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2021-10-17 NEW: Voigtlander M 90mm f/2.8 APO-Skopar for Leica M, and Voigtlander 90mm f/2.8 APO-Skopar SL IIs for Nikon F-Mount

2019-05-21 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH Examples: Portraits using Panasonic S1R Eye AF

2019-05-15 Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4 Portrait Examples (Panasonic S1R)

2019-05-15 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH Portrait Examples (Panasonic S1R)

2019-05-13 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Portrait Examples (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-04 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH Examples with Panasonic S1R Eye AF: Portraits

2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: Portrait Example (Nikon D850)

2019-04-08 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon on Panasonic S1R: Evaluating Applicability for Environmental Portraiture

2019-04-08 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH on Panasonic S1R: Evaluating Applicability for Environmental Portraiture

2019-04-08 Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH on Panasonic S1R: Evaluating Applicability for Environmental Portraiture

2019-02-04 Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Examples: Lundy Canyon Portraits (Nikon D850)

2018-11-03 Reader Question: Nikon Z7 or Canon EOS R for Portraits?

2018-09-21 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon: its Point Spread Function, and Why a Classic Balanced Optical Performance Might be Just Right

2018-09-19 Compared: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: Portraits at Tenaya Pool

2018-07-06 Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Portraits (UPDATED with examples now published)

2018-05-16 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Aperture Series: Portraits at Kolob Canyons

2017-04-21 Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS — Portraits

2016-05-07 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Examples: Portraits With Commentary

2016-03-26 Fujifilm X-Pro2: RAW vs JPEG SHOOTOUT (Portrait Among the Flowers)

2015-08-19 Sony A7R II: Posterization with a Near Optimal Exposure in Daylight (Portrait at Dana Lake)

2015-06-15 Reader Comment: Portraits and Sharpness and Skin Tones with Sony A7, A7R, A7R II

2015-05-23 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon and Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar: First Look, Portraits

2015-04-07 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: the First Lens that 'Makes' the Platform

2014-12-27 Sony A7 II and Sony 55/1.8: Assesssing Image Stabilization at 1/15 and 1/20 second, and 1/5 + 1/6 second

2014-09-08 Uber Lens: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar offers Unprecedented Performance

2014-07-08 Pentax 645z: Handheld Portraits with the Pentax 90mm f/2.8

2014-06-30 Sigma dp2 Quattro: Portraits

2013-12-15 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 180mm in Portrait Orientation

2013-09-22 Sigma DP3 Merrill: Natural Light Portraits in Ultra HD

2013-09-20 Catchlights in Eyes in Portraits (National Geographic)

Workflow, Photoshop

Getting pro results in Photoshop..

1. Adobe Camera Raw: Managing Color and Contrast, Backlit Portrait 📹

Post Processing for Sharpness

Making image captures look sharp..

1. Adobe Camera Raw: Managing Color and Contrast, Backlit Portrait 📹

Photoshop How-To

Working with Photoshop for raw conversion and more. .

1. Adobe Camera Raw: Managing Color and Contrast, Backlit Portrait 📹

Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration

Elusive sharpness, depending on aperture.

1. Portrait Example

How to Test A Lens

How to verify a good sample and assess all aspects of lens performance..

1. Know Your Goals

Examples and How They Were Made

Examples of how images were made...

1. Making of “Prom Portrait” (Panasonic S1R)

Panasonic S1R

High-resolution L-mount full-frame from Panasonic..

1. Examples: Portraits with Panasonic S1R Eye AF
2. Examples: Portraits using Panasonic S1R Eye AF
3. Examples: Portraits using Panasonic S1R Eye AF in Color and Monochrome

Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4

Premium fast normal lens for L-Mount..

1. Examples: Portraits using Eye AF (Panasonic S1R)

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH

Fast apochromatic prime lens for L-Mount cameras..

1. Examples: Portraits using Eye AF (Panasonic S1R)
2. Examples: Portraits using Eye AF in Color and Monochrome (Panasonic S1R)

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH

Fast short telephoto lens for L-Mount cameras..

1. Examples: Portraits with Panasonic S1R Eye AF

Nikon D800E

36 megapixels in a compact full-frame DSLR..

1. Examples — Portraits
2. Examples — Sharpening Portraits
3. Examples — Downsampling to Competing Sizes
4. LENS: D800 + Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL-II

Canon 35mm f/1.4L II

Canon’s updated fast 35mm prime, evaluated on Canon 5DS R..

1. Performance on a Portrait at f/5.6

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast and affordable moderate excellent wide angle..

1. 'Soft Eyes' Portraits BEFORE Fine Focus Adjust (Nikon D800E)
2. Portraits AFTER Fine Focus Adjust (Nikon D800E)

Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Extraordinary optical efforts for outstanding performance..

1. Examples: Lundy Canyon Portraits

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Extraordinary optical efforts for class-leading performance?.

1. Examples: Portraits

Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.8G

A fast moderate wide angle lens with some practical difficulties..

1. Examples (Dana Meadow Portraits)

Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G

State of the art design in a fast 35mm lens..

1. Portraits At f/1.4

Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G

State of the art design in a fast 85mm lens..

1. Portraits

Schneider Kreuznach LS 150mm f/2.8 IF

Medium telephoto 100mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

1. Overview of Schneider Kreuznach LS 150mm f/2.8 IF

Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R WR

Ultra high speed telephoto equivalent to 90mm f/1.6..

1. Overview of Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R WR

Pentax 645Z Overall

50-Megapixel Medium Format DSLR with Live View.

1. Shutter Vibration: Landscape and Portrait Orientation, 90mm

Pentax 645Z Image Quality

High end image quality, but what about lenses?.

1. Pentax 645Z Examples: Portraits (90/2.8)

28mm f/2 Distagon

An artist’s drawing tool..

1. Examples — Environmental Portraits
2. Examples — Outdoor Portraits (Yosemite)

35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Strokes of a master..

1. Portrait Examples

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..

1. Focusing on the Eyes for Portraiture

Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and 'transparency' without peer..

1. Portraits (Nikon D810)

Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar

Razor sharp with gorgeous bokeh..

1. Examples: Portraits (Nikon D850)

135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar

Beautiful bokeh, razor sharp, superb color correction..

1. Making Close-Range Portraits

Dell 4K UltraHD UP2414Q

A jaw-dropping visual experience for video or stills..

1. Portrait Orientation

Nikon lenses

Overview and assessments of Nikon lenses.

1. Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G

Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S

Normal lens expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..

1. Portrait Examples, Eureka Dunes

Sony A1 Setup and Configuration

Menus, buttons, customization..

1. PASM Mode Dial Settings Groups for Landscape vs Sports/Action/Portraiture

Sony A1 Eye AF

Eye autofocus with humans, animals, birds..

1. Eye AF for Portraits, with/without Eyeglasses
2. Eye AF for Portraits, Head Shots

Sony Alpha A7R II

Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..

1. Posterization in Broad Daylight (Portrait at Dana Lake)

Sony Alpha A7R Shutter Vibration

Vibration from the shutter highly damaging to image sharpness..

1. A7R Shutter Vibration at 180mm, Portrait Orientation

Sony Alpha A7 II

Sensor stabilized 24MP full-frame..

1. Portrait Examples, Low Light Handheld

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZA

Fast and gorgeous moderate wide angle Zeiss design..

1. Portraits (A7R)

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

High performance, high speed..

1. Design Challenges for Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar

Compact normal lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless..

1. Portrait Examples (low light handheld, Sony A7 II IS)

Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade medium telephoto..

1. Examples: Natural Light Outdoor Portraits with Eye AF
2. Compared: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: Portraits at Tenaya Pool

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM

Razor sharp medium telephoto with apodization filter..

1. Examples: Portrait Model (A7R II)

Sony FE 135mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade telephoto..

1. Examples: Portraits (Sony A7R III)
2. Eye AF for Portraits, Head Shots

Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Ultra high performance medium telephoto..

1. Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art: Conclusions

Fujifilm Finepix X100

The best compact big-sensor digital camera yet?.

1. Portraits With the X100

Ricoh GR

Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..

1. White Balance and Tint in Adobe Camera Raw (Outdoor Portrait)
2. Examples: Portraits Among the Bristlecones
3. Examples: Close Range Portraits

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 / RX1R

Full frame camera in an ultra-compact body with or without anti-aliasing filter..

1. Portraits and Focus Accuracy (RX1)

Sony DSC-RX10 III

Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and wide range zoom..

1. Portrait at ISO 5000 +1 Push (Selfie with Eye AF)

Fujifilm X-Pro2

Fujifilm's 24MP APS-C offering..

1. JPEG vs RAW SHOOTOUT: Portrait Among The Flowers

Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR

Medium-long fast telephoto..

1. Overview of Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR

Sony NEX-7 and NEX-5N

24 or 16 megapixels in a compact body with APS-C sensor..

1. Examples (Portraits)
2. Noise at ISO 200 - Portrait

Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 for Sony NEX

Moderate wide angle for Sony NEX..

1. Examples Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar (Portraits)

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

1. Examples: Environmental Portraits (A7R II)

Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Distagon

Outstanding wide angle, superb performer..

1. Aperture Series: Portraits at Kolob Canyons

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..

1. Examples: Portraits, Especially at f/2

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon

Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

1. Portrait Examples (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar

Autofocus portrait lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

1. Portrait Examples (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra wide angle lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X..

1. Examples: Portraiture (NYC Model, Sony NEX-7)

Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar

Normal lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X..

1. Examples: Portraiture (NYC Model, Sony NEX-7)

Sigma dp2 Quattro

45mm f/2.8 equivalent FOV lens..

1. Examples: Portraits Handheld

Sigma DP1 Merrill

28mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

1. Color Rendition (Portrait)

Sigma DP3 Merrill

75mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

1. Examples (DP3M, Portraits)

Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH (pre-2016)

Leica’s widest lens utilizing built-in frame lines..

1. Examples: Portraits (Panasonic S1R)

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Leica’s superlative normal lens..

1. Examples: 50/1.4 Summilux-M (NEX-7, Portraits)
2. Examples: Portraits (Panasonic S1R)

Leica 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

Leica’s medium tele for Leica M..

1. Examples: 75/2 APO (Portraits)

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..

1. Examples: Portraits (Panasonic S1R)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2021

2021-10-17 NEW: Voigtlander M 90mm f/2.8 APO-Skopar for Leica M, and Voigtlander 90mm f/2.8 APO-Skopar SL IIs for Nikon F-Mount

2019

2019-05-21 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH Examples: Portraits using Panasonic S1R Eye AF

2019-05-15 Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4 Portrait Examples (Panasonic S1R)

2019-05-15 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH Portrait Examples (Panasonic S1R)

2019-05-13 Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM Portrait Examples (Sony A7R III)

2019-05-04 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH Examples with Panasonic S1R Eye AF: Portraits

2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar: Portrait Example (Nikon D850)

2019-04-08 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon on Panasonic S1R: Evaluating Applicability for Environmental Portraiture

2019-04-08 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH on Panasonic S1R: Evaluating Applicability for Environmental Portraiture

2019-04-08 Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH on Panasonic S1R: Evaluating Applicability for Environmental Portraiture

2019-02-04 Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Examples: Lundy Canyon Portraits (Nikon D850)

2018

2018-11-03 Reader Question: Nikon Z7 or Canon EOS R for Portraits?

2018-09-21 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon: its Point Spread Function, and Why a Classic Balanced Optical Performance Might be Just Right

2018-09-19 Compared: Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: Portraits at Tenaya Pool

2018-07-06 Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Portraits (UPDATED with examples now published)

2018-05-16 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Aperture Series: Portraits at Kolob Canyons

2017

2017-04-21 Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS — Portraits

2016

2016-05-07 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Examples: Portraits With Commentary

2016-03-26 Fujifilm X-Pro2: RAW vs JPEG SHOOTOUT (Portrait Among the Flowers)

2015

2015-08-19 Sony A7R II: Posterization with a Near Optimal Exposure in Daylight (Portrait at Dana Lake)

2015-06-15 Reader Comment: Portraits and Sharpness and Skin Tones with Sony A7, A7R, A7R II

2015-05-23 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon and Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar: First Look, Portraits

2015-04-07 Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: the First Lens that 'Makes' the Platform

2014

2014-12-27 Sony A7 II and Sony 55/1.8: Assesssing Image Stabilization at 1/15 and 1/20 second, and 1/5 + 1/6 second

2014-09-08 Uber Lens: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar offers Unprecedented Performance

2014-07-08 Pentax 645z: Handheld Portraits with the Pentax 90mm f/2.8

2014-06-30 Sigma dp2 Quattro: Portraits

2013

2013-12-15 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 180mm in Portrait Orientation

2013-09-22 Sigma DP3 Merrill: Natural Light Portraits in Ultra HD

2013-09-20 Catchlights in Eyes in Portraits (National Geographic)

2013-08-06 Ricoh GR: Close Range Portraits

2013-07-05 Ricoh GR: Some Key Examples

2013-07-02 Ricoh GR Digital: White Balance and Tint (Portrait)

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Portraiture in NYC

2013-05-16 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Portraiture with an Ultra Wide Angle

2013-03-11 Portraits with the Sigma DP3 Merrill

2013-02-27 Portraits: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar

2013-02-17 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM: Autofocus Portraits After Fine Focus Adjust

2013-02-10 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM: Autofocus Portraits

2012

2012-07-19 Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon Outdoor Portrait Examples

2012-06-04 Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon as an Environmental Portrait Lens

2012-05-25 Portrait Photographer Asks: D800 or D800E or D3s or D4?

2012-04-08 Nikon D800 Portrait Examples

2011

2011-05-21 Portraits with the Fuji Finepix X100

2011-04-05 Reader Feedback on Zeiss, Nikon Portraits, Review Approach

2011-04-05 Portraits With the Nikon 35mm f/1.4G

2011-04-04 Portraits With the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Wide Open