4 from the backyard

Mike J

My daughter was a willing model yesterday. Any feedback on how these could be improved would greatly be appreciated.

#1

#2

#3

#4

Qarik

I think the last one could use touch more exposure..but really they can not be improved. Nice ones!

SimpsonBrothers

#1 is my fav.
Only thing I might try on that one is darkening the highlights on her cheeks so you can see some skin texture.

#2 I would de-sat the red 50%

#3 is perfect
f1.4?

#4 lighten and de-sat the red

adbsgicom

Really nice. #1 FTW.
The sepia tone in #3 works so perfectly with her dress and stoic expression.

Mike J

Qarik wrote: »

I think the last one could use touch more exposure..but really they can not be improved. Nice ones!

SimpsonBrothers wrote: »

#1 is my fav.
Only thing I might try on that one is darkening the highlights on her cheeks so you can see some skin texture.

#2 I would de-sat the red 50%

#3 is perfect
f1.4?

#4 lighten and de-sat the red

adbsgicom wrote: »

Really nice. #1 FTW.
The sepia tone in #3 works so perfectly with her dress and stoic expression.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think the red licorice she ate right before isn't helping with the reds is it? Also, I had bumped up the vibrance in LR which didn't really help here either.

Here is the last one with the reds brought down a little more and lightened a little bit. Any better?


Here is the 2nd one with the reds brought down:


All were taken with the 85 f/1.4 lens shot at f/2.8.

heatherfeather

ha ha... if it were me I would clean up the red stuff around her mouth. I wonder what she had been snacking on?
#1 is verry pretty.

SimpsonBrothers

Love the new shots!

kidzmom

She is gorgeous, the lighting is beautiful, focus is grand, and they all look so natural! It is probabally just me...but if these were my shots I'd be nit picking the pinpoint flash lights in the eyes. I like natural catchlights much more, but have personally been working on honing my on camera flash skills of late. With Ettl, a -2 exposure comp and HSS I'm getting really natural looking shots...EXCEPT they end up leaving the tell-tale pinpoint flash lights in the pupils which I don't like. Is it just me in not liking that look? Other than the pupils these are great She is a natural in front of the camera and the 85 glass looks like a treat! I'm curious on everyone else's take on the on camera flash eye effects. The only other thing for me is in #4 with her head turned she is out of the DOF plane for that left eye and it is oof. It happens to me all the time when I shoot wide and they eyes aren't on the same plane. That doesn't bother me as much as the pinpoints though. thanks for sharing!

Mike J

kidzmom wrote: »

She is gorgeous, the lighting is beautiful, focus is grand, and they all look so natural! It is probabally just me...but if these were my shots I'd be nit picking the pinpoint flash lights in the eyes. I like natural catchlights much more, but have personally been working on honing my on camera flash skills of late. With Ettl, a -2 exposure comp and HSS I'm getting really natural looking shots...EXCEPT they end up leaving the tell-tale pinpoint flash lights in the pupils which I don't like. Is it just me in not liking that look? Other than the pupils these are great She is a natural in front of the camera and the 85 glass looks like a treat! I'm curious on everyone else's take on the on camera flash eye effects. The only other thing for me is in #4 with her head turned she is out of the DOF plane for that left eye and it is oof. It happens to me all the time when I shoot wide and they eyes aren't on the same plane. That doesn't bother me as much as the pinpoints though. thanks for sharing!

Hi Kelly - thx for the comments. She does like to "pose." I actually agree with you on the pinpoints. Don't like them. I had just finished putting away the off-camera lighting and didn't want to drag them back out. I should have had I known I was going to get these 4 shots. I really like #1 and it's going on the wall somewhere but only after is enhance the catchlights.