric1234567890]

M6 and 50mm summicron.

 

[sem]

trix@400 in eco



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[varjag]

Summicron 35 v4 preasph, Mikrat Isopan @EI20


Lofthus by varjagg, on Flickr

 

[sem]

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[blue4130]

Leica M2, Nikkor 50mm 1.4 s.c, Arista Premium 400. Kate in Beijing.

 

[Godfrey]

Leica M9 + Summilux 35mm v2
ISO 640 @ f/2 @ 1/45 sec​

enjoy!

G

 

[tedwhite]

Erik, it's too dark, can you lighten it up a bit? Or was that your intention?