couple shoot: tilt-shift experiment I
November 19, 2009 | Filed Under friends, photography, portraits
the setting was sweet: georgetown, late afternoon, an unseasonably warm and sunny november day with a startlingly blue sky echoed in the potomac. the equipment was exciting: i rented a tilt-shift lens (canon 45mm 2.8 ts-e), which (from what i understand) is intended to offer advantages in architectural photography related to perspective and depth of field, but also makes for fantastically dreamy kinds of portraits and i wanted to try my hand at this after seeing many photographers i admire use it regularly, even for weddings. and the couple? perfect! well… don’t take my word for it, please adore their cuteness yourself :)
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wow ayesha these images are stunning! I think you and a t-s lens belong together!!!! gorgeouss as always
these are great! the fourth from the bottom is my fave!
thanks so much both of you! kristel, you’re one of the “photographers i admire [who] use it regularly” :) so you’re a big part of why i wanted to try this!
Awesome work! My favorite is the bridge picture – I would actually consider getting a 16×20 print of it =P might even contact you about that =)
The forth portrait down from top is also really nice and I really like the portraits above the bridge picture, too. I haven’t really ever gotten into the whole TS thing, but can appreciate the look. You’ve done really nice here – big fan of the experiment ::two thumbs up:: !
Sequence of 3, fourth from the top– gorgeous!!! As well as the leaves and the one taken at night in front of the twinkly lights!! Beautiful!!
Great Session!! I loooooove the last shot… very creative!
They look great! :) I love the last one too!
Nice subtle handling of the tilt-shift – well done!
These are awesome! The last shot is awesome!
The T/S works! great set!
Great job with the t/s Ayesha! I can’t believe this is your first time…my first time with mine (24mm) did not go NEARLY as well, I can tell you that! Beautiful session.
These are amazing! Really nice work.
holy smokes! these are beautiful. i love her scarf, and you seemed to capture the colors perfectly. they are an adorable couple to boot!
yay!!! thanks so much you guys! now i feel like it might be worth it to rent this again :)
sigh… i love photography…
A great set – you really got the hang of the TS lens.
Lovely set Ayesha. I especially like the image of an embrace backed by a de-focused cityscape at night. Evocative stuff!
Way to go!! Another fellow photographer is loving the tilt shift!!
Wow, awesome job! I really love the last shot and great job with the tilt shift! You rocked it ;]
You really did a wonderful job Ayesha, thanks again…I especially love the pics with the bridge over our heads and the purple flowers in the background.
I don’t have a trained eye to see what the tilt shift thingy is doing differently from all your other pics, but….as you know…I like em all :)
These photographs are beautiful. Great work.