Category: Portrait

22Mar

Pure

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When one looks up the description of a “Portrait” on Wikipedia the explanation and examples are that of taking either full face or full length image (or painting which is the origination of the art form dating back centuries). One sentence however is most prominent to me:

…in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position.

Not just body posture, head angle and arms but eyes themselves provide a clue to the subjects mood, character and feelings.

"Pure" © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

“Pure” © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Shot details: Nikon D7000 | Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX HSM OS @85mm
ISO-800 | f/8 | 1/100s | EV -0.7 | Hand Held
Post Processing in part with Topaz Labs.
Location: Studio

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries etc: BandH
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

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07May

Chinese Dancer – 9/200 on DP Review

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I’ve only just started posting to DP Review and am quite excited to have one of my images achieve a top 10 (9th out of 200 entries) in a very short space of time. Candid portraiture is a speciality and favourite photographic subject of mine, especially at events I shoot.

Chinese Dancer © HarveyG Photography

The winner of the competition was another South African, Joggie Van Staden with “Joyfull”. Well done Joggie! Classic portrait and wonderful emotion.

Joyfull © Joggie Van Staden

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar /
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro /
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips and Batteries: Phottix
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs for Noise Reduction, HDR.

04Mar

The Sigma 28-70mm EX DG f/2.8

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Whilst there is a newer version out, namely the 24-70mm EX DG HSM f/2.8 one can still pickup a decent 2nd hand version of this lens for a fair price.
New, Nikon and Canon’s versions are over R20,000-00. Sigma’s is about R8,000-00 (as of 2009)

Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar /
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro /
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips and Batteries: Phottix
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs for Noise Reduction, HDR.

17Dec

Chiseled

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I spotted this gent at a recent airshow. About 30 meters away. He came across as an ex military man, perhaps down on his luck but still proud.

Chiseled

Chiseled – (c) HarveyG Photography

Shot handheld with a 1996 Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Nikon (AF-D). Who needs VR?! You can pick a 2nd hand one up for R4000-00 ($550-00 / £400-00 / EUR 400-00) or so. About 1/2 that of the new Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens never mind the price of a similar Focal Length zoom or prime from Nikkor or Canon.

Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Nikon