1st job with my new d7000
Mar 31, 2013 09:44:01 #
Mar 31, 2013 09:47:40 #
Mar 31, 2013 10:03:06 #
thank you :) i love my job. I'm about to post a maternity shoot i did as well...
Mar 31, 2013 10:03:15 #
Mar 31, 2013 10:13:02 #
Apr 1, 2013 12:39:05 #
Great job. Bet you had as much fun as they did.
Apr 1, 2013 12:41:48 #
Apr 1, 2013 14:00:33 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
good start, but you need to throw your background more out of focus because your photos will be too busy and distract from the subjects if you don't.
Apr 2, 2013 14:14:24 #
Apr 2, 2013 14:37:21 #
Lucian wrote:
good start, but you need to throw your background more out of focus because your photos will be too busy and distract from the subjects if you don't.
Sorry, I disagree. The Bride and Groom stand out fine. If there were a lot of bright colors competing with the white in their clothes, maybe, but shallow DOF can be overdone like anything else. The scenery is beautiful, but my eyes keep going back to the couple. Nice job.
Apr 3, 2013 00:26:38 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
Understand your feelings bykser, however, your eye should not keep going away and then keep coming back... since you say this is what is happening to you then there is a problem with the image, you confirmed it. Your eye should travel around and then stay on the couple but not keep coming back to the couple.
The second and fourth image are quite acceptable as they are but even then a slight softened background would be an improvement. Unless, of course, you were going for everything pin sharp. However, most pro photographers never go for everything in the frame pin sharp when shooting environmental portraits, it become too distracting. And of course we are not calling for an overdone background blur here.
As for the remaining two shots, the colours on the tree are fine but the detail is too sharp and makes for a busy image, despite the couple contrasting well with the background and the remaining image is very messy to look at, with those tree trunks shooting out their backs. This would have been an image to simply remove those trees because even blurred they would be an eyesore to the viewer when looking at the happy couple.
The second and fourth image are quite acceptable as they are but even then a slight softened background would be an improvement. Unless, of course, you were going for everything pin sharp. However, most pro photographers never go for everything in the frame pin sharp when shooting environmental portraits, it become too distracting. And of course we are not calling for an overdone background blur here.
As for the remaining two shots, the colours on the tree are fine but the detail is too sharp and makes for a busy image, despite the couple contrasting well with the background and the remaining image is very messy to look at, with those tree trunks shooting out their backs. This would have been an image to simply remove those trees because even blurred they would be an eyesore to the viewer when looking at the happy couple.
Apr 8, 2013 16:57:23 #
Apr 9, 2013 09:38:48 #
Lucian wrote:
Understand your feelings bykser, however, your eye... (show quote)
Still your opinion. Why even take portraits in a beautiful setting, if you don't want anyone to see it? I'm not saying tack sharp through the image, but I think they are beautiful. You may disagree with me, because no one person has ALL the answers, but please be aware that others are successful with their photography, and they have their own style.
bk
Apr 9, 2013 12:08:21 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
Bkyser...
Why don't you read a comment thoroughly before wasting time commenting! Here it is JUST for you again because you seem to be the only one who keeps missing things in a comment.
You say you love the images, which were by the way, all extremely sharp to tack sharp throughout the images. Then above you say you are not saying they should be tack sharp through the image. Make up your mind and stick with one way or another, you are bouncing around here.
Others may be successful with their photography (as you stated) in their mind possibly, by making everything tack sharp throughout all their images. However, take a look through the portfolio of the top portrait photographers in the industry and you will not see a single image which shows everything in the entire image tack sharp. Now I wonder why that would be, Hmmm?? Maybe you could tell us why you don't see that, I would like to hear your theory.
As for your comment about "Why even take portraits in a beautiful setting, if you don't want anyone to see it?"
Once again, read what I wrote before you comment in the future. I covered your question in my previous statement therefore this question is redundant. Just for you again, I will cut and paste what I had said, please read it this time AND absorb it. I stated the following... "The second and fourth image are quite acceptable as they are but even then a slight softened background would be an improvement. Unless, of course, you were going for everything pin sharp."
I rest my case.
Why don't you read a comment thoroughly before wasting time commenting! Here it is JUST for you again because you seem to be the only one who keeps missing things in a comment.
You say you love the images, which were by the way, all extremely sharp to tack sharp throughout the images. Then above you say you are not saying they should be tack sharp through the image. Make up your mind and stick with one way or another, you are bouncing around here.
Others may be successful with their photography (as you stated) in their mind possibly, by making everything tack sharp throughout all their images. However, take a look through the portfolio of the top portrait photographers in the industry and you will not see a single image which shows everything in the entire image tack sharp. Now I wonder why that would be, Hmmm?? Maybe you could tell us why you don't see that, I would like to hear your theory.
As for your comment about "Why even take portraits in a beautiful setting, if you don't want anyone to see it?"
Once again, read what I wrote before you comment in the future. I covered your question in my previous statement therefore this question is redundant. Just for you again, I will cut and paste what I had said, please read it this time AND absorb it. I stated the following... "The second and fourth image are quite acceptable as they are but even then a slight softened background would be an improvement. Unless, of course, you were going for everything pin sharp."
I rest my case.
Apr 10, 2013 14:25:53 #
Lucian wrote:
Bkyser... br br Why don't you read a comment thor... (show quote)
Glad you are resting your case. What a blowhard.
My point was that it doesn't HAVE to be sharp all the way through, but it also doesn't have to have a super shallow depth of field. The main thing is that we all have our own style, and if her clients like it, it is fine.
So happy to hear that you have seen EVERY successful photographer's web page, and can tell me what is in it.
You are welcome to give an opinion, I gave mine, but did not say that yours was wrong, just that I disagreed.
Other people posted that they liked her photos, and guess what, they are photographers too.
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong and you know everything. I'm done wasting my time with you. I'm only trying to help the original poster. I'll state my opinion once again. I like her portraits, and I bet the Bride and Groom do too.
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