Portraits with M43 

Appreciate this Jay

Take photos of your loved ones!

This

It’s the best. Thanks for watching

Awesome

Thank you so much, means a lot!

Thank you sir

Awesome

Best compliment. Gracias.

Many thanks!

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Awesome, appreciate this.

Thanks for sharing! Go get some

Thank ya

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I dont really know. The connection to the subject is the most important thing. Even if it’s a brief encounter. How you interact. I pay close attention to the contrast ratios when I edit. Don’t have any presets. Maybe I should finally make some…. But I probably won’t. Thank you.

@@adventureStaley thank you for sharing your work with us. You are right. The connection with the subject is very important when taking these types of portraits.

Glad you enjoyed it

Great to hear!

Thanks so much!

Many many thanks

So good. Thanks for watching.

Thank you. Go do it!

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Thank you sir

Yes. Thank you.

Awesome!

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Thank you Travis

Thanks Jimmy, I’ll check them out. Are you in Alaska?

Ooo I’ll check it out. LOVE sigma.

True- I find the Sigma 56 1.4 a significant step above the Zuiko 45 1.8 (although that remains a very nice lens)

🙏🏼🙏🏼 agreed!

Gracias

Thanks for watching

I need to try that lens!! Thanks for watching!

Hey thanks

Thank you sir

Awesome

THANK YOU SIR

Thanks for sharing

Cool

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That 25 is soooo good! All those tiny lenses just rock. Thanks for watching!

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Awesome to hear. Thank you.

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Yeah it’s not small. 🤘🏼 thank ya

Yes. Lots of great lenses out there.

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Oh they are fully capable stills cameras too. Best hybrid cameras on the market I think..

Glad you liked it!

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Boom. Thanks.

It’s a good one

These are almost all natural light. Window light. Whatever is available. I really pay close attention to where the subject is facing and what is behind them.

Thank you very much Annie

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Hey cool!

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Amazing!

Thank you sir

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Haha. I never had a G9 but the II is pretty great. The autofocus and IS are amazing.

Do it!

Thanks btw for making the video longer than anticipated

Thanks for watching

@@adventureStaley Welcome, is there a trick to get the shallow DOF form m43 or is it just use max aperture ?

That’s it. Use a wide iris.

I know. Eh. I’ve tried!

So much joy and fulfillment is on the other side of that fear. Trust me, I'm shy too.

I got rid of all my m43 gear for about 6 years. Was only shooting full frame.

@@adventureStaley I see. Gald to have you back. 🙂

Dude. Thanks.

Much appreciated!

Thank you. That was the awesome Olympus 45mm 1.8. Made so many great portraits with it but this is a fave. Obviously. It’s on my wall at home. The key here is light and controlling the contrast in the edit.

@@adventureStaley thanks for the quick reply. Its been a while since u have posted this and still u communicate with the viewers. And i came back to this video after a while when i remembered how amazing this was. The portion where u talk about the background of these people, even after so much years, it amazes me how much u r remembering about these people, their names and all. (Considering how bad am on recalling names if people 😂). How passionately u are talking about these people along with showing these amazing portraits where it seems they are looking right at as was making me feel a connection with these strangers. Like i could touch their soul or their memory or something. Am an artist and i have seldon felt this in photographs but more on paintings. And the music accompanying was spot on as well. I think that also had a part in making me feel all this. I would like to see more from you. The stories of your favorite portraits and more. Looking forward to these. Am also a very young amateur photographer also and this video has inspired me soo much i must say. I was not that much into portraits, but now am feeling like i should try to take more pictures of people.

@@reeshmalms6686​​⁠I appreciate the kind words man. Really connecting with people and capturing a great portrait is the best thing to me. You will like what is coming soon on the channel. Thank you very much.

Thank ya

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This is the way. Thank you.

Thank you 🙌

Awesome. They made a lot of hype to promote FF cameras. But a little skill crushes the difference.

@@adventureStaley Actually, I just remembered that my first "pro" digital camera was an Olympus E-20N with a 5 megapixel 1 2/3" sensor. Back then, I didn't know the difference between sensors, and the dude at the camera store said people compare that camera with the quality of a Leica, and people print 16x20" prints with ease. I printed some that size and they looked amazing!! I love your portraits. I noticed you like to sometimes come in tight on the persons face, even cropping out the top of their heads. I can't get enough of that! Thanks for posting these videos!!

Awesome. I’ve known John for over 2 decades. Met him on this big Nick Cage film.

Thanks for watching Andy. Nothing special about my settings. Shoot raw. Keep it simple.

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Goof choice!

These are almost all available light. I pay close attention to where the light is coming from when I frame a shot.

@@adventureStaley hah! Clearly I was overthinking the obvious 😂 Thank you kindly for replying 🙏 and absolutely breathtaking images. I hope to one day gain the confidence to take portraits, regardless of if the results end up half as good as yours. Beautiful 👌

@@dedclownsRfunny Dive in. SO much fulfilment waits on the other side of that fear...

@@adventureStaley thanks for the encouragement 😊 I reckon I’ll get there 😎

YES

Nope. Love sigma though

Noted

Agree

Nope.

Access is definitely key. Thank you.

Thank ya

Haha. Go.

I’m not cool enough to effect any change. Haha.

Yeah. I’ve tried….

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