Portrait of Granddaughter
Dec 9, 2019 18:58:59 #
I took mu Granddaughter on a photo shoot last night. This is one of my favorite shots. Shot with D3300 50mm f/1.8 at f/2.8 ISO 400. I shot in apeture priority. Thanks for looking. There are more shots posted in the people section if you want to see more. Thank you for looking. Comments welcome. 
Dec 9, 2019 19:02:49 #
Dec 10, 2019 18:24:15 #
Dec 10, 2019 18:58:03 #
maggiemae wrote:
I took mu Granddaughter on a photo shoot last night. This is one of my favorite shots. Shot with D3300 50mm f/1.8 at f/2.8 ISO 400. I shot in apeture priority. Thanks for looking. There are more shots posted in the people section if you want to see more. Thank you for looking. Comments welcome.
Cute picture but it looks like the color balance is off.
Dec 10, 2019 19:26:18 #
Dec 10, 2019 19:27:00 #
papakatz45 wrote:
Cute picture but it looks like the color balance is off.
Thank you for commenting. Not sure why it would be off. It was rather shady and I didn't use flash.
Dec 10, 2019 19:32:15 #
maggiemae wrote:
Thank you for commenting. Not sure why it would be off. It was rather shady and I didn't use flash.
It looks a little bit too "blue" but it could just be me.
Dec 10, 2019 19:43:35 #
papakatz45 wrote:
It looks a little bit too "blue" but it could just be me.
I warmed it up a bit. Does that look a little better?
Looking at the first one on my computer it does look a bit blue. I thought I had warmed it up already but I must not have saved it.
Dec 10, 2019 22:31:46 #
Beautiful child.
Thing is, you can always change white balance, brightness and contrast in post-processing but you can't change expressions. Not all young children respond to the same stimuli- some love silly tricks, funny noises, whispering "secrets", toys, puppets, or little jokes. Different stuff for different ages. My basic rule is that children's attempt at life is PLAY, so you gotta get down on the floor, do silly stuff and involve them in play.
Not every children's portrait need have a big grin but you need good eye contact even in a serious expression. This kid has great eyes but they are shifted to the side. I always try to use a tripod so my hands are free to make funny faces, balance moppets on my head, juggle and direct their eyes, get better catch-lights and "sparkle" in the eyes with a simple reflector. The reflector can be employed which can also pump in a bit of off-camera light for better modeling.
I get great expression out of kids, not because I am some kinda genius, it's just, as my wife says, I never really grew up and know how to act like a clown. Kids are smart and have a good sense of humor. I can ask a kid if she wants to hear a dog bark and the I say meow! I'll as a 5-year-old if he is married- you wanna wanna see the smiles and expressions smiles. Forbidden pleasures work like extremely well like playing with toilet paper or eating treats that are not usually allowed. Theses props do no appear in the frame! When they are well-entertained kids will relax, you can pose their hands more easily- kids can do contortions with the arms- so you gotta watch for awkward positions.
Try some of theses shenanigans with your granddaughter and see what happens! Shes gonna love it!
Thing is, you can always change white balance, brightness and contrast in post-processing but you can't change expressions. Not all young children respond to the same stimuli- some love silly tricks, funny noises, whispering "secrets", toys, puppets, or little jokes. Different stuff for different ages. My basic rule is that children's attempt at life is PLAY, so you gotta get down on the floor, do silly stuff and involve them in play.
Not every children's portrait need have a big grin but you need good eye contact even in a serious expression. This kid has great eyes but they are shifted to the side. I always try to use a tripod so my hands are free to make funny faces, balance moppets on my head, juggle and direct their eyes, get better catch-lights and "sparkle" in the eyes with a simple reflector. The reflector can be employed which can also pump in a bit of off-camera light for better modeling.
I get great expression out of kids, not because I am some kinda genius, it's just, as my wife says, I never really grew up and know how to act like a clown. Kids are smart and have a good sense of humor. I can ask a kid if she wants to hear a dog bark and the I say meow! I'll as a 5-year-old if he is married- you wanna wanna see the smiles and expressions smiles. Forbidden pleasures work like extremely well like playing with toilet paper or eating treats that are not usually allowed. Theses props do no appear in the frame! When they are well-entertained kids will relax, you can pose their hands more easily- kids can do contortions with the arms- so you gotta watch for awkward positions.
Try some of theses shenanigans with your granddaughter and see what happens! Shes gonna love it!
Dec 11, 2019 06:50:50 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
Beautiful child. br br Thing is, you can always c... (show quote)
Thank you for the tips! I did get a couple where she was looking directly at the camera but I just loved her expression in this one. We were at a park and I knew about this photo shoot about 5 mins before we left. She hates having her picture taken so I am lucky I managed to get the shots I did in the second or two she would stop.
Dec 11, 2019 07:42:24 #
" Not sure why it would be off. It was rather shady and I didn't use flash."
The color temperature in the shade is much higher than when the subject is in sunlight. Flash with a color temperature similar to daylight renders very pleasant results.
5500 degrees Kelvin in daylight only occurs when the sun is near midday otherwise 5200 is a better choice.
There is always a custom WB available.
The color temperature in the shade is much higher than when the subject is in sunlight. Flash with a color temperature similar to daylight renders very pleasant results.
5500 degrees Kelvin in daylight only occurs when the sun is near midday otherwise 5200 is a better choice.
There is always a custom WB available.
Dec 11, 2019 10:17:20 #
maggiemae wrote:
I warmed it up a bit. Does that look a little better?
Looking at the first one on my computer it does look a bit blue. I thought I had warmed it up already but I must not have saved it.
Looking at the first one on my computer it does look a bit blue. I thought I had warmed it up already but I must not have saved it.
For me, yes it looks better but that is only my opinion. Other than that, it looks great.
Dec 11, 2019 12:15:42 #
papakatz45 wrote:
For me, yes it looks better but that is only my opinion. Other than that, it looks great.
I prefer the warmed up one too. When I posted it I meant to post the second one but must have clicked on the wrong one.
Dec 11, 2019 12:17:59 #
camerapapi wrote:
" Not sure why it would be off. It was rather shady and I didn't use flash."
The color temperature in the shade is much higher than when the subject is in sunlight. Flash with a color temperature similar to daylight renders very pleasant results.
5500 degrees Kelvin in daylight only occurs when the sun is near midday otherwise 5200 is a better choice.
There is always a custom WB available.
The color temperature in the shade is much higher than when the subject is in sunlight. Flash with a color temperature similar to daylight renders very pleasant results.
5500 degrees Kelvin in daylight only occurs when the sun is near midday otherwise 5200 is a better choice.
There is always a custom WB available.
I usually keep my camera on Auto wb and correct in post if necessary. I am still learning my settings. Unfortunately I can't set Kelvin on my camera. It has auto and presets. I think I can set wb but using the gray card trick but I haven't learned how to do that yet.
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