Senior Pictures

Alright.. I don't know what the heck I am doing, but I had a good time doing it. How do these look and what do I need to watch out for? (PS- I wasn't a huge fan of the sunglasses, but I guess it's cool now ! )

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They don't seem to be in focus. 4th is too slow of a shutter speed you got camera shake. Also with 4 stuff pointed at camera usually dosnt look so good. What did they subject think of the images?

DThriller wrote in post #17792693
They don't seem to be in focus. 4th is too slow of a shutter speed you got camera shake. Also with 4 stuff pointed at camera usually dosnt look so good. What did they subject think of the images?

Subject is just a 17 year old.. He thought they were great as well as the mom... which is the most important in the end, but I don't disagree with what you are saying. I see flaws for sure.

Disclaimer- It's family so they could very well just be "saying that" because they are family. I'm not a professional, nor do I claim to, nor did I charge. I great learning experience for me. As well as posting them on here, and learning from others.

Yeah well take it as a learning experience and if they are cool with them thats all that really matters

White balance is too cool in the last 3 and I would have slightly bumped up the exposure in the first. Also, there is some pretty obvious CA (chromatic aberration) on the guitar strings...easily correctable in Lightroom.

My suggestion is to use the rule of thirds

The first one is the best.

For people shots of any kind, use a passport.

swbkrun wrote in post #17792004
Alright.. I don't know what the heck I am doing, but I had a good time doing it. How do these look and what do I need to watch out for? (PS- I wasn't a huge fan of the sunglasses, but I guess it's cool now !

Heya,

Push ISO higher and keep a faster more consistent shutter, so when you get home, you're not stuck with images where you had camera shake (a little is fine, but when you can see it at this level and resolution on the web from a small version that generally appears sharper, it's pretty severe).

Consistent white balance. Some of those are warmer, some are cooler. I would try to make the set match in that sense.

With sunglasses, you have to be careful you're not in the reflection. A little bit is fine. But when you can see someone obviously standing there, it can be a little distracting. Sometimes a filter can help when shooting lots of sunglasses (CPL?). Doesn't always work depending on angle, but might help if you do a ton of glasses maybe.

Shooting teenagers is hard. Getting a genuine look, smile, etc, even a comfortable stance is difficult. All you can do there is interact and engage them to loosen them up a bit.

Very best,

chauncey wrote in post #17793734
For people shots of any kind, use a passport.

I'm not familiar with a passport in terms of photography?

Passport color checker:

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …A&is=REG&m=Y&Q=​&A=details