Portraits at the Beach- constructive critique please
Sep 24, 2014 10:56:28 #
#3 is my pick. Rick said most of it for me, although I find the head crop is fine with me. #4 has too many blown highlights on the top of the head. Overall fine use of backlighting.
Bill
Bill
Sep 24, 2014 14:00:29 #
Thank you! I appreciate it. I have been practicing lighting lately with my speedlights off camera but i didn't feel like taking it along to the park. So I can see how I could have controlled the backlighting from blowing out so much if I had off camera lighting much more. The more I practice the more I learn I suppose! :)
Nightsky wrote:
#3 is my pick. Rick said most of it for me, although I find the head crop is fine with me. #4 has too many blown highlights on the top of the head. Overall fine use of backlighting.
Bill
Bill
Sep 24, 2014 14:02:54 #
Thank you for taking the time to look and write. This was definatly a tough lighting situation to get the highlights even but the more I practice the more I learn. Thank you for all of your feedback. It is most appreciated!
Rick36203 wrote:
I love them all. I'll have to say though, that #3 ... (show quote)
Sep 24, 2014 14:56:13 #
really like 2 & 4. (I am just now learning to dabble in people, it is so out of my comfort zone..... )
Sep 24, 2014 17:22:34 #
Thank you MissStephie. Jump in! It is so much fun...always a work in progress! :)
MissStephie wrote:
really like 2 & 4. (I am just now learning to dabble in people, it is so out of my comfort zone..... )
Sep 24, 2014 17:51:09 #
alissaspieces wrote:
Oh- yes..I had her smile. She is going through that awkward teeth phase so we did a lot more with the mouth closed. Plus she is an actress and likes to go for the drama! lol
Got that. To keep a nice subject interested you're wise to go with the flow.
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Sep 25, 2014 06:01:34 #
They are all good. I would certainly be happy with a set like these. I like 4 the best, followed by 2. I don't find the fence distracting, but feel it lends itself to the mood of the shot.
One thing the comments here have shown, is that we all see things slightly differently.
One thing the comments here have shown, is that we all see things slightly differently.
Sep 25, 2014 06:47:11 #
I try to remember that we all look at life differently , and the same goes when we take photos and what we as photographers may like . Keeping that in mind , and knowing that what we see on our monitors may be different . I feel I can see thru your eyes what must of looked good to you when you took these photos . And keeping that in mind , I like them all . Taking blank back grounds for portraits all the time becomes boring to me after a while , so I like when someone has the guts to take photos like yours to tell the story . Thanks for sharing , Tommy
Sep 25, 2014 07:49:24 #
Moonsey
Loc: SW Michigan
Lovely photos, did you use fill flash or a reflector to get the catch lights in her eyes?
Sep 25, 2014 07:49:42 #
Moonsey
Loc: SW Michigan
Lovely photos, did you use fill flash or a reflector to get the catch lights in her eyes?
Sep 25, 2014 08:00:28 #
Sep 25, 2014 08:49:07 #
Low Catch lights are a little distracting, you need to hold the reflector a little higher, but if you are by yourself what can you do!!!
Sep 25, 2014 10:11:19 #
Sep 25, 2014 13:49:16 #
Thank you! I agree...that is it beauty of art..beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That being said, the reason that I post here is because I know that there are some technical aspects to portraits that I would like to learn and understand to help improve the quality of my photographs. There are many excellent photographers here and I like to hear what people liked and what people did't like. I also like to learn technically what can be improved. In the end I can decide if I agree or not, but it is such a great process to help grow. Thank you again for your kind words..they are so appreciated!!
kubota king wrote:
I try to remember that we all look at life differe... (show quote)
Sep 25, 2014 13:50:05 #
Thank you...it was a beautiful time of day!
LLucas wrote:
The lighting is just gorgeous! Great job.
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