Fall portraits collage

Using a 28mm f/2.8 and a 7D. I thought some were a little over exposed. A few are a little warm, but I usually like them a little warm this time of year. Thanks for looking!

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I love #3 as far as colors, lighting, and capturing the moment in the subject's facial expression. I think a lot of my gravitation toward that image is that it has the least amount of sky in it, which on that day appears to have been pretty uninteresting. That is what makes the colors pop so well. I also find that pose / capture to be the most interesting one of your subject.

I also like #1, which comes as a close second for me. Again, I feel you captured the moment and really like the backlit hair and the colors. The warmth suits this shot very well.

#2 looks good techincally, but the pose and facial expression look uncomfortable to me. I don't do portraits myself, so I am no expert; however I take photos of my kids all the time and routinely discard ones where their facial expression doesn't do them any justice. They are also a lot younger, oldest is 2, so it's more of a matter of 'chase and shoot'

#4 looks underexposed as you suspected, and a different angle might have been more suitable, also closer to the subject would have been my preference.

#5 is a decent shot but I wish instead of the harsh light on the hair, it would have the golden backlight effect of #1; although I understand that is not easily controllable

I really like #s 6, 7, and 8, in that order, but #3 still wins for me.

Great set overall and I don't think your concerns about warmth are a big deal, I think it fits perfectly.

Oh and last thing, with 8 photos it might be helpful to just number them above each one for people to reference when responding. I kept going back up and counting down to make sure I got the numbers correctly.

I forgot to number them, doh!!! Thanks for the critiquing!!! I try and capture their natural expressions for they will not compose for me half the time!

Nice warm shots with sunlight....and a grey sky?

Might just be me but 28mm is too wide for portraits (generally speaking). Effect is particularly disturbing in #2.