Advice on Outside Pix PLEASE!!!

[xoiceox]

I went out with my bff n gorgeous baby boyfriend today and I got some great shots, but for the life of me couldn't get the pix to come out clear the way I want them to. I tried every mode in every way, different angles in the sun and I am just not pleased! ( i made the pix small rly quick on paint to upload them)

Taken with 40d and 100mm macro

1.http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/cincin056/IMG_0465.jpg

2.http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/cincin056/IMG_0500.jpg

3.http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/cincin056/IMG_0525.jpg

4.http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/cincin056/IMG_0542.jpg

5.http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/cincin056/IMG_0630.jpg

6.http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/cincin056/IMG_0581.jpg

[RebelChick]

one major issue i see is direct sun. get the baby out of that sun ;). Just kidding of course, But your subjects should face away from the sun and use a relfector or flill flash of some sort.

What were your settings? or are these auto?

[RebelChick]

heres a quick play with the first.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll89/CortneysPhotos/IMG_0465.jpg

[Phil.hearing]

its cos they are over exposed or the af is focused on something you didnt want it to be focused on ...u shoot these in jpeg?

[canonnoob]

you definatly could have gotten away with ISO 100 in most of these.. ISO 400 is causing the over exposure... also stop down to about f4. time to go out and try again..

[xoiceox]

thanx guys :)

[Peter Camyre]

I love that ist one, sooo cute! (except of course for the overexposure) Keep practicing, that's what I do! And boy I need it.:lol:

ps, people on this forum will help you.

[lazaro23]

just to piggy back on most of the comments. The major problem is with the sun just beaming down on them. take them somewhere where the sun is not so direct and i agree with using iso 100. one thing My wife and i do when we are shooting outside is to get a diffuser to kill some of the direct light.
check the link below
http://www.diyphotography.net/homestudio/blz/soft-light-panel-frame
you can make a home made diffuser just dont complicate yourself like the example shows the point is to make a frame and have a material in-between to cover the direct light from the sun hitting your subject.

[Najo]

Also that first image your exposure bias was set +2