C&C - First Christmas baby/Family session

[LiquidGrace]

I was looking to get some advice on my most recent photo session.
In particularly photo #1. I was wondering if I've left too much space (Someone from another forum said I had). My crutch right now is sometimes I crop too much and sometimes not enough. I usually try to frame my photos with a little extra space in the frame for a bit of cropping later.
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Thank you in advance for your comments and advice.

 

[jwbryson1]

I think this is a nice set. I really enjoy #2.

 

[LiquidGrace]

I think this is a nice set. I really enjoy #2.

Thank you so much. Did you have any thoughts on #1 and if I should do a tighter crop?

 

[Overread19 7]

*moving to People Photography Gallery*
Please remember that Beyond the Basics is not a photo critique subsection.

 

[JimCoventry]

A large mom should be under little baby and cropped tighter.

 

[MLeeK]

Mom's showing t-shirt in #1 & 3 really accentuate and add to her size. I'd like a tight crop on mom and baby's faces on the first one. That would also eliminate the t-shirt problem.
2. has been cut out of another background and had the bokeh lights put in there. the cut and paste is very noticeable. Especially if you go look at the larger size of this.
The package is kind of falling out and doesn't add to the image. Instead it takes the eye to it. Props are really not needed with a Christmas dress. They just give another item in the image to draw the eye away from the subject.
3. There are white and red specks showing in front of the baby, our left. It's cute.
The last is very yellow and the light position is causing some pretty harsh shadows on dad's eyes and under noses. Pose NOT flattering to mom. With heavier women (well, women in genreral think they are all fat...) you have to be extremely conscious of what will make them look thinner. She needs to be sitting up STRAIGHT with her shoulders back and squared to elongate the frame and eliminate any rolling of the clothing or even body. Shooting from above will thin, shooting from below eye level will add weight. Had you positioned them crosswise-dad's legs going to the right of the image in front of mom and mom's legs going to the left behind dad you could have hidden a good portion of mom's weight. The baby is positioned like a squished little extra thought at the bottom of the image. She needed to be brought up into the family.

 

[Derrel]

In #3, the baby would look better if she were elevated...use a stool or chair or other device to help elevate the baby closer to the faces of the parents.

 

[LiquidGrace]

*moving to People Photography Gallery*
Please remember that Beyond the Basics is not a photo critique subsection.

Sorry about that. Thank you for moving it for me.

 

[LiquidGrace]

Mom's showing t-shirt in #1 & 3 really accentuate and add to her size. I'd like a tight crop on mom and baby's faces on the first one. That would also eliminate the t-shirt problem.
2. has been cut out of another background and had the bokeh lights put in there. the cut and paste is very noticeable. Especially if you go look at the larger size of this.
The package is kind of falling out and doesn't add to the image. Instead it takes the eye to it. Props are really not needed with a Christmas dress. They just give another item in the image to draw the eye away from the subject.
3. There are white and red specks showing in front of the baby, our left. It's cute.
The last is very yellow and the light position is causing some pretty harsh shadows on dad's eyes and under noses. Pose NOT flattering to mom. With heavier women (well, women in genreral think they are all fat...) you have to be extremely conscious of what will make them look thinner. She needs to be sitting up STRAIGHT with her shoulders back and squared to elongate the frame and eliminate any rolling of the clothing or even body. Shooting from above will thin, shooting from below eye level will add weight. Had you positioned them crosswise-dad's legs going to the right of the image in front of mom and mom's legs going to the left behind dad you could have hidden a good portion of mom's weight. The baby is positioned like a squished little extra thought at the bottom of the image. She needed to be brought up into the family.

Wow thank you so much for the indepth C&C greatly appreciated and will be worked on.

#2 I used a green screen and tried to take all of it out. Guess I have a lot more work to do in that department. Again I really really appreciate all that you've said.

 

[LiquidGrace]

In #3, the baby would look better if she were elevated...use a stool or chair or other device to help elevate the baby closer to the faces of the parents.

Yes I can see what you mean. Thank you.