First Maternity Shoot :( *cries*

Wazza wrote in post #2006777
I actually really like them.

#2, is that red flower photoshopped in? Looks a bit soft, maybe could be better, to make a great photo.

Got any kit kat left?

No the flower was actually there and i can see what you mean. I used the magic wand tool to cut round it to take her and the fower out of the picture and i think thats whats done it. If im gonna use that sort of thing for my college work then i shall have to cut it out by hand i think to make it look better.

Funny you should say that about the kit kat - Ive managed to gobble 10 of them now and i have 1 lonley finger left!

Well, look at it this way.... you did the best job you could given the difficult situation. Congratulations on the problem solving, it shows you know your stuff. It's never as good as it would have been if everything went perfectly but the skills will serve you well on the long road ahead (I assume you intend to go professional?) As your skills improve, you'll be able to compensate for even more difficult situations. I know way too many people who just give up.

My day job's in a slightly different field and I learned the hard way too. We got good enough at solving stuff to the point where I and my guys are now called as the 'last resort crew' - the people they send in when ALL ELSE FAILS

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Lightstream wrote in post #2006997
Well, look at it this way.... you did the best job you could given the difficult situation. Congratulations on the problem solving, it shows you know your stuff. It's never as good as it would have been if everything went perfectly but the skills will serve you well on the long road ahead (I assume you intend to go professional?) As your skills improve, you'll be able to compensate for even more difficult situations. I know way too many people who just give up.

My day job's in a slightly different field and I learned the hard way too. We got good enough at solving stuff to the point where I and my guys are now called as the 'last resort crew' - the people they send in when ALL ELSE FAILS

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(not always sure whether I interpret that as a compliment or just another call to do stuff nobody else wants to do)

Oh, something that just occured to me. If using the Sigma flash to trigger your studio strobes optically, set the Sigma to manual mode, and go to the lowest power rating you can use. Increase power only if the strobes do not trigger consistently. Point the flash upwards at the ceiling or backwards, you want to bounce it away from the subject while still allowing the strobes to 'see' it. Quite a number of the monolights I have seen have the sensor on the back.

Hiya, Yeh i spose i was able to get around some of the sticky situations!

Hopefully i wont have to use the flash to trigger the studio lights again! hehe!

Id take it as a compiment! Sometimes people just cant get along without your help!!

3 is a great shot I like it and will mean alot in years to come, I like it better than the colour version. No1 would be good if had not blown out the tones. Not keen on flower shot as it doesn't relate to the subject - she is resting her arms on the bump.

MagicallyDelicious wrote in post #2007010
Hiya, Yeh i spose i was able to get around some of the sticky situations!

Hopefully i wont have to use the flash to trigger the studio lights again! hehe!

Id take it as a compiment! Sometimes people just cant get along without your help!!

Thanks Some days are difficult days, but not all of them are. The quote in your sig is good too, 'every mistake..'

Might be worth picking up your own hotshoe-to-PC adapter too, if you expect to do a lot of flash work. Confirm the exact kind you need with your tutor then browse the camera shops. Shouldn't be too expensive.

In 3 & 4 there is a halo round the subjects - is this because of the lighting, or did it come as a result of your post processing?

Either way It spoils them for me.

Lightstream wrote in post #2007050
Thanks Some days are difficult days, but not all of them are. The quote in your sig is good too, 'every mistake..'

Might be worth picking up your own hotshoe-to-PC adapter too, if you expect to do a lot of flash work. Confirm the exact kind you need with your tutor then browse the camera shops. Shouldn't be too expensive.

yes im defo going to start buying my own bits and peices like that so that im not relying on anyone else for them!

Calis wrote in post #2007052
In 3 & 4 there is a halo round the subjects - is this because of the lighting, or did it come as a result of your post processing?

Either way It spoils them for me.

Yep totally spoils it for me too. the background was awful and the way the lighting had been set up in the studio meant i could light the backdrop so had to try and rectify it in ps and did an awful job!

If i decide to use any of these photographs in my college work which i probs wont then i shall spend alot more time on the pp for the final product.

I'm going to be a bit of a spoiler. The little girl is conecting with the camera, not with mom and new bro/sis.

But you've dome a good job of the shooting and fixing the problems. Hope I can do as well in a few weeks.

prep wrote in post #2007114
I'm going to be a bit of a spoiler. The little girl is conecting with the camera, not with mom and new bro/sis.

But you've dome a good job of the shooting and fixing the problems. Hope I can do as well in a few weeks.

i know - we kept tring to get her to kiss her belly but she was in a bad mood. i do have a shot of her tickling her mums belly which is cute but ive not processed it yet!

hey, for the post on the background here is one I got help on. if you like the end result i could let you know what i ended up doing.

http://www.photography​-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=210257

i love three and 5 the little girl is so cute and its just soft enough tocapture the tenderness of a big sister

Personally I like #4 and 5 best. Love the little girl, but I like it in color better than the color choice in #3. #1 and 2 for me just don't look right, looks like her pants is cutting into the belly a bit and since its a preggo photo that's where I'd look. Maybe if she had her pants folded just a tad bit more. Just my opinion tho.
I'm sure the mother to be will be pleased.

thanks everyone. i cleaned up the little girl one and put it on my site! thought that was really the only one worthy of adding.

im gonna add it to my coursework for college as well

I think these a very good considering...however only one comment...I would have the prego pull her pants down more so that you see how big the belly is...here she just look like a fat girl get glam shots....and no one what to look fat. Right....Prego is way diffferent then FAT.