Pentax 645 Portraits

[@almostkinda]

I think you did a great job. Id like to see you try out some candid photos. Seek out some big community events in your area and bring the 645. Portraits in a wider busier area like that are fun to see. I love doing concert portraits myself. Many music photographersbyou see just focus on getting the entire crowd and band in the photo. I want a cool portrait of the person playing the music i like. Excited to see more ny friend b

[@NunoAlmeidaPhotography]

Nice shots Ewan, well done!

[@sophietucker1255]

I know what you mean about framing. I always seem to have too much room at the top of the image, especially in the vertical format. That said though I like the images you made and you will only get better with time.

[@eliedelorme9945]

A long way to take good photos…use à 150 for portrait or be closer to your model, the should be on the first upper third of the frame, have the background further and use small aperture for a better bokeh, work on your exposure and use non expired film…you won’t waist film. You can also crop your photos afterward on the top…encouraging anyway and good camera.

[@e.oxleyYT]

thank you for your feedback, i’ve been looking at a 150mm for a while, but it’s a f/3.5 unless i can find one faster. i understand what you mean exposure wise, id just bought a light meter so i was testing that out too :)

[@irismasor1853]

Do you meter every single shot and only take one reading on her face? Wondering if the Pentax 645 light meter gives correct exposure.

[@e.oxleyYT]

@@irismasor1853 yeah so i thought i would try and test which is more accurate, the 645 built in metering (which is pretty spot on sometimes) or the sekonic external meter (which is more refined and probably better). i’m hoping to get a medium format camera that’s fully mechanical and doesn’t have a built in light meter.

[@irismasor1853]

@@e.oxleyYT I just bought the Pentax 645 and have yet to roll test but I do have Sekonic L-858U light meter that I normally used on Nikon F4. Curious that the average light meter reading in the Pentax 645 tend to gives underexpose result.

[@e.oxleyYT]

@@irismasor1853 honestly opinion, you don’t really need the external light meter (personal preference), only because the metering in the pentax 645 is pretty spot on nearly every time with it being centre weighted.

[@irismasor1853]

@@e.oxleyYT Thanks mate. All you portraits photos turn out really great. I really like the colours.