Prom

Hi, I'd like to get some c&c on these two pics I took of my little brother and his GF before prom yesterday! Thanks!

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Outside of perhaps blurring the background more, they look pretty good. Handsome couple.

I would have left the tree out. It adds nothing and detracts from the couple. Nice otherwise!

I find the tree a distraction in the first shot....second shot there is more of a gap which is better

my eye definitely goes to the bottom right of both frames due to the dof. The subjects are well captured and exposed nicely. The background is so bright and somewhat overexposed that it does not do the the light on their faces justice. I see why you chose the background for it's elements but at this time of day it is hard to tone the full sun down.

Thanks, all. Definitely NOT ideal circumstances. I had grand illusions before of posing them, etc, but it all flew out the window. We were very limited on time, as they had a 5:00 reservation for dinner, and it was after 4 when we got to the park. The two I originally posted, her dad was holding the translucent disc from my reflector set, which helped a lot. Here's one where he WASN'T holding it:

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Nice example of why a shade disk is so handy.

Another strategy for this light could have been to put their backs to the sun and then expose for their faces. That eliminates them from squinting, too.

cpam.pix wrote in post #14432221
Nice example of why a shade disk is so handy.

Another strategy for this light could have been to put their backs to the sun and then expose for their faces. That eliminates them from squinting, too.

I know it looks as though she is squinting, but that's just what happens when she smiles Her eyes look the same in the shots I took indoors.

had you moved them closer too you the street below would have disappeared...

^ They'd have been in full sunlight if I'd done that

ok....Then you did the right thing....you can always bring the river a little closer.....

While the scrim helped a bunch I think a flash to balance the BG a bit more would have helped. They have a pasted on look to me.

Titus213 wrote in post #14433524
While the scrim helped a bunch I think a flash to balance the BG a bit more would have helped. They have a pasted on look to me.

I did use flash...granted, 430EX on-camera. As I mentioned earlier, I didn't have the luxury of setting things up, and was pretty much scrambling to get what I have

swinette wrote in post #14434138
I did use flash...granted, 430EX on-camera. As I mentioned earlier, I didn't have the luxury of setting things up, and was pretty much scrambling to get what I have

Then the pertinent part of my comment was balance. I think your flash is a bit brighter than it should be. Meter the BG, set the flash to just below that and adjust FEC from there.

Titus213 wrote in post #14435470
Then the pertinent part of my comment was balance. I think your flash is a bit brighter than it should be. Meter the BG, set the flash to just below that and adjust FEC from there.

Noted, thanks!