First Family Shoot.. CC Please

[KeriH]

After some PP I think I've got a pretty good finished product here.
Would greatly appriciate some CC.
The quality was decreased after I resized it for posting. If you would like to see the original let me know.
Thnx.;)

[zacwolf]

it looks green on my screen

[mrmacca]

yep it looks green here too

[Photodawg1]

Very nice poses and beautiful family would be perfect if you can get the color under control.

[KeriH]

I see some green undertones as well now that you guys mention it. Will play around wit the colors some more. Pictre had a lot of Red in it before. From the red trees, pumpkin and red blanket. Their skin had a red tone as well. Thnx. :D

[christyjo2]

Great picture...looks green to me as well..but i love the pic. Im sure it will look wonderful once you fix the color!

[Photogurl10]

it looks green on my screen

Same here

[Rhinotherunt]

GREEN!!! Nice family photo though. Have you calibrated your monitors?

[Dante King]

color cast is greenish. nice shot!!!

[athomefun]

I'm not good at saying what is good or bad in a picture or what some may like or dislike , but like the others said, alot of green tint in this one on my screen. The overall setting to me is great( I have a hard time picking settings that look nice sometimes) and I kinda like the green hair tint for Halloween (just kidding ya on the last part) Hope ya get the color right, the setting is great

[Cleo199]

Hope you don't mind, but it was bugging me......... the green that is.....

It's a very nice picture. I just started pushing buttons, my favourite being "Enhance Photo" then "One Step Photo Fix". I sharpened it a bit, added a teeny tad red, digital noise removal and saved it.

[KeriH]

great job Cleo. Looks great. Will have a stab at it. THanks for giving me the tips guys. I'm new to not only photography but also photoshop. I know the only way to learn is to just do it and learn from your mistakes. Thnx to everyone. May add more pics from this shoot. For some reason my camera makes DARK pictures. Some are nice others are dark. I'm sure it's lighting. I'm only using natural light. All I can afford. :D Any tips on some lighting to purhase for somewhat cheap? thnx

[SirvoN]

I hope you don't mind my modifications... I just wanted to see what it would look like color corrected.

http://images17.fotki.com/v28/photos/1/155580/4050521/gg-vi.jpg

[mspringfield]

Looks good now that the green is gone but the whites look very blown out on my screen. I can barely tell where her arm ends and his shoulder begins. Is mine the only one?

Michael

[Rhinotherunt]

The whites are not as blown on my calibrated monitors as yours Michael. They are acceptable on mine.

[fi20100]

When the colors where tweaked it looks great! :)

[accentodesign]

Whites look good on mine too

[D. Craig Flory]

Here is my version ... color corrected and the background slightly blurred.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/DC47/ToroktestEnhanced.jpg

D. Craig Flory PPA Certified, Cr.Photog., ASP
floryphotog@mindspring.com

[mcs550]

D.C.F. All the edits are very good but I think your's is the best.

[PIXI_666]

OK, your WB is waaaaaay off....
Thats why its green!!!

Also, when posing families tell mum and dad to stick to looking and smiling into the camera then work on the kids with bells or music or something, anything to get their attention - trust me its not that hard when you do about 8 families a day!

When posing families try and keep their heads in a nice roundness together...meaning bring both bubs in on the mum and dad's other legs rather thatn the outside laps. Take charge over the shoot and tell them exactly how to pose.

Your cropping either needs o be out more or really zoomed in too...it needs to be slightly re-aligned to the left aswell.

Del

[ErininMD]

Del, as you do so many families do you have a site where I can see some pics. I am always looking for new poses. I am still new like D.C.F.

Thanks!

[Redfish]

With the DARK pictures you might check to see which light metering mode your camera is in, you will get differences with spot/evaluative/average, etc Take a few test shots in these different modes if you continue to get DARK pictures and you may find your fix

[Wes]

Awright, everyone mentioned the green, and that's fixed, and I think it's a great shot overall, the only thing I find distracting is the lock of hair on the left temple of the younger child. Maybe it's just me, but that detracts from my enjoyment of the shot as a whole. Otherwise, the portrait gives a really nice feel for what a family should be. (Yeah, I know, ya can't always get kids' hair to behave...just nitpicking!)

Wes

[BillsBayou]

Kermit's right. It ISN'T easy beeing green.

[Wes]

Awright, everyone mentioned the green, and that's fixed, and I think it's a great shot overall, the only thing I find distracting is the lock of hair on the left temple of the younger child. Maybe it's just me, but that detracts from my enjoyment of the shot as a whole. Otherwise, the portrait gives a really nice feel for what a family should be. (Yeah, I know, ya can't always get kids' hair to behave...just nitpicking!)

Wes


Looking at it again, the child on the left may not be younger, but I trust you get my drift.

Wes

[ashleymcnamara]

After the editing the picture looks great.

[jra]

great job Cleo. Looks great. Will have a stab at it. THanks for giving me the tips guys. I'm new to not only photography but also photoshop. I know the only way to learn is to just do it and learn from your mistakes. Thnx to everyone. May add more pics from this shoot. For some reason my camera makes DARK pictures. Some are nice others are dark. I'm sure it's lighting. I'm only using natural light. All I can afford. :D Any tips on some lighting to purhase for somewhat cheap? thnx

If you were getting dark pics with this series, it was most likely because of all the white the family was wearing. You'll need to learn how the camera "looks at" and meters a scene and make adjustments to your exposure compensation depending on the subject.