HELP! Photos of Sister. CC PLEASE!

[MechE]

Hi! I recently took pictures of my sister and her fiancee. I am new at this and the PP is done with Lightroom. I would like to print out and give it to her as a gift . Please CC and help me pick!


1. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3613912667_f25a58e766.jpg?v=0
2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3614726606_63abb5e2cd.jpg?v=0http://www.flickr.com/photos/39315721@N02/3614691306/
3. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3613884213_23f0e2ff9d.jpg?v=0
4. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3614691306_62dc25b991.jpg?v=0
5.http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3613853703_91255bbbe8.jpg?v=0
6. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3614662278_ecd1a2cbf1.jpg?v=0
7. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3614658522_42d57581ca.jpg?v=0

[Canon_Lady]

I am bumping this up.3 weeks ago and I can't believe no one has at least given this series any comment.
In this series I like #4 and #5 but would love to see the colour versions. # 4 adjust the shadows and highlights to try and retrieve some of the sky back or crop it down a bit.

The others all seem too washed out or the angles just don't click for me.

[Michael Bottoms]

four would be my preference here... but I might crop it so they fill more of the frame...

[mchong75]

#7 for me.

[joefstop]

Wonderful MechE #2,4,6 i would print for her. the poses are good and the smiles adds a flair to the pics. #6 i would blow up to 8X10 and frame it for your sister. continue the good work MechE. Frame #2 in landscape 4X6. love them all :)

[joefstop]

for #1 try using aperture of f3/4 to fade out the garden behind the bench and # 6, the building behind is distracting. a tight aperture of f5 would be good for more detail of the faces and use a silver reflector infront of them to remove the shadows from under their chins in #6.

[SuzyView]

I didn't see this one. Sorry.

I think the OP's use of the wide angle in #1 did not flatter the B&G as engagement shots should somehow express playfulness or deep emotion and elation. I don't get a sense of that enough in the images, but it is a good effort. I would like to know what equipment you used for these, especially the lenses because that is much more important than settings are for portraits.

[MechE]

Thank you everyone for the comments! I forgot about this thread, I thought my work was just that terrible and and not comment-worthy =]. Thank you guys, I definitely still have a ton of learning to do.

[Ichiban]

im liking #5.

[alexchern75]

Since most have hit on the others, the first thing I noticed was that on the first picture, the wider lens at such a close distance seriously distorts the image making his head dwarf her head in size...and body, it looks like he has a kid on his lap.