Portrait photographer and Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles likes to have maximum resolution when creating studio portraits. In this video, watch as he shares his secret to high-resolution portrait photography using his Sony Alpha 7R V and the new Sony 28-70mm f/2 G Master.
Discover Miguel Quiles' studio portrait techniques with the Sony Alpha 7R V and 28-70mm G Master lens. Learn how to achieve stunning, high-res images.
A High-Resolution Studio Photography Setup
Quiles likes to use the Sony Alpha 7R V for his high-level portrait work because of its high resolution and autofocus. “Having 61 megapixels is great for those situations where I might need to crop into the image, and the autofocus performance makes these shots a lot easier,” he says.
By pairing the camera with the new Sony 28-70mm f/2 G Master lens, Quiles has a high-resolution combination that will take his portraits to the next level. “This lens could easily be one of two lenses that I exclusively shoot my studio portrait work with,” he says, “mainly because of the amazing optics and insane image quality that’s possible with this and, of course, the Alpha 7R V.”
Lighting And Editing Techniques For Stunning Portraits
For the background, Quiles likes to use a Westcott X Drop system. “It’s fast to set up and it supports large backdrops like the one that I’m using here from a company called Intuition Backgrounds,” he says. “They make custom backdrops for the Westcott system that look great.”
As for lighting, Quiles likes to mix things up from one shot to the next, and for this shoot he mostly used the Nanlite Forza 720 inside of its large softbox. “It puts out a lot of light, but I mainly choose to shoot with these lights any time we’re capturing video.”
Behind his subject, he has a Nanlite Forza 300 inside of a Harlowe Strip Box to add an edge light to separate the subject from the background when he needs to. “I also had a silver reflector that I used to add some fill for the close-up shots, as well as adding some interesting catch lights.”
Quiles used a variety of editing programs to bring these studio portraits across the finish line. “Starting with Capture One,” he says, “and then finishing off the image using Evoto, Exposure X7, and of course, Photoshop.”
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