Photo's of my son and I

Bkodger

I wanted to post these and get some opinions on them please. I tried to setup some photo's at my house for the first time and figured I'd ask all of you what you thought

These are of my son Eithan, and myself.























And here are a couple I messed around with in photoshop some:










Thanks for looking and the your comments

gmonkeh

Cute kid, looks like your lighting is a bit harsh in these are you using the on camera flash? A little more info on your equipment would help so we know what we're working with.

Bkodger

gmonkeh wrote:

Cute kid, looks like your lighting is a bit harsh in these are you using the on camera flash? A little more info on your equipment would help so we know what we're working with.

Sorry about that. I am using the Canon Rebel XT with Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 lens, and yes the on camera flash.

Bkodger

Any suggestions or comments?

mmroden

#3 and #4 look pretty badly blurred, like you had the focus point set behind you. I've found that trying to set the focus point to the eyes is best, or go to something like f/8 and let it go at that.

The last one I really don't care for, and i think it's a stylistic/artistic consideration more than anything else. The image looks very processed (lots of sharpening, perhaps to compensate for being out of focus?) and the light in the corner is very Photoshop. If there really were a light there, I'd expect that the effect would be present on your faces, and it's not, which makes for an odd combination.


Having said all of that! I do like the shots of your son. He's very photogenic, and his energy and happiness are really conveyed here. I also like the black and white conversion (though the background is a bit on the busy side).

Seneca

A little out of focus...and the lighting is a just a little too bright. I would say tone it down a bit.

Looks like you're on the right track. Cute child.