Feedback on 3yr old shots

robd54 · 7th of May 2010 (Fri)

I posted a few months back some shots of my daughter's first birthday shots I did which as also my first foray into strobe/studio shooting. I recently bought wider paper, a muslin background and some more ligths and took some shots of my neighbor's daughter when she turned 3. Minor edits in PSE then resized to post here, appreciate any feedback!

Q-bert · 7th of May 2010 (Fri)

Good lighting and nice posing. Could benefit from a little sharpening, they look a little out of focus.

This is just opinion but you might want to try it.
The first shot you might try adding some negative space.
Something like this...

The third one I would crop down small enough that the balloons fill the bottom of the frame. It may help keep her from being lost in the balloons.
Something along these lines...

I bet she was a fun little girl to work with.

robd54 · 7th of May 2010 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q-bert

Good lighting and nice posing. Could benefit from a little sharpening, they look a little out of focus.

This is just opinion but you might want to try it.
The first shot you might try adding some negative space.
Something like this...

The third one I would crop down small enough that the balloons fill the bottom of the frame. It may help keep her from being lost in the balloons.
Something along these lines...

I bet she was a fun little girl to work with.

Thanks! I think the sharpness/focus has to do with the quick resize I did to post, they look pretty sharp full res. Good ideas on the cropping though!

lookingforaname · 7th of May 2010 (Fri)

1 is nice
2 is awesome
3 agree that it could use a crop, and her face looks a tad dark compared the the background
4 is OK - both subject's shirts are a little off at the stomach lines, and I'm not really a fan of gray backgrounds like that.

Cheers!

azpix · 7th of May 2010 (Fri)

they look soft/OOF to me. also, the lights of the white is over powering your light on you subject. lower your bk lights and bump up your subject light.

robd54 · 8th of May 2010 (Sat)

Thanks everyone, good feedback! To those who said it's soft or OOF, could you please take a look at the full rez linked below? I'm thinking it was due to the quick resize.

Full Res

Thanks!

swimchic · 9th of May 2010 (Sun)

Not bad start, but they are definitely all OOF

#1 looks to be focused around the back of her shoulder, #2 is definitely focused at the back of her ear, #3 is focused around her hands at that green balloon, and #4 looks to be focused at the mom. What lens and f/stop were you using?
The lighting and composition aren't bad, so just keep practicing with that focus and you'll have winners! Oh, and watch the hand cropped on that last one

shachr6 · 10th of May 2010 (Mon)

Really like the last one!

robd54 · 10th of May 2010 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimchic

Not bad start, but they are definitely all OOF

#1 looks to be focused around the back of her shoulder, #2 is definitely focused at the back of her ear, #3 is focused around her hands at that green balloon, and #4 looks to be focused at the mom. What lens and f/stop were you using?
The lighting and composition aren't bad, so just keep practicing with that focus and you'll have winners! Oh, and watch the hand cropped on that last one

I was using the kit 18-135 IS that came w/the 7D, manual setting F/11 and 1/160. Did you take a look at the full res link I posted above? I'm thinking (hoping) the OOF is just due to the resize.

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azpix Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chandler, Arizona USA Posts: 3,293 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Feedback on 3yr old shots they look soft/OOF to me. also, the lights of the white is over powering your light on you subject. lower your bk lights and bump up your subject light. __________________ Gear- 7d, 24-70L, sigma 70-200, Sigma 120-400, canon 50 1.4, Canon 100 2.0,sigma 10-20, Sigma 24mm 1.8 and a canon G11.

8th of May 2010 (Sat)	#6
robd54 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 100	Re: Feedback on 3yr old shots Thanks everyone, good feedback! To those who said it's soft or OOF, could you please take a look at the full rez linked below? I'm thinking it was due to the quick resize. Full Res Thanks! __________________ Canon 5D Mark III Past: Canon 7D, Canon 30D, Rebel XT EF 17-40 F4L, EF 24-105 F4L IS, EF 70-200 F2.8L IS MK I, EF 100 F2.8L IS Macro, EF 70-300 IS, EF 85 1.8, EX 2X Extender, 600EX Flash Past: EF-S 10-22, EF-S 17-85 IS, Tamrom 27-75 2.8, EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS, Sigma 30 1.4

9th of May 2010 (Sun)	#7
swimchic Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin TX Posts: 1,378	Re: Feedback on 3yr old shots Not bad start, but they are definitely all OOF #1 looks to be focused around the back of her shoulder, #2 is definitely focused at the back of her ear, #3 is focused around her hands at that green balloon, and #4 looks to be focused at the mom. What lens and f/stop were you using? The lighting and composition aren't bad, so just keep practicing with that focus and you'll have winners! Oh, and watch the hand cropped on that last one __________________ -Jeni My Website - My Blog - Flickr 5D Mark II - 24-70 - 100 Macro - 580 EX II - 430 - Radio Poppers - CS4

10th of May 2010 (Mon)	#8
shachr6 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42	Re: Feedback on 3yr old shots Really like the last one!

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7th of May 2010 (Fri)	#1
robd54 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 100	Feedback on 3yr old shots I posted a few months back some shots of my daughter's first birthday shots I did which as also my first foray into strobe/studio shooting. I recently bought wider paper, a muslin background and some more ligths and took some shots of my neighbor's daughter when she turned 3. Minor edits in PSE then resized to post here, appreciate any feedback! __________________ Canon 5D Mark III Past: Canon 7D, Canon 30D, Rebel XT EF 17-40 F4L, EF 24-105 F4L IS, EF 70-200 F2.8L IS MK I, EF 100 F2.8L IS Macro, EF 70-300 IS, EF 85 1.8, EX 2X Extender, 600EX Flash Past: EF-S 10-22, EF-S 17-85 IS, Tamrom 27-75 2.8, EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS, Sigma 30 1.4

7th of May 2010 (Fri)	#2
Q-bert " @!#?@! " Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 876 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Feedback on 3yr old shots Good lighting and nice posing. Could benefit from a little sharpening, they look a little out of focus. This is just opinion but you might want to try it. The first shot you might try adding some negative space. Something like this... The third one I would crop down small enough that the balloons fill the bottom of the frame. It may help keep her from being lost in the balloons. Something along these lines... I bet she was a fun little girl to work with. __________________ http://jpottsphotography.zenfolio.com/ Last edited by Q-bert : 7th of May 2010 (Fri) at 12:24.

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lookingforaname Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Collingswood, NJ Posts: 786 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Feedback on 3yr old shots 1 is nice 2 is awesome 3 agree that it could use a crop, and her face looks a tad dark compared the the background 4 is OK - both subject's shirts are a little off at the stomach lines, and I'm not really a fan of gray backgrounds like that. Cheers!

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