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11/07/2008 05:11:10 AM · #1 |
| Hi, I had a lady in our community that was totally unhappy with her son's senior portraits done by a "professional". She asked me to do them so I did for the practice and experience. She knew I didn't have any experience in this. I had a gray back drop, an on camera SB-600, and an old Vivitar with an optical slave that I could use. I am happy with how they turned out. I had to do some big touch ups on his face also because he has very bad acne (which I also have very limited experience with). You can see the photos here. She has seen most of the photos and says she is really happy with them, but I will see if she purchaces any (I just posted the final few this morning). I know there were alot of other parents that were unhappy with their kids photos also. So I am hoping that if she really likes them I can do some more and maybe start charging a sitting fee. I have no studio and the photos were all taken at the convention center on post. Any input on the set would be welcome. |
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11/07/2008 07:58:53 AM · #2 |
David...nice start...
I really like 28, 27, 56, 60.
You have some really nice poses. Only critique I have is the harsh shadow you are picking up. I'm guessing perhaps your model is too close to the backdrop. (I'm still learning this!)...I'm sure someone else on here can advise about editing them to soften that shadow.
Great job for a first time!! |
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11/07/2008 08:09:44 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by david1707:
Hi, I had a lady in our community that was totally unhappy with her son's senior portraits done by a "professional". She asked me to do them so I did for the practice and experience. She knew I didn't have any experience in this. I had a gray back drop, an on camera SB-600, and an old Vivitar with an optical slave that I could use. I am happy with how they turned out. I had to do some big touch ups on his face also because he has very bad acne (which I also have very limited experience with). You can see the photos here. She has seen most of the photos and says she is really happy with them, but I will see if she purchaces any (I just posted the final few this morning). I know there were alot of other parents that were unhappy with their kids photos also. So I am hoping that if she really likes them I can do some more and maybe start charging a sitting fee. I have no studio and the photos were all taken at the convention center on post. Any input on the set would be welcome. |
Nice job! It's amazing how much the shots looking down on him help hide his gummy smile while the ones looking up at him make it worse. I really like the close up studio shot in the uniform (13/61). Many of the studio shots have strong shadows and I'll be interested to hear from others about recommendations for your lighting situation since mine is about the same & I really haven't gotten into trying any portraits. Some very nice shots overall. Congratulations. |
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11/07/2008 08:22:09 AM · #4 |
| Thanks for the comments so far. I did some family portraits last night for our Army Community Service Center with a two strobe set-up (I got my cheap radio remote in so I can have two lights now). The shadows on the back drop were not bad at all so I think it was mostly due to only having one light. I would share those portraits but due to their policies I can't. They were printed on the spot and I can't post them anywhere. |
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11/10/2008 08:37:19 PM · #5 |
Okay, if I would give ONE critique, it would be to dial down your flash or diffuse it with something more than you are using. Some of them have very harsh/flat lighting that is not flattering.
If you don't know how to dial down your onboard or hotshoe flash, let me know, I will do my best to instruct ya :)
I took this:
with my onboard flash as my speedlight JUST died and the groom was in position. No time to jump over to the bag and stick some new ones in.
It was dialed down to -2. |
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11/11/2008 02:05:46 AM · #6 |
TC,
thanks for the advice. I was using one of the cheap plastic defusers on my on camera flash, plus I was bouncing it. I think the problem was with my off cam flash. It was being bounced off of a neutral grey card and was set at 1/4 (lowest it goes). I probably should have pulled it farther away from the subject. I have a couple umbrellas coming soon. They have the black covers that can be removed so you can bounce light or use them as shoot throughs. I can't wait to play with them! |
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11/11/2008 06:59:24 PM · #7 |
| Shoot through umbrellas are beast! Great for this kind of portraiture. You will indeed have fun with those. :D |
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