First off you've got some very nice exposures and color, much better than the average.
Your posing brings the group together nicely and pleasing to the eye for most of these. 1-4-5-6-7 especially.
Watch out for bright areas especially bright leading lines. #1 has a little exposure problem and the bright bottom left corner needs to be toned down but the legs, bodies and heads are very pleasing formations. Fix these and put a vignette on it and it would really stand out. Back to those leading lines, turn the shot upside down and i'll bet your eyes go to those lines everytime and not their faces. You handled the fence nicely in #3 as it doesn't distract as much as the others. See how the bright spot on the bench in #2 now grabs your eye if your thinking bright areas. While we are on bright areas look at how the arms stand out and grab you. If they had sleeves it would have helped.
I also like #5 with a better cropping to rid the leading lines on the right. This one is a great pose. #9 is a neat idea but would you want it on your wall with the back of that hand and the other persons bright arm staring at you?
Hope I wasn't too mean but you honestly have the start of some really nice work here. A few corrections of minor details would make them outstanding.
Thanks for the comments and appreciate the feedback! Btw u were not harsh, it was constructive criticism that I can use to get better and is why I posted, so thanks!
some nice shots there - like the natural setting you've chosen & the inclusion of the wooden fence on your last few - really gives your subjects something to lean on to relax them
Nice work! Hackbone is correct, you want some type of lines or angles that will lead you to your center of interest (their faces) without the user knowing this. I am going to post mostly on composition and others may have different opinions or suggestions also. I also tend to focus in tighter doing portraits and use a f-stop around 1.8-2.4 unless it's a group shot.
1-move subjects from center to either side a small amount. I just don't like things in the dead center is all
3-nice composition (watch out for the pole beside his head, a little distracting. Perhaps have them move to their right (your left) just a hair or process so it doesn't have as much attention to it.
4-Move out of center slightly and watch out for trees/objects shooting straight from her head up. Personally I don't like objects coming from someones head. Sometimes we find out after taking the picture this happened.
6/7- i like. I would blur the background more and put more focus on their faces and possibly a vignette.
9-bring in just a little tighter on the left perhaps to see what it looks like.
Hope I didn't sound too harsh. It's just constructive criticism, we are all here to help each other You did a wonderful job first time around.
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First off you've got some very nice exposures and color, much better than the average.
Your posing brings the group together nicely and pleasing to the eye for most of these. 1-4-5-6-7 especially.
Watch out for bright areas especially bright leading lines. #1 has a little exposure problem and the bright bottom left corner needs to be toned down but the legs, bodies and heads are very pleasing formations. Fix these and put a vignette on it and it would really stand out. Back to those leading lines, turn the shot upside down and i'll bet your eyes go to those lines everytime and not their faces. You handled the fence nicely in #3 as it doesn't distract as much as the others. See how the bright spot on the bench in #2 now grabs your eye if your thinking bright areas. While we are on bright areas look at how the arms stand out and grab you. If they had sleeves it would have helped.
I also like #5 with a better cropping to rid the leading lines on the right. This one is a great pose. #9 is a neat idea but would you want it on your wall with the back of that hand and the other persons bright arm staring at you?
Hope I wasn't too mean but you honestly have the start of some really nice work here. A few corrections of minor details would make them outstanding.
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Nice work! Hackbone is correct, you want some type of lines or angles that will lead you to your center of interest (their faces) without the user knowing this. I am going to post mostly on composition and others may have different opinions or suggestions also. I also tend to focus in tighter doing portraits and use a f-stop around 1.8-2.4 unless it's a group shot.
1-move subjects from center to either side a small amount. I just don't like things in the dead center is all
3-nice composition (watch out for the pole beside his head, a little distracting. Perhaps have them move to their right (your left) just a hair or process so it doesn't have as much attention to it.
4-Move out of center slightly and watch out for trees/objects shooting straight from her head up. Personally I don't like objects coming from someones head. Sometimes we find out after taking the picture this happened.
6/7- i like. I would blur the background more and put more focus on their faces and possibly a vignette.
9-bring in just a little tighter on the left perhaps to see what it looks like.
Hope I didn't sound too harsh. It's just constructive criticism, we are all here to help each other
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