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12/13/2005 10:03:16 PM · #1 |
Thought you might like to see a few of the photos from my last photo shoot I did of my friends' kids. I'd really love some input on what you think. The sunlight was a bit strong but that was the only time of the day they could do. Comments greatly appreciated. Hope you enjoy...
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Oh, also. If you could let me know your favorite I'd like to know. I think mine is the first one...
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12/13/2005 10:05:46 PM · #2 |
If that last one was in black and white....I would love it. I think the grain would look a whole lot better also if it was B&W.
Good work though...very cute pics.
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12/13/2005 10:21:50 PM · #3 |
Thanks for the comments. As far as the last one, I did desaturate a bunch but I wanted to leave the color of the leaves in the background since they give a nice color to the photo... You might be right about the grain however...
Originally posted by stare_at_the_sun:
If that last one was in black and white....I would love it. I think the grain would look a whole lot better also if it was B&W.
Good work though...very cute pics. |
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12/13/2005 10:21:52 PM · #4 |
Thanks for the comments. As far as the last one, I did desaturate a bunch but I wanted to leave the color of the leaves in the background since they give a nice color to the photo... You might be right about the grain however...
Originally posted by stare_at_the_sun:
If that last one was in black and white....I would love it. I think the grain would look a whole lot better also if it was B&W.
Good work though...very cute pics. |
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12/14/2005 09:11:15 AM · #5 |
| bump for the morning crew... |
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12/14/2005 10:03:47 AM · #6 |
| Beautifully done! The eyes of the little girl in the first shot are just gorgeous. My other favorites are the one of the little boy giving her a kiss, and the shot of them walking away (which I'd also like to see in B&W). Classic poses, and the kids' clothes are perfect - especially her cute dress. Great job! |
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12/14/2005 12:05:37 PM · #7 |
Overall, looks good
pic one:
Good color and catchlight, I don't like the expression on the subjects face though (this is a very personal thing though).
pic two:
I may have composed a liittle less tightly to include more of the train???
Overall very good candid shot. Good lighting.
Pic three:
Another nice candid moment. I would crop in tighter and consider softening the image and b/w in photoshop for a dreamy effect???
pic four:
Harsh light, fill in flash may have been helpful with a wider aperature to blur the background a bit.
Pic five:
the subject feels too centered, since she is facing left, I would have placed her on the right so she has room to look into the left.
pic six:
Another nice candid shot. Good color and overall nice composition.
I would consider cropping out the bottom dark walkway/sidewalk. I don't think they add much to the picture. |
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12/14/2005 12:50:13 PM · #8 |
All very cute pics, i like them.
The last one with the grain - high iso or did you push teh levels? Did is show up during the b&W conversion? If levels did it, try curves to lighten the image (drag the left side up)
I recenlty found out how to use DPP (canon's free software) to make b&w and it is 1000% bettter than anything else asn you can drag with your mouse 4 parts of a histogram in real time to make adjustments (raw or jpg files). the only way to go!
Also remember neat image can work wonders.
I did some senior pics last month and had bright sun issues too. I have figured how to fix things. Taking pet pics taught me more as i had to keep the kids from blowing out get teh black dog faces to show details. Make 2 layers in PS, each one adjsuted (levels/curves) part of the pic. Then using a mask on the top layer, set your soft edged brush on 70%/70% (opacity/fill) and paint in the parts of the lower image that you want to see. I did this on 1/2 her face in this pic 
One more reason to shoot raw! You can get 4 more stops of exposure than with a jpg. you can push the exposure +2 without adding noise too.
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12/14/2005 01:24:06 PM · #9 |
Thanks. I guess I'll have to make the one B&W now since I have gotten two requests already to see it that way.
Originally posted by Bayou Girl:
Beautifully done! The eyes of the little girl in the first shot are just gorgeous. My other favorites are the one of the little boy giving her a kiss, and the shot of them walking away (which I'd also like to see in B&W). Classic poses, and the kids' clothes are perfect - especially her cute dress. Great job! |
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