Photoshoot with cousins

[pyro701n]

Took the cousins down to the river for a little shoot.
I would really appreciate some C&C
especially when it comes to:
Composition, photographer point of view, Exposure, Processing... etc
Thanks in advance
1
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427734004_CQVXw-L.jpg
2
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427734083_K9Ph7-L.jpg
3
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427734183_5ZPaG-L.jpg
4
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427733874_c2akv-L.jpg
5
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427733469_XS59J-L.jpg
6
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427733656_4dx7z-L.jpg
7
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427733768_seimY-L.jpg
8
http://jedb.smugmug.com/photos/427737190_dDZoY-L.jpg

[jgrussell]

1, 5 and 8, with 8 being my favorite. They look like they're having fun there.

[SurfKahakai]

I really like 2 and 8. 2 has a great exposure and the color temp is perfect. 8 just captures a fun moment and doesn't look static. Her face is darker than his in number 5 so maybe you can adjust that.

Now the big question...are they "kissing cousins"? You said they are "the cousins". These almost look like photos of a dating or married couple. It's a fine line that I'm sure is hard not to cross when dealing with two people of the opposite sex.

[pyro701n]

haha no they are not kissing cousins.
im not really sure why you think they look married or like they are dating, but if that is the case i would like to know how to fix it in the future. I graze these forums a lot so most of my inspiration comes from married/engaged/family shots (dad mom and kids type stuff) so maybe thats the problem..... hmmm
thanks for the input.

anyone else?

[BarneY CruZ]

These look great... You did a really good job!

as for them looking as a "kissing cousins" i'm guessing he thought that because you've posted pictures in a mostly "couple" type section of the forum? (wedding, engagement)

[ejicon]

6 and 8 really show who they are. It really interesting because if your thread title didn't say anything you can still tell these two are just friends or cousins. Very interesting.

[MaThGr82]

In 4 and 7, you cut off fingers. Go tighter or wider for those.

[twistedinsight]

#8 is stellar, lovely series. great work! only nitpick is all the posing seems to be the same, but w/ cousins you're kinda limited :D

very nice work!