The Tele – Elmarit 90mm f2.8 is one of my favourite lenses for classical portraiture – normally stopped down a little (f3.2 – f3.5) to give a little more depth of field (f2.8 is a little extreme)

These were late afternoon shaded / subdued light shots of a family portrait session I shot this week – I did also use the 5D MK2 with a variety of lenses – I will post them soon

I am using Lightroom more now and it has almost made Photoshop redundant – handling 90% of the image tweaking and adjustments with ease and speed

This post is to show the effects of the Clarity slider in the Develop module on LR3

Thanks to Chloe and Keira for being good models

First Keira – Clarity at zero

Now at minus 30

Now at minus 50

Now for Chloe – Clarity at zero

Now at minus 30

Now at minus 50

The Clarity slider is a great tool for quick and uncomplicated softening or hardening – it also works to good effect in the opposite direction for a rugged, more harsh appearance with portraiture

Here is the Photobook