Been a little while... 4 for C&C

[corinthiancharm]

Took some photos of my cousin and her boyfriend last weekend... Wondering what your thoughts are. Thanks in advance.

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[tirediron]

C&C per req:

ISO 800??? F13??? 1/640???

You've got some nice images here; I especially like #1. 2&4 are nice, and the background of #3 does nothing for me.

There's lots of potential here, but you need to get yourself off of Program/Scene modes. Had you shot #1 with more reasonable settings, especially a larger apertuere and longer glass you would have acheived much greater subject/background separation and an overall stronger image.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[tyler_h]

Like above except I'd comment for #2 needed a shallow dof to throw the wall oof.
On #3 you have cropped right on the guy's ankle; should avoid having the joints right around the edge of frame.
On #4, as you have gone for that style shot I cant help but feel the feet should be there; don't know if it would work in this case but its easy to grab 200 shots then pick the best handful.
For both 3 and 4 you have fairly strong vignette; placed in post? Either way look at correcting it a little as to me it doesn't compliment the shots.
Final thought; tell the guy to show some teeth; it may be shots from them but you could still get him to then show the difference between the shots to see if he'll be willing.

 

[PASM]

2's ok but the rest..can you go back to the spot with the car? I think all four had potential if only they had been composed better (ankles/feet in frame..and the vignette is weird). The last image - the suspension is shot and they're leaning the other way as well i feel seasick... They need their weight on the car so you can align it all the same. I think you could redo all three concepts twice as good, second-time around. They look photogenic together - it's worth it.

 

[corinthiancharm]

Wow! Thanks so much for all of the feedback!

Tirediron: I actually just started reading Understanding Exposure last week. Today, I made it my goal to learn how to shoot in Manual mode. To my surprise, it’s not as bad as I thought it would be! Relatively easy, actually. So I will definitely be taking your advice and getting out of Program/Scene modes from now on!

Tylerh: I see what you’re saying about cropping out his ankle/their feet. I will pay more attention in the future for sure! About the vignette, I did add those in PP. How do you guys add vignettes and/or decide when to add them? As embarrassing as it is, I actually used picnic for these two vignettes. I do all of my PP in Gimp, but I haven’t been able to figure out a way to add a vignette using Gimp.

Pasm: Sorry to make you seasick! The car is actually positioned on a slight incline, so I’m sure that doesn’t help the effect. I can go back to that place anytime, and I plan to use it in some future shoots as well. I’m sure I will be asking the couple to let me practice more in the future too (what’s family for, right?)

 

[UnderThePink]

Really like #4's concept.....but the car titled to the right is very distracting.....and as said before, try to not cut out the feet/ankles. I'm a big fan of the vignette though! =)