Looking for Indepth Critique on Photos

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/03/2007 12:53:27 PM · #1

So these photo's are all from the past 30 day's and I'm hoping that a few people would be willing to give me some in depth critique on the photo's in my portfolio. I'm looking for suggestions on lighting and posing mostly... I have done litter or no PP on any of them, but if you have suggestions on what I should do PP wise, I wouldn't mind that too

Thanks in Advance all!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

12/03/2007 01:15:03 PM · #2

See if you can get the attention of idnic or dwterry or timfythetoo - they can give you pointers on lighting and poses and such. I'm not a portrait shooter, so I can only say that I think you did a very good job with the Christmas shots - I'm betting the subjects will like them! You may, in post, want to blur the background just a bit, but really it's fine the way it is, too.

booboo_goon

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

12/03/2007 01:38:13 PM · #3

Commented on what I could =) Hope it helps

Mike_Adams

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/03/2007 01:41:31 PM · #4

Commented on several and hope that it helps! Keep up the good work you have to love this place!

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/03/2007 02:55:25 PM · #5

I think the poses and such look fine. The main thing I would do to improve these photos is work on the background. That background just steals too much attention from the subject ... because it's so bright ... because it's partially in focus ... because of the colored patterns (which aren't bad if they don't detract from the subject).

Things to do to improve:

- Perhaps a softer background (less colorful).

- Less light on the background (or else control the spillage).

- Move the subject away from the background. This will help blur the background more and will also serve to darken the background.

On that last comment: light diminishes with the square of the distance. So if the subject is half way between the light and the background, then the background will only receive 1/4th as much light.

Also, keep in mind that the farther away the light gets (from the subject), the harsher the shadows become. You appear to have done well with light placement here. But I point this aspect out just so I can make the next point:

With both of those thoughts in mind, it is best to keep the light as close as possible to the subject, and the subject as far as possible from the background. Both ... within reason. (can't get too close to the light or you'll the light will be in your picture, can't be too far away from the background or the background will need to be huge)

Hope that helps.

12/03/2007 03:31:45 PM · #6

Thanks everyone for the great comments.. they really help! and I'll be sure to take them into account (I have another similar christmas party in a week and a bit).

BTW Baby's my son :) he's 2 months old... did the photo's in my studio ,but I don't have a baby sitter (yet, it's on the massivly long list of things I want/need to get) so I had his mom holding him up as much as possible... poses etc arn't the greatest because we didn't have much time before he desided that he'd had enough... (baby's go fig)

12/03/2007 07:13:04 PM · #7

bump for the evening crowd