You might do better off to pick four or five that you have specific questions on. But eight pages of pictures to ask for critiques on is a bit much.
Two thoughts though. That first shot is over-exposed. Don't know if you hit it with too much flash or what but its too harsh. Second thought, if you delivered that many photos to your client for them to purchase from you delivered too much. They have too much to choose from and cause choice-paralysis. Find the best, prune the list, and only show the best.
in general they are not bad... decently exposed, mostly in focus, okay colors. The cmposition is a bit lacking. Most shots sre just centered and lacking in interesting poses, angles, lighting, etc.
Thats said..there are some decent shots in there but they get lost in the sea of repitition. You could literally throw away 80% of the shots and leave just the best/strongest and it would be leaner and mushc stronger collection. There are many repititous shots that are only different in negligible ways.
I liked your sepias, specially the one in the first page. I think the pp on a lot of them, like mentioned before, is a bit strong, resulting in very stark images. The black in some of them looks almost silvered, most noticeably in the hair.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean I wanted you to critique all of them, just a general observation/critique overall or on a few that you choose.
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Understood. One, you have too many photos from one session to choose from. That goes either for us as critiquers, or for you clients trying to purchase prints. Pare down the photos from your session to the very best and nothing else. Get rid of multiple images that are close but slightly different.
What kind of lighting did you use? Was it only ambient? Did you have any flashes or strobes?
Understood. One, you have too many photos from one session to choose from. That goes either for us as critiquers, or for you clients trying to purchase prints. Pare down the photos from your session to the very best and nothing else. Get rid of multiple images that are close but slightly different.
What kind of lighting did you use? Was it only ambient? Did you have any flashes or strobes?
I used some ambient light and a Canon 430 EXII. It was an overcast day.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> The couple (family friends) said they 'loved' them all, but I wanted to get some unbiased opinions. I didn't charge them. I put the pics on a CD for them.
I used some ambient light and a Canon 430 EXII. It was an overcast day.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> The couple (family friends) said they 'loved' them all, but I wanted to get some unbiased opinions. I didn't charge them. I put the pics on a CD for them.
You might need to dial down the flash exposure. Dial in some negative FEC, maybe a full stop. Do you have a diffuser? How about a flash bracket to get the flash further away from the lens? Also, on overcast days a flash isn't as necessary as it is in full-sun, its possible you could have done with only ambient light.
Exposure is off and your backgrounds for the most part are brighter than your subjects. Some have focus issues. Photography is all about light. The light needs to highlight your subjects, making them the focal point. Keep shooting.
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Two thoughts though. That first shot is over-exposed. Don't know if you hit it with too much flash or what but its too harsh. Second thought, if you delivered that many photos to your client for them to purchase from you delivered too much. They have too much to choose from and cause choice-paralysis. Find the best, prune the list, and only show the best.
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It's a lot of them.....too many to comment on specifically. Maybe if you chose a handful to post in a thread you would get a better response.
I think the processing is much too strong on what I saw.
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Thats said..there are some decent shots in there but they get lost in the sea of repitition. You could literally throw away 80% of the shots and leave just the best/strongest and it would be leaner and mushc stronger collection. There are many repititous shots that are only different in negligible ways.
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What kind of lighting did you use? Was it only ambient? Did you have any flashes or strobes?
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I used some ambient light and a Canon 430 EXII. It was an overcast day.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
The couple (family friends) said they 'loved' them all, but I wanted to get some unbiased opinions. I didn't charge them. I put the pics on a CD for them.
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