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lynn.rhyann Loc: Grants Pass, OR

These are the senior pictures of Shaina J. Wyatt. I am happy to announce that she was thrilled with them!!! Please give your feedback. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISISM ONLY PLEASE.

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Val Loc: Minnesota

The first two are underexposed. I always use a flash outdoors when shooting people, especially seniors. Even on bright days. It lights the face more for a sharper image, especially the eyes. The fourth one has too many hot spots from the sun. I do like the poses and the backgrounds. I would say the first one is my favorite and not too bad as far as lighting but would have made it much better using a flash. I am trying to figure out how you got the yellow haze in the second to the last image but there is a hot or overexposed spot on her forehead. Those are difficult to remedy. The sun is an evil friend to a photographer. We must work around it! Shade and sometimes a flash can over power the sun to eliminate the shadows and hot spots if you can master it without overexposing. I do like the black and white image! Very nice compositions. And if she is pleased, that is all that matters. Keep in mind too that monitors are different so images can look different also.

lynn.rhyann Loc: Grants Pass, OR

Thank you! I will keep that in mind the next time i take senior pictures!

Val Loc: Minnesota

lynn.rhyann wrote:

Thank you! I will keep that in mind the next time i take senior pictures!

Since you added more, I had to comment more. The white balance is off on the seventh and eighth images. To get the colors spot on, use a gray card to custom set your white balance. I use a WhiBal. The best $40 I have ever spent. Sure eliminates more post work.

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

There were so many posted I just took one one. There was a distinct green caste to this photo as well as a need to brighten the face highlights.

In general I would avoid shooting photos of this type on bright sunny days. Harsh light is not flattering.

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Val Loc: Minnesota

bobmielke wrote:

There were so many posted I just took one one. There was a distinct green caste to this photo as well as a need to brighten the face highlights.

In general I would avoid shooting photos of this type on bright sunny days. Harsh light is not flattering.

Still, white balance issue.When this was first pointed out to me in a photo critique, I couldn't see what they were talking about. I had no idea what white balance was and couldn't see it. I was almost offended that my photos were less than great. I did some studying and took alot of advice and learned about using a gray card and now I see the difference in many of the images that are hanging in my studio with white balance way off. The average person can't see it. It is a valuable tool!

ShakyShutter Loc: Arizona

Back to the gray card white balance sequence for a moment.
This may help a few people.

The examples you show are obvious however these examples are from the same frame right?

How was the gray card involved in the shooting/processing sequence to achieve proper white balance shown?

Dunatic

It's been years since I used a gray card with my film camera and honestly, I've forgotten how to use it. Can you please explain the use? I work with film and digital cameras. Thank you. (P.S. I take photos of my daughter and sometimes I'm not sure the exposures on the skin tones are as they should be).

Val Loc: Minnesota

ShakyShutter wrote:

Back to the gray card white balance sequence for a moment.
This may help a few people.

The examples you show are obvious however these examples are from the same frame right?

How was the gray card involved in the shooting/processing sequence to achieve proper white balance shown?

Obviously no gray card was used since the images were already here. The point is, how much time do you want to spend on editing images? My edit time has decreased significantly with what I have learned about custom white balance, lighting, and proper exposure, etc. I always shoot RAW and in manual mode. My edit time per image has been reduced to about 1-2 minutes per image (sometimes less) compared to 15-30 minutes. That makes a big difference to me.

Val Loc: Minnesota

Dunatic wrote:

It's been years since I used a gray card with my film camera and honestly, I've forgotten how to use it. Can you please explain the use? I work with film and digital cameras. Thank you. (P.S. I take photos of my daughter and sometimes I'm not sure the exposures on the skin tones are as they should be).

I only shoot with Canon digital cameras.

1.Set up lights to preferred power. For outdoor, setting the flash to the power you want.
2.Have subject hold the gray card with the camera set to AWB.
3.Take a shot of the gray card filling as much of the center circle as you can.
4.Set WB in camera with white balance image. Zoom completely on the card filling frame.
5.Set camera setting to custom WB.
6. Shoot
7.Repeat steps on every light change.

joe west Loc: Taylor, Michigan

nice shots, my favorite, i like the B/W

lynn.rhyann Loc: Grants Pass, OR

joe west wrote:

nice shots, my favorite, i like the B/W

Thx!

JerrysPhotos Loc: Arkansas

I like all of the poses, I did not notice the WB being off until Val redid a couple of the photos, now it is easy to see that they had a tint to them. But I still think you did a great job taking the photos...

Shutterbugrainey Loc: Lowndes, MO

I think you did a great job. I like the B/W
I take my first Senior pictures this weekend. I am very nervous, but EXCITED!!! :D

Again Great Job! :D

PENSACOLAPHOTOGRAPHER Loc: PENSACOLA

It takes fifty photographers to screw in a light bulb. One to twist it and forty nine to say "I would have gone the other way". The client is happy, your happy, it was a good day. I liked them.