Outdoor portrait photography mash up - next weekend!

Hi all,

I am hosting another joint Meetup to take good/ better outdoor portraits to improve people's dating profile pics.
Time chosen to take advantage of that superb golden 'hour' with a good backdrop.

The 'models' are real people from another Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Online-Dating-Support-Group-Australia/events/278355556/ - there are not many attending so I am limiting numbers here - last time photographers outnumbering subjects turned out positively, with us taking shots of the subject not looking into the camera and also being more candid therefore more natural.

Practise choosing background, shadows, lighting, shooting angle...

Bring your dSLR/ mirrorless etc and the most suitable lens(es) - no fixed answer, anywhere 50 - 100mm I'd say. And I suspect I will use my phone for a shot or 2 also. Generally the more bokeh, the better... (large aperture, longer focal length) I dislike busy background distractions in portraits a lot.

First 30 mins for us photogs only to discuss portrait techniques.

See you there!
-Ian