Re: The first shot. Very interesting bohek ... but the brightness of the center background is very distracting. I'd burn this area in along with under the tree branch (lower left side) and I'd lighten the face of the girl in the pretty dress.
Re: Shots two and three - I'd burn in the pretty poka dot dress in both images. In three I'd dial in a bit more contrast for punch and burn in the background.
Disclaimer> comments based upon my monitor ... your mileage my vary.
So what lens is delivering this interesting bokeh?
PS- Very, nice environmental protraits. I appreciate the tones ... so why aren't the dresses dirty ... how much fun can a girl have without getting a speck of dirt on her pretty dress?
the last is the best - I think a straight B&W would look better though.
Thank you Adrian. I attempted a straight B & W, I thought the sepia would be a softer tone to use with children. Originally, I had them diffused as well, but reverted to a sharper print and brought up the contrast. I also like it in it's original color format. I just like the way black & white seems to tell a story.
Re: The first shot. Very interesting bohek ... but the brightness of the center background is very distracting. I'd burn this area in along with under the tree branch (lower left side) and I'd lighten the face of the girl in the pretty dress.
Re: Shots two and three - I'd burn in the pretty poka dot dress in both images. In three I'd dial in a bit more contrast for punch and burn in the background.
Disclaimer> comments based upon my monitor ... your mileage my vary.
So what lens is delivering this interesting bokeh?
Hi Gary, you are right, there is a lot more I could do to improve these shots (notice I didn't post them in the Whipping Post!) My PS skills are still lagging and I need to work on learning how to edit quicker. Yes, the background is strange with all those dead branches, etc. I was using my Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS. It's my most versatile lens, and I get more shots in focus with it than my others!!!!
PS- Very, nice environmental protraits. I appreciate the tones ... so why aren't the dresses dirty ... how much fun can a girl have without getting a speck of dirt on her pretty dress?
Thank you Gary. I like the tones, too. Ah! You should have seen these 3 by the end of the day......no, make that by lunch time!!!
Looking at the B&W, the color, and sepia versions, I think you made the right call when you first produced it in the sepia. It really did soften up the image and kind of made it more intimate.
All the shots posted are very nice and makes me want to consider the same lens. The IS would be nice, but I would have a really hard time getting that past boss ... er, wife ... since I already have the Tamron. Besides, I like the f/2.8 of the Tamron and would find the f/4 a little restricting sometimes.
Thanks, Scott. I agree with you on the sepia tone. These are my brother's grandchildren. The shots were taken where we spent part of our childhood. Since my brother and his wife are planning to move to Washington (leaving grandchildren behind!) they wanted some shots taken in this location for remembrance. It was a bitter-sweet day shooting these shots and difficult viewing them after uploading them on my computer. :cry
Love the first shot and agree on the sepia tone. I would also recommend burning in the background to make the girl the lighter part of image to draw the eye to her.
The girls are beautiful and you are truly blessed!
I'm worried about Gort. I'm afraid of what he might do, if anything should happen to me.:dood
Love the first shot and agree on the sepia tone. I would also recommend burning in the background to make the girl the lighter part of image to draw the eye to her.
The girls are beautiful and you are truly blessed!
Sepia works best and I think you can improve the background also. I like the shots except the Gausian blur version. Seems a bit overdone.
Thanks Erich and Spudger....looks like I'm going to have to take another stab at fixing that background since so many have mentioned it. Not tonight though....I bought a new car today and I have a headache tonight!!! :twitch
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Re: Shots two and three - I'd burn in the pretty poka dot dress in both images. In three I'd dial in a bit more contrast for punch and burn in the background.
Disclaimer> comments based upon my monitor ... your mileage my vary.
So what lens is delivering this interesting bokeh?
PS- Very, nice environmental protraits. I appreciate the tones ... so why aren't the dresses dirty ... how much fun can a girl have without getting a speck of dirt on her pretty dress?
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Thanks Gus!!! I am finding it hard to judge how contrasty to make prints for posting. Learning to "punch it" up there!
Thank you Scott...I have 3 adorable great-nieces (and 1 adorable great-nephew!)
Hi Gary, you are right, there is a lot more I could do to improve these shots (notice I didn't post them in the Whipping Post!) My PS skills are still lagging and I need to work on learning how to edit quicker. Yes, the background is strange with all those dead branches, etc. I was using my Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS. It's my most versatile lens, and I get more shots in focus with it than my others!!!!
Thank you Gary. I like the tones, too. Ah! You should have seen these 3 by the end of the day......no, make that by lunch time!!!
All the shots posted are very nice and makes me want to consider the same lens. The IS would be nice, but I would have a really hard time getting that past boss ... er, wife ... since I already have the Tamron. Besides, I like the f/2.8 of the Tamron and would find the f/4 a little restricting sometimes.
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The girls are beautiful and you are truly blessed!
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!
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