Babies are much harder to photog than I thought...

adpace

Oh, I am so depressed about my first infant photoshoot. It was SOOO much harder than I thought. It was in their home and no available window light. I was praying that there would be. Anyway... here's a couple of the best... and they're not so great... any c.c. I would greatly appreciate for next time!! The babe would cry as soon as the paci was out of her mouth.
1. (Too much DOF here?)


2. (lighting was above her... should I have brought it over to front?)


3. Father / daughter (hot spots on his forehead... can I remove this in PP?)


4. (again... should have brought light to front to fill her face instead of have it so dark near the bottom)


5. And then I took a couple family shots of them outside... (I haven't cleaned these up yet... so there's a couple "spots" I need to get rid of).


I'd love any feedback you have for me.

THANK YOU!!!

Richard

Hi Angela,

I can't see any of the pics. Have you enabled external links in their gallery?

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adpace

sorry - you're right... I knew better. Can you see them now?

Richard

adpace wrote:

sorry - you're right... I knew better. Can you see them now?

ShepsMom

Awww, you did very well Angela. I especially love 1st and 4th shots.

jeffreaux2

I agree with Shepsmom....you have absolutely nothing to be depressed about. We are our own toughest critics for sure. I bet the parents will love them!

Flyinggina

Very nice set. I recently did an enfant sitting and you are right. It isn't easy!

As for the hot spots on dad's forehead, I think you may be able to get rid of (or diminish) them. Per Scott Kelby in his book on CS3 for Photographers just use the clone tool with a soft brush set to darken mode and opacity 40%. Working on a duplicate layer, clone from nearby skin. I've used the technique with success.

Virginia

Swartzy

Yes, these are nice. The parents will be thrilled, no question. Good use of DOF and comp. Fun and not your typical type shots...which make them good!

joshhuntnm

very nice!

saurora

Swartzy wrote:

Yes, these are nice. The parents will be thrilled, no question. Good use of DOF and comp. Fun and not your typical type shots...which make them good!

These are really nice, I think you're being too hard on yourself! But you're right....shooting babies is not as easy as it looks! I think the parents will be very happy!

Agnieszka

You did great, I wouldn't worry

The only one I woudl change is #2. You can't see the pillow and the baby looks like it's in a "funny" position. Other than that

BriShay

i agree with the others, there isn't anything to get depressed about! I think they are great and I bet they'll love them! They don't notice our "mistakes" like we do luckily

adpace

Aww... Thank you all so much for the positive feedback! I really appreciate it! Means a LOT coming from you all!

urbanaries

Adorable set, I just loooooove the emotion and energy in #5! Nice shooting angle, I can't ever seem to get one like this to turn out so nice!

Sam

Angela,

While it's good to not be easily satisfied, you also have to be realistic. This ain't bad for the first time.

Fixing minor hot spots, shiny noses, etc. is pretty easy. Here is a real quick fix.

Sam

adpace

Thank you Urbanaries and Sam! I certainly appreciate the comments. Sam - that touch up looks great!!! Can you reveal what you did? Was it the same as FlyingGina's suggestion (which I haven't tried yet)?

Sam

adpace wrote:

Thank you Urbanaries and Sam! I certainly appreciate the comments. Sam - that touch up looks great!!! Can you reveal what you did? Was it the same as FlyingGina's suggestion (which I haven't tried yet)?

Basically yes. You can use a combination of cloning, and painting with skin color. The secret, if there is such a thing, is to use a soft brush, with a reduces opacity, and use multiple soft stokes with as large a brush as is possible.

Oh and a Little practice.

Sam