SF1 - Feedback please

Greensquared

Okay, so I'm still working toward my best effort. I would love to have feedback, suggestions, preferences for the following:

#1


#2


#3


#4


or current entry


Thanks!
Emily :lust

photogmomma

I'm leaning towards #4. It's the sharpest and the object of her affection is most obvious. #2 looks too staged (she should be looking AT the frog) and #3 the frog looks fake. #1 would have been my pick if her expression was more appropriate and if it had been clearer. (Was there softness beecause of a slow shutter? Or is it just me?)

#4 is just so simple and brings back so many memories of a time when I was a little girl. I really love it. Might be nice in B&W, too, but that may lose the frog too much in her overalls.

Very cute!

#5 is fun, but I don't think it's as good as #4.

Hoope that helps!

J Kacey

4 Very cute.......Good work

Nikolai

Emily,
None.
Sorry.

quark

I actually like #2. It tells the story a bit better than #4, but that is my second favorite. All of these choices are better than the current entry.

ChrisJ

Of these, I like #4 the best. It's simple and sweet. I also like her expression in #3, but the shadow really takes away from it technically.

pemmett

I love #2 - it's so sweeeeet.thumb

richtersl

ChrisJ wrote:

Of these, I like #4 the best. It's simple and sweet. I also like her expression in #3, but the shadow really takes away from it technically.

sunita

#4 is the best of the lot. Don't like the angle on #2.

I think you can do better...

sunita

Dalantech

Sorry -I'm from Missouri and all I can think about is how good that frog's legs would be dipped in batter and fried...

In all seriousness: You've got three more days to shoot, and I think you're trying too hard. If I had to pick one it would be #4, but I know you've got more tallent... :cool

Robert

Glad you reconsidered. #2 would do it perfectly if she only looked at the frog. My vote’s for #4 after that.
But if you add 4 and 2 it makes 42. That’s my favourite.

LiquidAir

I think the princess and frog idea is an excellent one and has the potential to generate a winner. My advice is (if you can), keep at it because you have a chance to knock one out of the park. Here are some suggestions if you have a chance to shoot more shots with the frog:

First of all, I'd suggest using something that isn't green as a background. The frog, as I suppose you would expect, gets lost in the grass. A pond could work. Take a little time to hunt for a stage which supports your story and either good brightness or good color contrast with your subject.

One thing to try would be a face off pose kind of like #1, but shoot with wide angle lens close to the frog. That will make the frog appear larger and give him more weight in the frame.

Pick a particular story (The kiss? The face off?) and work it; the expression on the girl's face (your daughter I assume? she's beautiful btw) is what will sell the shot once all the technicalities are taken care of. Personally I like the face off story better because there is room for more complexity in the relationship between the princess and the frog.

Greensquared

Thank you so much to everyone for responding, especially those who gave constructive input. I think I will try to revisit the toad shots at some point in the future (when we happen upon one again!). The kissing was not contrived, actually, that was just Jessica being herself. She makes friends out of worms and kisses them too.

This has been an exhausting couple of weeks, but I have much to be thankful for. Natalie, my youngest (the baby in the garden) just turned one and today is her party. Today, my focus is on her...:D

Thanks again,
Emily

Tessa HD

lps sf1
Of all of these I like #4 the best.

Tessa

seastack

LiquidAir wrote:

I think the princess and frog idea is an excellent one and has the potential to generate a winner. My advice is (if you can), keep at it because you have a chance to knock one out of the park. Here are some suggestions if you have a chance to shoot more shots with the frog:

First of all, I'd suggest using something that isn't green as a background. The frog, as I suppose you would expect, gets lost in the grass. A pond could work. Take a little time to hunt for a stage which supports your story and either good brightness or good color contrast with your subject.

One thing to try would be a face off pose kind of like #1, but shoot with wide angle lens close to the frog. That will make the frog appear larger and give him more weight in the frame.

Pick a particular story (The kiss? The face off?) and work it; the expression on the girl's face (your daughter I assume? she's beautiful btw) is what will sell the shot once all the technicalities are taken care of. Personally I like the face off story better because there is room for more complexity in the relationship between the princess and the frog.

The potential is really there. Great idea, great subject, warm light. You are so close!