More Portrait Practice

deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
edited July 8, 2006 in People
Still trying to practice taking portraits... a friend "loaned" me her niece the other day and I was pretty happy with the shots I got...

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Comments/suggestions welcome..... You can see more (if you want LOL) at http://deeya.smugmug.com/gallery/1612675

TFL

Denise
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Nice series of shots Denise. thumb.gif You've done a good job of capturing the "character" in the girl.
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  • DavidSDavidS Registered Users Posts: 1,279 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Great shots! I really like them.
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Nice series of shots Denise. thumb.gif You've done a good job of capturing the "character" in the girl.

    Thanks Mike... I was really pleased with these... and her mom has expressed an interest in hiring me take pics of her other kids... :)

    Denise
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    DavidS wrote:
    Great shots! I really like them.

    Thanks David... :) me too :D
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    Great job! Love them all!

    Very cute kid!:D
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  • photogmommaphotogmomma Registered Users Posts: 1,644 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    Great shots! I'd watch out in #6 - you cropped out her foot. This is a HUGE pet peeve! I'd crop it closer to get an "on purpose" crop instead of a mistake...

    Otherwise, great color and wonderful expressions! Have you tried doing some B&W with these? Might translate nicely!
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    THE TOUCH wrote:
    Great job! Love them all!

    Very cute kid!:D

    Thanks Kevin... :)

    Hey... I went to junior high school very close to you.. at Edwards AFB... way back in the 70's :)

    Denise
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    photogmomma wrote:
    Great shots! I'd watch out in #6 - you cropped out her foot. This is a HUGE pet peeve! I'd crop it closer to get an "on purpose" crop instead of a mistake...

    Otherwise, great color and wonderful expressions! Have you tried doing some B&W with these? Might translate nicely!

    Thanks Andi.... you are right about cutting off the toe... I was ready to scream when I saw about 5 shots taken like this... and all but one had her toe cut off... and this one should be the one with her toes.. not sure what happened... I'll check it again... it's a close call but I did get it in there...

    I'm notoriously bad about cutting off body parts like that... headscratch.gif but I'm working on it... :)

    I haven't had much of a chance to play with converting these... and not much chance yet to really practice converting any pictures... but I plan to play with these and see what happens... :)

    Thanks again for the comments... I welcome all suggestions... anything that will help me get better...

    Denise
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  • athosathos Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    great series of shots.

    did you use a fill flash with a bounce or diffuser?
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  • PhotosbychuckPhotosbychuck Registered Users Posts: 1,239 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    Hi, deeya
    Great Photos! clap.gif
    It looks like she had a good time also. I think that helps alot when the model and the photographer are relaxed with each other.
    What camera did you use?
    The colors are Awsome!

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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    As stated above, this is a really great seriesthumb.gif. I like 1, 2, 3, 7 - I think they do a better job of showing us her character/personality.
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    athos wrote:
    great series of shots.

    did you use a fill flash with a bounce or diffuser?

    Thanks.... :)

    I didn't use a flash at all.... these are all natural light... taken outside under the oak trees between 5 and 6 pm... in South Alabama if that makes a difference.... It was a really sunny day, but the yard had great shade.

    Denise
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    Photosbychuck wrote:
    Hi, deeya
    Great Photos! clap.gif
    It looks like she had a good time also. I think that helps alot when the model and the photographer are relaxed with each other.
    What camera did you use?
    The colors are Awsome!

    Take Care,
    Charles Cassidy,

    Thanks Charles... I think I was the lucky one here... she is a natural with the camera. I had never met Sarah before this shoot... she is the niece of a good friend of mine. I'm taking a couple of classes and needed a child for some pictures... asked my friend if I could "borrow" her niece and she set it up.. Sarah made it really easy for me because I almost ddn't have to tell her anything at all.

    As for the camera.. I have a Nikon D70s and used both my 18-70mm and my 70-300mm for the shots...

    Denise
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    Scott_Quier wrote:
    As stated above, this is a really great seriesthumb.gif. I like 1, 2, 3, 7 - I think they do a better job of showing us her character/personality.

    Thanks Scott... those of definitely some of my favorites.. she's quite the character and I can't wait to take more of her. :)

    Denise
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2006
    deeya wrote:
    Thanks Kevin... :)

    Hey... I went to junior high school very close to you.. at Edwards AFB... way back in the 70's :)

    Denise

    Sorry Denise - I just saw your reply!

    I'm sorry to hear that!:giggle There's not much out there except for desert, and more desert.:D I do enjoy going to Red Rock Canyon though, which is just north of EAFB.
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2006
    THE TOUCH wrote:
    Sorry Denise - I just saw your reply!

    I'm sorry to hear that!:giggle There's not much out there except for desert, and more desert.:D I do enjoy going to Red Rock Canyon though, which is just north of EAFB.

    Hey!! if I remember correctly... there's not much around Bakersfield either.. except for desert! rolleyes1.gif

    Well when you are only 12-13 years old... you don't need much... we actually had a great time there cuz the base had a lot of stuff for kids to do... roller skating rink (aaaah... the Friday nights I spent there)... the pool.. the theater.. youth centers.. It was a great assignment for that time in my life...

    I don't remember Red Rock Canyon... sounds like a great place for photography...

    Is Cal Worthington still advertising used cars out that way.. with his dog Spot... :D
    Denise
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2006
    deeya wrote:
    Hey!! if I remember correctly... there's not much around Bakersfield either.. except for desert! rolleyes1.gif

    HAHA! You got that right! I actually moved here 3 years ago from Northern California. I really miss the mountains, rivers, rain, and all the GREEN.:cry
    Well when you are only 12-13 years old... you don't need much... we actually had a great time there cuz the base had a lot of stuff for kids to do... roller skating rink (aaaah... the Friday nights I spent there)... the pool.. the theater.. youth centers.. It was a great assignment for that time in my life...

    That's true! It's funny how big our "playgrounds" get from kids to adults. From the sandbox, to the street, to the city, to the world! :D
    I don't remember Red Rock Canyon... sounds like a great place for photography...

    It's pretty cool - Hwy. 14 north from Hwy. 58. I think it's 10-15 miles from Hwy. 58. It's hard to find unique places in this area so I was pretty excited when I stumbled onto this place.

    Here's the website -
    http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=631

    Here's some pics -
    http://the-touch.smugmug.com/gallery/1403917/1
    Is Cal Worthington still advertising used cars out that way.. with his dog Spot... :D

    WOW. I forgot about that guy! rolleyes1.gif I haven't heard a commercial since I moved to Bakersfield. He was really big in the Sacramento area.
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2006
    THE TOUCH wrote:


    It's pretty cool - Hwy. 14 north from Hwy. 58. I think it's 10-15 miles from Hwy. 58. It's hard to find unique places in this area so I was pretty excited when I stumbled onto this place.

    Here's the website -
    http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=631

    Here's some pics -
    http://the-touch.smugmug.com/gallery/1403917/1

    Nice pictures of the canyon... Definitely reminds me of Edwards and the area... I love the southwest.. there is such beauty in the sand...

    I really liked your pix of the joshua trees... had forgotten about those... a unique plant in the Mojave Desert.. :)
    Denise
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2006
    deeya wrote:
    Nice pictures of the canyon... Definitely reminds me of Edwards and the area... I love the southwest.. there is such beauty in the sand...

    I really liked your pix of the joshua trees... had forgotten about those... a unique plant in the Mojave Desert.. :)

    Thanks for the comments! It's a great area to shoot but I always seem to end up there in the middle of the day and everything is blown out with the sun. I'm not much of an early riser! Someday I'll have to go camping there and do some early morning & late afternoon stuff.

    Sorry to bring back memories of the DESERT! rolleyes1.gif
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  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2006
    Great series! I really love #4. Good stuff!
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  • rosselliotrosselliot Registered Users Posts: 702 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2006
    i LOVE #4-#7 the best. wonderful job!

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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2006
    JimM wrote:
    Great series! I really love #4. Good stuff!

    Thanks Jim... I really enjoyed the shoot... :)
    Denise
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2006
    rosselliot wrote:
    i LOVE #4-#7 the best. wonderful job!

    - RE

    Thanks Ross... that's one of my favorites too :)
    Denise
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2006
    deeya wrote:
    Still trying to practice taking portraits... a friend "loaned" me her niece the other day and I was pretty happy with the shots I got...

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    Comments/suggestions welcome..... You can see more (if you want Laughing.gif) at http://deeya.smugmug.com/gallery/1612675

    TFL

    Denise
    Incredibly cute series of pictures. She's adorable. I love number 4.
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Incredibly cute series of pictures. She's adorable. I love number 4.

    Thanks Maestro... I agree.. she is adorable... and fun to work with..

    I looked at some of your gallery.. you take some amazing photos!
    Denise
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  • icemaniceman Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited July 7, 2006
    There all really good...
    I was nothing more than an almost innocent bystander.

  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 7, 2006
    denise-

    really great photos-

    and what a cutie!-

    she seems like such a natural in front of the camera-


    one thing I want to mention- have you checked out davidto's pop tutorial here?-

    I'm not saying your pics need a 'pop'; it would just be a different version, and if you don't 'pop' any of your pics, you'll want to eventually-



    again, a really great job-
    george
  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    iceman wrote:
    There all really good...

    Thanks iceman... I wish everything I shot turned out this well :)
    Denise
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  • deeyadeeya Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    gefillmore wrote:
    denise-

    really great photos-

    and what a cutie!-

    she seems like such a natural in front of the camera-


    one thing I want to mention- have you checked out davidto's pop tutorial here?-

    I'm not saying your pics need a 'pop'; it would just be a different version, and if you don't 'pop' any of your pics, you'll want to eventually-



    again, a really great job-
    george

    George.. thanks for the suggestion.... I haven't tried it with any of these pictures yet.. but I did play around with the tutorial last night with a few other pictures and I definitely see how it can help... and every tutorial that teaches me a bit more about PS is a great thing! :)

    thanks for the compliments too :)
    Denise
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,167 moderator
    edited July 8, 2006
    Denise,

    Wonderful set. Bubbly little girl, and you captured that perfectly.

    Absolutely gorgeous light! Many times hats are a pain because of the shadows they cast on the face. There was something very large behind you and to your right that was reflecting almost perfect light for this series. I can't tell what it was, maybe a building or maybe some clouds, but it was relatively large and sweeping.

    You can see it in the reflections in the eyes.

    Great job, (except for that little ooboo with cropping her feet.)

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