A Couple Urban Candid's

J.Wolfe · 26th of March 2012 (Mon)

Hey all,
I am rather new to portrait shots but slowly logging some hours of practice in. I sat and took a few candid shots while in Rittenhouse Square Park. I'm overall pleased with the results but I do not see these as very good shots and feel I could do better. Maybe it was the people and the actions/expressions, not that they are bad looking but might lack enough emotion worth say, "capturing."

I would like to hear the opinions of others

thanks
Justin

GorgeShooter · 26th of March 2012 (Mon)

Candid shots for sure.

Both have distracting backgrounds IMO. #1 the vegetation blends too much with the person's clothes. #2 the BG is blown out. Both BG's are too busy.

The blacks are too black (no detail).

I'm not a fan of legs being cut off.

#1 is tilted.

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26th of March 2012 (Mon)	#1
J.Wolfe Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 630 IMAGE EDITING OK	A Couple Urban Candid's Hey all, I am rather new to portrait shots but slowly logging some hours of practice in. I sat and took a few candid shots while in Rittenhouse Square Park. I'm overall pleased with the results but I do not see these as very good shots and feel I could do better. Maybe it was the people and the actions/expressions, not that they are bad looking but might lack enough emotion worth say, "capturing." I would like to hear the opinions of others thanks Justin __________________ Hi, I'm Justin ~ Argus C3 ~ Konica C35 ~ Canon T2i w/ 50mm & 10-20mm (STOLEN) My Flickr Last edited by J.Wolfe : 26th of March 2012 (Mon) at 00:16.

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GorgeShooter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,413	Re: A Couple Urban Candid's Candid shots for sure. Both have distracting backgrounds IMO. #1 the vegetation blends too much with the person's clothes. #2 the BG is blown out. Both BG's are too busy. The blacks are too black (no detail). I'm not a fan of legs being cut off. #1 is tilted. __________________ 1DX \| 5D MkII (gripped) 16-35 f/2.8L \| 24-70 f/2.8L \| 24-105 f/4L IS \| 70-200 f/4L IS \| 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS \| 24 f/3.5L TS-E \| 45 f/2.8 TS-E \| 40 f/2.8 Pancake \| 15 f/2.8 Fisheye \| Tokina 100 f/2.8 Macro \| Canon 1.4x TC \| 580 EX II \| 430 EX II \| Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 \| Kirk BH-1 :: Smugmug :: \| :: Photography BLOG :: \| :: Workshops and Classes ::