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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 369407" data-attributes="member: 9240">I appreciate the comments, but for me there's a huge difference between street candids and posed portraits.&nbsp; There are so many other things to think about, from head and body angles (particularly with two people) to acting as a coach to your &quot;model&quot; and getting them to emote.&nbsp; I overshot like crazy - about 400 shots total.&nbsp; 1/2 got thrown out immediately, 1/2 of the rest got whittled down to groups of similar poses that then got sent to her to pick the ones she liked best and those are the ones I edited.&nbsp; I'd certainly do it again, especially for friends or family (only one more graduate to go in the family whose father isn't already a professional photographer), but the time involved on the back end isn't something I want to invest in a style I'm not enamored with.&nbsp; That said, I do want to at least get the techniques required under my belt in case the situation arises where I really want to shoot someone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 369407, member: 9240"] I appreciate the comments, but for me there's a huge difference between street candids and posed portraits. There are [I]so[/I] many other things to think about, from head and body angles (particularly with two people) to acting as a coach to your "model" and getting them to emote. I overshot like crazy - about 400 shots total. 1/2 got thrown out immediately, 1/2 of the rest got whittled down to groups of similar poses that then got sent to her to pick the ones she liked best and those are the ones I edited. I'd certainly do it again, especially for friends or family (only one more graduate to go in the family whose father isn't already a professional photographer), but the time involved on the back end isn't something I want to invest in a style I'm not enamored with. That said, I do want to at least get the techniques required under my belt in case the situation arises where I really [I]want[/I] to shoot someone. [/QUOTE]

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