PhotoGator Loc: Florida

Did you obtain authorization from them to post their photos online?

pappy0352 Loc: Oregon

I don't understand why you are not loading CS5. It is a great program.

Pappy

PhotoGator Loc: Florida

You could have used a flash or reflector to eliminate the shadows on their faces.

GDRoth Loc: Southeast Michigan USA

Yes, a fill flash would have helped the shadows on the faces............the last one is cute, but no amount of "erasing" is going to help that (my opinion).....you could crop it down to a nice head/shoulder shot of the little girl....

Boo Boo Loc: Mass

Yes I certainly did ask if I could post the pics..and I knew I could have used a fill flash, but don't have one...i need some money..lol

Boo Boo Loc: Mass

I do have CS5...just trying out how to use it..like I said I know some basics, but I need to familiarize myself with it more, because there is so much to learn!

Boo Boo Loc: Mass

Yes wasn't sure if I could crop it any better, but I figured I couldn't crop it any better because no matter what I did, I just couldn't get it right!

Boo Boo Loc: Mass

Just a verbal authorization is good right? I mean it's a friend, but for future notice, should I have this written down on paper?

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

I am away from home and on a short vacation, so I do not have a lot of time, but here is the quick review: NEVER let the sun hit parts of faces. Well...maybe not "never," but you need to be relatively experienced to do it and get it right. Here we have all those really bright highlights on one side and as is always the case with unmodified sun, very hard, harsh light.

The second to last image was positioned correctly - sun is behind far enough so it does not hit the face.

All you needed for that one (lighting wise) was some fill flash. A more advance method would use high speed sync to allow a shutter speed fast enough to darken the background and sky, but still get good flash exposure.

Due to the bright ambient, everyone is squinting. I will bet the sand was pretty bright.

The Eraser tool does not erase! Not in this fashion. You need to use the Clone Stamp to duplicate the pier pilings where the hand is.

Get a book on posing - families in particular. There are some "rules" that really work. One is that when positioning a couple, have the mouth of the higher one about on the level of the eyes of the lower one. Of course you can break that rule, but it really does make for a very well-proportioned image.


Most of the Dad with kids images are fine. They could be posed a little better, but I would bet dad will love them.

Be careful about shooting into dad's crotch.

Boo Boo Loc: Mass

Okay thanks for that..i wanted to use a fill flash, but don't have the money for it right now..I would also like to get a reflector. Slowly need to build an accessory collection!

PhotoGator Loc: Florida

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SpeedyWilson Loc: Upstate South Carolina

OP, are you any relation to the new TV "star" Honey Boo Boo?