Clay time

Mitchell

Samantha and I had some fun with clay this afternoon as the light was fading.

All with the nikkor 28-70mm wide open.

Carrot anyone?



Pancakes?



Do I really have to clean this up?

Darren Troy C

Absolutely precious!

joshhuntnm

picking up on the conversation from your other post, that last one looks just about perfect as far as exposure and color balance. slightly darker/ warmer than the others. "Spot on," as they say down under.

anwmn1

Are these in your garage again? Appears to be from the highlights in her eyes in the 2nd shot.

As a series these work really well but I will provide comments as stand alone shots

Her hand really bothers me in the 1st shot. There is a slight blur and it is so blurred it looks plastic and fake. I suggest cropping that shot quite a bit tighter..... 4x6 portrait maybe.

2nd one is very nice. I think overall the best because of the context.

3rd one.... I like it better cropped to eliminate the clay. Similar to the first one the clay is too blurred to really add much.


I need to clear out the garage and try your techniques though. I love the lighting you get.

ivar

Mitchell wrote:

On this one, I think I prefer it if the space at the bottom is cropped out, like so:

because the space/clay is taking too much attention away from her.

You've titled it "Do I really have to clean this up?" but I don't get that feeling from the picture. It's more of a "I didn't succeed in making what I wanted to make" kind of thing, you know what I mean?

I actually rarely title my photos for this reason

Travis

Oh my gosh, #3 made me burst out laughing. Cute capture and I like the comp with the clay (different strokes they say ). #2 is precious and while I like #1, the angle is almost too vertical and gives me vertigo.

Mitchell

anwmn1 wrote:

Are these in your garage again? Appears to be from the highlights in her eyes in the 2nd shot.

As a series these work really well but I will provide comments as stand alone shots

Her hand really bothers me in the 1st shot. There is a slight blur and it is so blurred it looks plastic and fake. I suggest cropping that shot quite a bit tighter..... 4x6 portrait maybe.

2nd one is very nice. I think overall the best because of the context.

3rd one.... I like it better cropped to eliminate the clay. Similar to the first one the clay is too blurred to really add much.


I need to clear out the garage and try your techniques though. I love the lighting you get.

Thanks, Aaron.

I actually got out of the garage for these and shot them in my backyard on my pool deck. These were actually just grab shots of her playing on a colorful table we have.

I appreciate your comments. I often debate about the use of such a shallow DOF. It's fun for me to isolate her eyes, but perhaps, as you've mentioned, this leaves the rest of the image out of context (#1).

I'm trying to elevate these shots out of the realm of my typical snapshots at f7. If I leave the clay in focus in #3, the shot would not have as much impact to my eye. If I crop the clay out, I don't tell much of a story.

Perhaps a compromise in f stops would be better.

Scott_Quier

Mitch - these are soooo precious. I really like the last one. I think Ivar's crop of #3 is a very nice improvement - focusing attention on her expression as it does. She is sooooo cute!

heatherfeather

So, if it were me, the last one would be printed and hung by now. It is sooo cute!

Great job catching those every day moments!