Ahhhh Kansas!

[Jeanelle]

We took a quick little jaunt out to the wheat fields after work, the setting sun was so beautiful! Let me know what you think, thanks!

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[Josh66]

I think #1 could use a little fill light on her face. #2 is nice, but I think I would have put her on the left side of the frame instead of the right. That whole left half just isn't really doing anything... Maybe try a crop into portrait orientation?

Edit
Second thought - square crop on #2. Take off the left side to make it square (maybe a little off the right too).

 

[Josh66]

Like this:

 

[Jeanelle]

I like that crop, the thing that I think that it lacks is showing the "vastness" if that is a word, of the field. I tried adding a little fill light (not necessarily to these two photos) , and I might be doing it wrong, but it seems to me that it makes your subject lose dimension? I do agree that I should have had her on the other side of the frame. Thanks so much for your comments! I may have to venture out more into the square crops, I haven't really done that yet. I knew that with the setting sun I would be getting some bad light on her face, but I hadn't grabbed anything but my camera. I may just have to go back a little more prepared!

 

[shuttermountain]

I like the first image. Some cropping from the right and some fill flash around the face as another poster suggested would make a good difference.

 

[Jeanelle]

Is this better?

 

[molested_cow]

Really beautiful. I just wish that either the sky has more details, or you framed it such that it's all wheat and no sky.

She's a natural model!

 

[Jeanelle]

Really beautiful. I just wish that either the sky has more details, or you framed it such that it's all wheat and no sky.

She's a natural model!

Actually I was wondering if I should crop out the little bit of sky also. I don't know that these particular shots would be able to do that, but I had noticed that in some of my others. Thanks, I am a lucky photographer that is a mother that USUALLY has a willing model.

 

[NayLoMo6C]

the setting looks so beautiful that it looks "fake", but in a good way

 

[Jeanelle]

the setting looks so beautiful that it looks "fake", but in a good way

Thanks! Kansas can be beautiful, and the wheat is starting to turn golden and in the setting sun I just couldn't pass it up! My poor husband was driving us around looking for the perfect field. I couldn't have one that you had to venture too far from the road because I am PETRIFIED of snakes, and tall grass usually equals snakes!

 

[vtf]

I'm impressed. I like. Good job. Don't care if the sky is blown out. She just looks nice. The fill lighting helped. Love those wheat fields.

 

[Jeanelle]

Thank you vtf! Yes the fill light helped very much!

 

[Jeanelle]

I just have a question too, how does everyone else feel about the cropping? Do you feel the square crop is better?

 

[NayLoMo6C]

I actually prefer the uncropped versions, because it gives the feeling of vastness and it complements the story of the photo.

I would have had your daughter be on the left side of the frame in number #2, and thats just about what i would have done differently

 

[Kbarredo]

the setting looks so beautiful that it looks "fake", but in a good way

Thanks! Kansas can be beautiful, and the wheat is starting to turn golden and in the setting sun I just couldn't pass it up! My poor husband was driving us around looking for the perfect field. I couldn't have one that you had to venture too far from the road because I am PETRIFIED of snakes, and tall grass usually equals snakes!

i am so glad I live in central alberta canada where it reaches -50 C. Very few snakes would survive here.