A Family Shoot

misol · 07-04-2009, 08:57 AM

Here are some photos I did at a recent family shoot. I would love and C&C you have to offer:

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Andrew Sun · 07-04-2009, 09:51 AM

Elegant, nice warm colors. Good job on this series.

rubbertree · 07-04-2009, 01:44 PM

beautiful work.

misol · 07-05-2009, 08:02 PM

thanks for the kudos. Any criticism? (besides being a little soft, I didnt sharpen for web)

kric2schaam626 · 07-05-2009, 08:42 PM

I'm new at this! How do you get such great lighting?

misol · 07-05-2009, 09:23 PM

the golden hour (before sunset). My favorite for kids and family that will be moving around alot

NateS · 07-06-2009, 08:41 AM

These are very nice...I'll throw a criticism out there though.

About half of these have problems with overexposure on the shirts. It's not easy to shoot white in bright sunlight and keep detail....having them wear something a different color might have helped. Otherwise I would have underexposed their face a tad and got the exposure more "on" for the shirts....then bumped the brightness of their faces in pp a little bit. Either that or see if you can save the shirts in post.

But...considering you were shooting white, it looks pretty good. I just find the over brightness of the shirts to be very distracting.

gpimages · 07-06-2009, 01:49 PM

The bright shirts don't bother me. I would crop #1 a little tighter (not so much space above). Other than that this is a nice series.

camz · 07-06-2009, 06:58 PM

Very good session. Your subjects look very relaxed, gives me that Sunday afternoon feeling.

camz
http://simplydashy.blogspot.com

misol · 07-06-2009, 08:05 PM

Thanks all. I really appreciate the feedback. The shirts are bright, but not blown out, that might be a monitor issue. Black hair with white shirts is always a bit tricky, but overall I think I metered ok. I had to under expose a tad (in raw) and fix in post processing.

Lyncca · 07-07-2009, 04:54 PM

These are cute. I also think that the shirts are overexposed, but it is really hard not to do. I expose for the shirt, then brighten the skin in PP.

They look kinda soft, even for sharpening for web, and is it me, or are these kinda noisy?

misol · 07-07-2009, 06:02 PM

really it might be a monitor thing because my histogram showed me what I was shooting. I did blow out in some pics, but not ones that made the final cut for the most part. I had to be really careful because if I underexposed too much, their hair would become a black blob. So I am pretty confident I didnt over expose on the shirts.

07-04-2009, 09:51 AM	#2
Andrew Sun Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Posts: 197 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Elegant, nice warm colors. Good job on this series. __________________ Mavidy Studios Gold Coast Bridal and Formal Dresses - Wedding and Glamour Photography Join Us On FaceBook or Follow Us On Twitter

07-04-2009, 01:44 PM	#3
rubbertree I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 705 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	beautiful work. __________________ Nikon stuff.

07-06-2009, 08:41 AM	#7
NateS TPF Junkie! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,648 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts My Gallery: (0)	These are very nice...I'll throw a criticism out there though. About half of these have problems with overexposure on the shirts. It's not easy to shoot white in bright sunlight and keep detail....having them wear something a different color might have helped. Otherwise I would have underexposed their face a tad and got the exposure more "on" for the shirts....then bumped the brightness of their faces in pp a little bit. Either that or see if you can save the shirts in post. But...considering you were shooting white, it looks pretty good. I just find the over brightness of the shirts to be very distracting. __________________ http://www.sidersphoto.com Nikon D90, MB-D80 Grip, Tamron 17-50 f2.8, Sigma 50mm f1.4, Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro, SB-600, umbrella/stand/diffuser/etc...

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Lyncca TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,831 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts My Gallery: (5)	These are cute. I also think that the shirts are overexposed, but it is really hard not to do. I expose for the shirt, then brighten the skin in PP. They look kinda soft, even for sharpening for web, and is it me, or are these kinda noisy? __________________ Lyncca Harvey Nikon D300, D100 IR & D70S Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 & 80-200 f/2.8 Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D & 18-200 mm VR Tokina 12mm-24mm f/4 • Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Nikkor 35mm f/2.0D & 18-70 mm<-For Sale!! SU800, SB800 & SB600 Flashes www.lyncca.com • Facebook Fan Page

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07-04-2009, 08:57 AM	#1
misol Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 111 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	A Family Shoot Here are some photos I did at a recent family shoot. I would love and C&C you have to offer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Last edited by misol; 07-04-2009 at 09:48 AM.

07-05-2009, 08:02 PM	#4
misol Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 111 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	thanks for the kudos. Any criticism? (besides being a little soft, I didnt sharpen for web)

07-05-2009, 08:42 PM	#5
kric2schaam626 No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: WI Posts: 38 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Gallery: (0)	I'm new at this! How do you get such great lighting?

07-05-2009, 09:23 PM	#6
misol Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 111 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	the golden hour (before sunset). My favorite for kids and family that will be moving around alot

07-06-2009, 01:49 PM	#8
gpimages No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 95 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	The bright shirts don't bother me. I would crop #1 a little tighter (not so much space above). Other than that this is a nice series.

07-06-2009, 06:58 PM	#9
camz I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 774 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Very good session. Your subjects look very relaxed, gives me that Sunday afternoon feeling. camz http://simplydashy.blogspot.com

07-06-2009, 08:05 PM	#10
misol Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 111 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Thanks all. I really appreciate the feedback. The shirts are bright, but not blown out, that might be a monitor issue. Black hair with white shirts is always a bit tricky, but overall I think I metered ok. I had to under expose a tad (in raw) and fix in post processing.

07-07-2009, 06:02 PM	#12
misol Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 111 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	really it might be a monitor thing because my histogram showed me what I was shooting. I did blow out in some pics, but not ones that made the final cut for the most part. I had to be really careful because if I underexposed too much, their hair would become a black blob. So I am pretty confident I didnt over expose on the shirts.

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