Macro Portraits

These portraits of the human eyes were acheived by using roughly 2.5" of macrotubes combined with a 150mm zoom lens. By using macrotubes the lens' zoom became the method for focusing.
Getting the focus correct on these photos required numerous attempts as the depth of field was so small. These two are part of a small group of images that came out with the focus in the correct place. I am very proud of how they came out, especially the brown eyed shot, as it is looking directly into the eye.

Natural Sunlight 3

This photo I took uses the sunlight to highlight one side of the face and throw the otherside into deep shadow. As this was candidI couldn't control the angle of the face although and I feel that if the subject was looking towards the camera the constrast would be more noticable. By using a large f/5.6 aperture a clear depth of field has been captured draw the viewer's attention to the face.

Natural Sunlight 2

This photo was taken at the same time as the previous shot but with the subject at a different angle. The skin looks paler and with the light coming from behind the subject there are slight shadows across the face, but instead of being a nuisance ot helps enhance the curvature and gradient of the face. The depth of field superbly highlights the face whilst throwing the background out of focus, greating a clear focal point.

Natural Sunlight

I took this photo using natural sunlight to provide the lighting. It was taken candidly and I think the end result is quite good. The orange sunset has complemented the complexion of the subject to provide a warm feeling to he photo. The light also provides some glint from the tinsel but not too much as to distract the eye.