My First "Real" Shoot... Pumpkin Festival Portraits + Candids

1145climber1145climber Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
edited November 5, 2007 in People
Hey... So this past summer, I decided to finally spend some money and bought myself a D40x. I figured it was a perfect camera for a complete beginner on the DSLR scene. I've been having a lot of fun with it, but up until a few weeks ago, didn't have anything significant to shoot.

Then, our high school hosted the Pumpkin Festival, a charity event by Life Is Good, and I signed up to help out. I figured it'd be a perfect event to bring my camera to, and so along came my D40x.

Below are some of my favorite pictures from the event, and also a link to my flickr account with the rest. For my very first real shooting "assignment," I think the pictures turned out pretty well.

Please lemme know what you think, whether you love them or hate them. Comments and criticisms would be muchhh appreciated, as this is a hobby I want to get better at. Thanks for looking!

A teacher at my school with his kid:
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Licking her fingers off:
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I love the matching B's. Maybe I should crop out the left?
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The pink cotton candy matched her vest so well, i had to take this one:
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Mother and daughter:
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Licking his lips:
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Girl showing where she wants her facepaint:
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Adorable smile:
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Those are only some of my favorites. It's really hard for me to narrow it down to only a few. If you like these pictures, or want to see more from the festival, click here: http://www.flickr.com/gp/14031158@N03/G4b90n

Once again, this is my first shoot, and any comments are very much appreciated.

Thanks!

Comments

  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    nice photos! like the lighting and the colours a lot!

    as a tip from a novice: you could try to crop a little tighter and from a lower angle next time and make the composition somewhat more personal. for the rest.. thumb.gif
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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2007
    15524779-Ti.gif with both comments. Kids photograph much better when you're down on their level.
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  • 1145climber1145climber Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 5, 2007
    Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:
    nice photos! like the lighting and the colours a lot!

    as a tip from a novice: you could try to crop a little tighter and from a lower angle next time and make the composition somewhat more personal. for the rest.. thumb.gif

    thanks for the tips! yeah, i definitely noticed that getting low made the pictures look a lot better... too bad i didnt notice it until half-way through the day
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