Posts: deanna_hg | Ugly Hedgehog

MWAC wrote:

I puffy heart the first one. So stinkin' cute.

:D Thanks bunches. The three of us (his sister) had a fun day doing this.

Jan 3, 2012 15:43:55 #

olderguy wrote:

I can not resist the cute grandchildren. I have a couple myself. They are neat and so are your photos of your "grands".

Thanks for the input. Aren't grands Great! My granddaughter loves to play dress up, and so does this MeMe. She loves getting her photo made as well but her little brother likes to be a big cheese. Actually had several really good shots when we went to the battleship as noted in the first photo. :-)

Jan 3, 2012 15:40:41 #

MissStephie wrote:

Nice

Jan 3, 2012 15:40:18 #

Tomphoenix wrote:

Cute children captured the girls beautiful eyes,love the 2nd the Mt is a little blue cast. This happens to me alot what to do about that?

Thanks Tomphoenix for your input. I see what you mean about the blue. Hoping to get back to that area one day and try it again.

Jan 3, 2012 15:37:26 #

flashgordonbrown wrote:

The picture of the girl borders on child abuse/endangerment(when does she get to be just a child?). Why do some parents have to live out their fantasies through their children?

Well 'flash gordon' shame on you for thinking that way. Can you tell me how you figure this? She happens to be enjoying her childhood because she likes to play dress up and like most all little girls likes to play with make up. She likes to dance and many little girls dream of being ballerinas. Typically she is running around with her hair all down, playing with dolls or aggravating her brother. I'm thinking you haven't been around to many little girls, which actually may be a good thing. Do try to look at it with respect to lighting, composition, clarity and the likes. Thanks, :D

Jan 3, 2012 15:20:48 #

steve wrote:

welcome & you are doing things correctly. :)

Thanks for the welcome Steve. Just come on down to LA for the winter. It was only in the 20's this morning. :-)

Jan 3, 2012 15:18:26 #

mooseeyes wrote:

Darn, now I get get the song "Anchors Aweigh" out of my head!

It would be real easy to PhotoShop out the people in the hatch in the background. . .then a nice framed wall print for someone to enjoy for years to come.

Lol, sorry for the song rerunning. Gonna get into photoshop... one day. I'm a little ADD when it comes to getting into it but know that I really need to. Thanks for the comment,
:D

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Jan 3, 2012 12:16:43 #

help with lighting advice

Tom Woolworth wrote:

quote=egglady I would like something that looks ... (show quote)

I know of others that do the same and try to incorporate this as well. :-)

Jan 3, 2012 12:13:52 #

Acountry330 wrote:

Welcome from another lower Alabama member. I think you will find this is a very interesting forum. Looking forward to seeing your work.

thanks Dothan. Got 3 photos up now, two with ambient lighting and one with my attempt at studio lighting. Let me hear from you :D

Jan 2, 2012 22:31:42 #

will appreciate you input and thoughts on the photos. :)

Jan 2, 2012 22:09:04 #

Some of my pictures

Faith'sMom wrote:

Oh... I will post them correctly next time... sorry

hey Faith's Mom, I haven't even tried to load a picture yet. I really liked your photos. Think the one with the baby was interesting. I've taken a few classes and one thing I try (but do forget at times) is to make sure your subjects eyes are in focus. My main candidates for my pictures are my grandchildren. :D

Jan 2, 2012 22:01:39 #

Some of my pictures

MT Shooter wrote:

Most everyone on here is very helpful. There are a couple knowitalls and trolls, but you will see past them soon enough. The vast majority are just here to help and learn from all the knowledge available!

wish there were like buttons on here! lol

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Jan 2, 2012 21:55:53 #

help with lighting advice

Hi egglady, I'm new here and just trying to get the hang of this. I'm trying to learn the lighting system myself and have read books and as much as I can on the internet as well. I thought about the DIY set up for a home 'studio'and read everything on the internet about that as well. I bought an inexpensive 2 lt set up and was never happy. I now have a nicer/more expensive system and am much happier. I also bought a speedlite (and saving up for another). I have two softboxes,white and silver umbrellas although I haven't used the silver, and a reflector which was the first thing I bought. However you can't beat the natural light of the sun and as berchman said a north facing window is the best. I guess it all boils down to what you want to build to. Don't know that this helps at all but as a novice it is what I've done and trying to learn.

Jan 2, 2012 20:58:35 #

thanks for the welcome everybody. interested in finding out what most of you like to shoot with your cameras. I've already viewed some topics and replies, some pictures which were wildlife. Looking forward to interactions with all. And for rocco..lol. RTR all the way.

Jan 2, 2012 14:28:14 #

new to the forum and have no idea how this works