Baby bro's first Halloween! :D

[MLeeK]

Also you don't need a flash. I do only natural light photography. Place the baby near a window and save your $$...

I totally agree with Janine. You have to learn the basics before you add in flash or the two will get you so screwed up that you won't know if you are coming and going and it'll take you MUCH longer to learn what you are doing.

 

[rexbobcat]

It's all been said blah blah, but I honestly couldn't give less of a damn about how generically commercial (aka adorable) these photos do or don't look.

Those facial expressions are just awesome enough. I would keep these photos lol.

 

[swiftparkour94]

First and foremost never position any subject directly against the backdrop. They need to be a few feet from the backdrop
Less is more. Rule of thumb: One prop per image, maximum. THis is all about pumpkins and that god awful pumpkin thing. Had they been about the baby they'd have been much better. There are major issues on focus as well. ]
NEVER use a white vignette. It's a sure sign of AWAC and it just plain looks like cheap and cheesy.
You didn't save the before... so you deleted the raws? I think that's a cop out for I don't want you to see how bad I screwed up. Sorry.

He was on a couch with a sheet over it, he had to be against it to sit up. Exactly the way my mom wanted it. That flat pumpkin graphic my mom needed in some of the shots for my grandma because she gave it to us to use. We tried pictures of him alone afterwards but he got fussy so we called it off. I have always been against white vignettes, but I had to turn to it. It just made it look better and hid the top part of the couch which would have looked more tacky.

I didn't cop out of anything. I never save RAW files I'll think I'll have to come back and work with again. It just takes up RAM, however this will change when I start making money doing shoots

 

[swiftparkour94]

I totally agree with Janine. You have to learn the basics before you add in flash or the two will get you so screwed up that you won't know if you are coming and going and it'll take you MUCH longer to learn what you are doing.

Yea, I probably should have moved the couch :/

 

[LaFoto]

Somehow, this...

CC is EXTREMELY APPRECIATED!!!

and this...

and I think I did an excellent job considering the limits I had, I just wanted to know if others though the same.

just don't go together...!

(Though I must admit that your photos of your baby brother, contrived as they may seem, wrong in colours and whatnot, are all three better than ANY photo I took of ANY of my children when they were that little ... a-hemmm.....!)

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

He was on a couch with a sheet over it, he had to be against it to sit up. Exactly the way my mom wanted it. That flat pumpkin graphic my mom needed in some of the shots for my grandma because she gave it to us to use. We tried pictures of him alone afterwards but he got fussy so we called it off. I have always been against white vignettes, but I had to turn to it. It just made it look better and hid the top part of the couch which would have looked more tacky.

I didn't cop out of anything. I never save RAW files I'll think I'll have to come back and work with again. It just takes up RAM, however this will change when I start making money doing shoots

:raisedbrow:

 

[o hey tyler]

He was on a couch with a sheet over it, he had to be against it to sit up. Exactly the way my mom wanted it. That flat pumpkin graphic my mom needed in some of the shots for my grandma because she gave it to us to use. We tried pictures of him alone afterwards but he got fussy so we called it off. I have always been against white vignettes, but I had to turn to it. It just made it look better and hid the top part of the couch which would have looked more tacky.

I didn't cop out of anything. I never save RAW files I'll think I'll have to come back and work with again. It just takes up RAM, however this will change when I start making money doing shoots

RAW files don't take up RAM dude. Hard drive space, yes.

"Hundreds" of people on Facebook may have told you they look awesome. Experienced photographers are telling you they don't. Have some humility, take notes, and learn from your mistakes.

The photos did not come out well for all of the previously mentioned reasons.

 

[planC]

Look kinda weird, like #2 though with the expression

 

[MLeeK]

First and foremost never position any subject directly against the backdrop. They need to be a few feet from the backdrop
Less is more. Rule of thumb: One prop per image, maximum. THis is all about pumpkins and that god awful pumpkin thing. Had they been about the baby they'd have been much better. There are major issues on focus as well. ]
NEVER use a white vignette. It's a sure sign of AWAC and it just plain looks like cheap and cheesy.
You didn't save the before... so you deleted the raws? I think that's a cop out for I don't want you to see how bad I screwed up. Sorry.

He was on a couch with a sheet over it, he had to be against it to sit up. Exactly the way my mom wanted it. That flat pumpkin graphic my mom needed in some of the shots for my grandma because she gave it to us to use. We tried pictures of him alone afterwards but he got fussy so we called it off. I have always been against white vignettes, but I had to turn to it. It just made it look better and hid the top part of the couch which would have looked more tacky.

I didn't cop out of anything. I never save RAW files I'll think I'll have to come back and work with again. It just takes up RAM, however this will change when I start making money doing shoots

By all means, believe they are gorgeous from your facebook friends. We're just seasoned professionals who don't know what we are doing anyway.
Really. You have eyes, open them. Compare them to http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/302578-1st-ever-newborn-session.html
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/300717-newborn-shoot.html or even this one http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/296265-another-newborn-practice-session.html
You have learned nothing in the time you've been here?
Mistake #1 is not telling your "client" "subject" what will or wont work. They know NOTHING about photography and what works. YOU (supposedly) do. Your session was doomed from the second you let her tell you how to do it.
You take what mom wants and tell her that it's a fantastic idea, but this is what we have to do to make it turn out like that in the camera... Then you take the crap shots she wants with 12 hideous props for her. And then you take the shots you know will be good.
99% of the time the shots they LOVE will be the ones where you got rid of all of the crap they thought they needed.

 

[swiftparkour94]

By all means, believe they are gorgeous from your facebook friends. We're just seasoned professionals who don't know what we are doing anyway.
Really. You have eyes, open them. Compare them to http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/302578-1st-ever-newborn-session.html
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/300717-newborn-shoot.html or even this one http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/296265-another-newborn-practice-session.html
You have learned nothing in the time you've been here?
Mistake #1 is not telling your "client" "subject" what will or wont work. They know NOTHING about photography and what works. YOU (supposedly) do. Your session was doomed from the second you let her tell you how to do it.
You take what mom wants and tell her that it's a fantastic idea, but this is what we have to do to make it turn out like that in the camera... Then you take the crap shots she wants with 12 hideous props for her. And then you take the shots you know will be good.
99% of the time the shots they LOVE will be the ones where you got rid of all of the crap they thought they needed.

We had 3 props, not 12

 

[slow231]

i love them. you should do this for a living.

 

[MLeeK]

By all means, believe they are gorgeous from your facebook friends. We're just seasoned professionals who don't know what we are doing anyway.
Really. You have eyes, open them. Compare them to http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/302578-1st-ever-newborn-session.html
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/300717-newborn-shoot.html or even this one http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/296265-another-newborn-practice-session.html
You have learned nothing in the time you've been here?
Mistake #1 is not telling your "client" "subject" what will or wont work. They know NOTHING about photography and what works. YOU (supposedly) do. Your session was doomed from the second you let her tell you how to do it.
You take what mom wants and tell her that it's a fantastic idea, but this is what we have to do to make it turn out like that in the camera... Then you take the crap shots she wants with 12 hideous props for her. And then you take the shots you know will be good.
99% of the time the shots they LOVE will be the ones where you got rid of all of the crap they thought they needed.

We had 3 props, not 12

You get the point. Your maturity is showing

 

[swiftparkour94]

i love them. you should do this for a living.

Thanks, but I never want to do portraits like this for a living lol. I love sports and wildlife too much. I like shooting everything though and it's good to have experience with it all

 

[JAC526]

i love them. you should do this for a living.

Thanks, but I never want to do portraits like this for a living lol. I love sports and wildlife too much. I like shooting everything though and it's good to have experience with it all

Sorry to burst your bubble but I think that was sarcasm. Maybe.

 

[kathyt]

Can we pretty please stop feeding this kids parking meter?