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Oct 22, 2011 23:12 |  #1

Here are a few of my recent shots of the kids.
I believe these are better than all the other stuff I posted so far but what do I know? LOL.

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Oct 22, 2011 23:46 |  #2

1-3 especially have great light; exposure + color balance look great.

4+5 differ in terms of color balance; I'd say 4 is closer.



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Oct 23, 2011 00:00 |  #3

The whites of the eyes look way too white to me.


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Oct 23, 2011 00:06 |  #4

Thank you, Chris. Last two are obviously natural light, same spot, I must have adjusted WB differently.

Bboehm, I haven't touched the eyes at all. It must have happened because of sharpening I'm guessing. You are right, eyes look a bit too much.


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Oct 23, 2011 01:10 |  #5

bboehm wrote in post #13291827 (external link)
The whites of the eyes look way too white to me.

Same thing I was thinking.


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Oct 23, 2011 12:36 |  #6

Like I said I did not retouch the eyes at all. I will go back and try them again and see if I can find whats causing the whites to be so bright. they do look pretty bright SOOC too.

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Oct 24, 2011 17:22 |  #7

Post process the eyes and drop the brightness on them a bit it will seam counter intuitive to begin with but it will be much less distracting

shot 5 pose could do with a slight turn to make shoulders almost diagnal to the camera and straighten up the neck a bit would be a bit more flattering




  
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