A few senior portraits
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My sister in laws asked me to take some senior pictures for them. I have always enjoyed photography as a hobby, so this is the first time I really felt any presure with a camera in my hands! Let me know what you guys think, I have a more in other places. These were the first shots with my new lens (Canon 60mm f2.8 macro) its seems pretty crisp. BTW they are twins.
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All the images on my monitor could use a bit of contrast and perhaps sharpening, they seem a bit hazy even though they appear to be in focus. Good shots, nice background, you have captured their beauty, Mom should be happy !!
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They look very comfortable with you and it shows in the pictures.
I bet they love these.
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I agree that something is not right, but I seem to be chasing my tail a bit! I have lightroom and PSE so I know my tools are up to the task, calibrated IPS panal so my monitor is not the problem either. I am gonna revist a little contrast and sharpening, I am a little leary of doing much though because I am kind of a skin tone nit and it seems just about everything I do color wise changes the tone enough for me to not like the whole picture.
Thanks! Yeah they are comfortable with me. They are 15 years younger than my wife, I have known them since they were 2! They feel like my daughters most of the time!
The light is all natural on my 3 season porch in the middle of WI winter, it was 5 degrees outside! Do you have any recommondations for PP? I think they need a little more pop (as all photos I take) but I am not sure where to go from here?
I really apprieciate all the input from you guys! I agree they are missing something but not quite sure what it is. They are happy with them and I am satisfied but I think they can be better. I am going to revisit the RAW files in the next couple days and see what I can come up with! Will try to post at a later date!
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For me, #4 is the strongest image because of the rule of thirds and looser crop. Not wild about the cupping the chin hand placement.
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I love this photo first of all.
The photo as taken was not critically sharp.
I cropped it to give the shot a bit more energy(to get her out of the middle). I sharpened the inner colored part of her eyes. I cloned the skin just a bit to even out the tones. I did a levels adjustment and contrast adjustment.
I clicked on her skin with the skin color eyedropper in Elements. I burned the corners a bit and her arms...which in effect brighteneds her face and directs your eye there.
The actual photos are not bad now just continue to work on getting consistency with your photo processing.
All done in Elements and took a just a couple minutes.
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One of the young ladies tends to have a fuller face. When it is evenly lit the face tends to thicken up. Try to get more shadow on one side of that type of face to slim it. In this case shadows are your friend.
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