Winter Maternity Shoot

kdotaylor

I was asked to take photos of a couple expecting their first child after several miscarriages. They wanted to incorporate city lights, which meant taking pictures at dusk, which I've never done. So, I dialed up the ISO, and here's what we got. Any feedback is appreciated!

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Also, what do you think about adding snow where there is none? What do you think of these two:?

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Foques

I think these would benefit greatly from a wide open aperture.

kdotaylor

These were shot with my 35-70 mm f 2.8 lens, shot open at 2.8 (I just noticed some were shot at 3.5)
I have a 50 mm 1.4 lens, but I've noticed my photos aren't as sharp with that one--not sure why. I'm wondering if I should invest in an 85 mm 1.8 portrait lens. Any thoughts?

Foques

i'm guessing most were shot at 35-50mm?
I find that the background is absolutely way too focused.

kdotaylor

Foques wrote: »

i'm guessing most were shot at 35-50mm?
I find that the background is absolutely way too focused.

Thanks...I guess I'd have to agree.

jonh68

The backgrounds don't bother me as much as not taking advantage of the lights. You shot in a way that doesn't make the lights pop. To do this justice you need to shoot off camera flash and dial down the iso. This way you can underexpose the background so only the lights show up and the use flash to expose the subjects. Later in the shoot when it gets darker you will have to bump up iso but not much. I have done a few portrait shoots at night downtown around Christmas lights and clients like this as it gives a different look.

And the fake snowflakes don't add anything other than make more distractions.