......because child photography is my fave (here are a few that I enjoyed) cc plz.

[AMOMENT]

They're cute but I think you still need to work on your focus. I like #7 best.

Thanks. I still struggle with my focus a bit. I'm going to post a thread in the beginers forum about it to get some added help.

 

[AMOMENT]

The first few in this set are a lot better then other stuff I have seen from you. The scene look more fun like child photography should.

But two things. Stop looking for approval from this website or its members. And for the love of god post some pictures of something else besides your kid. Just go out one day without the kid and take pictures of things that interest you.

Thank you for the input. Much appreciated. I actually have posted several shoots of other kids/families recently. These were only a few of my daughter but the other shoots have all been of other people. As long as I get permission from parents etc. to post photos I will do it. However, not many are willing which in understandable.

 

[AMOMENT]

Most of them seem out of focus to me and there are color issues with everyone of them. You are still capturing them in pretty harsh light. They are snapshots, which is fine if that's what you intended them to be. As Derrel said, there IS a place for these pictures. They willl be cherished by you and your kids for years to come.

Any tips for improving my focus? These were taken at around 6PM in a somewhat shady area ( 1-5) The water one was taken mid afternoon on a very sunny day but the moment was too perfect so I had to grab my camera and work with what I had.

 

[Vtec44]

Any tips for improving my focus?

If your subject is moving, it's best to use continuous auto focus, with one of the center focus points, along with continuous shooting mode. Center focus points are typically the fastest to acquire focus so your chances will be greater. Continuous auto focus will continue to focus as your subject moves around, as long as your focus point is on the intended subject and shutter button is 1/2 way pressed. Continuous shooting (or whatever you call it) will take several frames as long as the shutter button is held down. Some people will call this spray and pray, but I do a burst of 3 on important scenes to ensure I that I will have more than 1 usable image. One other thing to check is to make sure that you have the setting so that the shutter can only be released when the camera obtained focus (focus priority selection). I have this on both AF-C and AF-S. Watch for this in AF-S mode though. If the camera locked focus and the subject is moved away, it will still fire assuming focus and the result is that you have a blurry subject. This is what I do to shoot high speed motorcycle races so it should work decent with other moving objects too.

 

[vtf]

You have to ask yourself, is child photography your favorite or is it because your children are a part of it. Without exploring other avenues and types of photography I believe you may just miss a true passion. Your attachment to the subjects may skew your judgement. Good Luck.

 

[danielberkmann]

the black & white looks beautiful. ".....because child photography is my fave" --> that's true. Photos of children are awesome.

Daniel
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