Portraits at McGalliard Falls Park
Nov 7, 2020 20:05:43 #
Hi everybody! Took the kids to the park today and got a few good shots of them. Taken on a Nikon D3300. I think the first two were on an 18-55 kit lens and the rest were on a 35mm 1.8. Please let me know your thoughts or suggestions. Thanks! 
Nov 7, 2020 20:33:17 #
maggiemae wrote:
Hi everybody! Took the kids to the park today and got a few good shots of them. Taken on a Nikon D3300. I think the first two were on an 18-55 kit lens and the rest were on a 35mm 1.8. Please let me know your thoughts or suggestions. Thanks!
Good looking boys and good photos of them. Posed well, too.
Nov 7, 2020 20:43:46 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Good looking boys and good photos of them. Posed well, too.
Thank you PhotogHobbyist!
Nov 8, 2020 11:52:53 #
couch coyote
Loc: northern Illinois
I'd say that's a very successful photo shoot! Nice job (and cute kids)!
Just some observations from an amateur:
The ones that are standouts for me personally are 1, 2, 7, and 8. 1 shows a lot of personality, with a little grin that seems as if it could turn impish. 2, with his soft yet direct look, and graceful tilt of his head, is absolutely perfect. His eyes are the center of attention; couldn't be more charming! I see both of these have the light coming from slightly below, which wouldn't have occurred to me, but works with their young faces. A creative choice that works.
7 has such a nice contemplative look, yet still with that hint of smile. I'd like to see more picture area on the left (or crop the right side); he's looking out of the picture a little too much. And I'd crop the wood at the top; it's attractive but isn't the subject of the picture. Also, did you light him with a reflector? There's a white line through the center of his irises that I'd like to see gone.
I really like the high key feel of 8, and your focus is appropriately on his face and not his arm. Another dreamy look which shows an appealing part of his personality. It might be fun to play around with blurring and lightening everything but his features.
Just my preferences. Very good job on all of these!
Just some observations from an amateur:
The ones that are standouts for me personally are 1, 2, 7, and 8. 1 shows a lot of personality, with a little grin that seems as if it could turn impish. 2, with his soft yet direct look, and graceful tilt of his head, is absolutely perfect. His eyes are the center of attention; couldn't be more charming! I see both of these have the light coming from slightly below, which wouldn't have occurred to me, but works with their young faces. A creative choice that works.
7 has such a nice contemplative look, yet still with that hint of smile. I'd like to see more picture area on the left (or crop the right side); he's looking out of the picture a little too much. And I'd crop the wood at the top; it's attractive but isn't the subject of the picture. Also, did you light him with a reflector? There's a white line through the center of his irises that I'd like to see gone.
I really like the high key feel of 8, and your focus is appropriately on his face and not his arm. Another dreamy look which shows an appealing part of his personality. It might be fun to play around with blurring and lightening everything but his features.
Just my preferences. Very good job on all of these!
Nov 8, 2020 12:47:13 #
couch coyote wrote:
I'd say that's a very successful photo shoot! Nic... (show quote)
Thank you very much for the detailed response. In the first two they were sitting in these giant cement tubes, the sun may have been reflecting up from the bottom of the tube. In Number 7 I did not use a reflector, the white line is a white fence that was in front of him....if you zoom in on his eyes you can actually see the entire reflection of the fence. I must have captured their personalities well because you hit them spot on. My younger boy does lean toward being impish while my older boy is more of a daydreamer. Again, thank you for the input it is much appreciated.
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