C & C please I haven't asked for any in a while, 10 month old photo shoot

[cgipson1]

I have seen so many "charging photographers" with worse work than I.....

I suppose OP can't post any links to support this claim?

She is correct! Please look on Facebook.. there are a lot that are worse than her! I could post links.. but that would probably be "frowned" on!

 

[luvmyfamily]

...Is this a glorified way of saying I am trying too hard?

Yes, in a way.

I live and breathe photography lately, said earlier I am spending about 10 hours a day doing something with photography, whether it be reading, looking online, making phone calls to other photo friends, practice photo sessions (I do about 3 a week here lately), more reading, more reading, more reading, processing, practicing, practicing.....

Were you planning on taking a break and say... breathing any time soon?

no one is trying harder than me. ...

Of this I have no doubt.

My feeling is that you are working hard, but not working smart. You want that perfect picture and you want it NOW! (Am I right? Go ahead... tell me I'm wrong... dare ya'!) There's definietly improvement in your work, but the degree of improvement does not [in my mind] reflect the amount of effort you've put in. I think what you need to do is to find yourself a club or group to join, and preferably someone with some intermediate to advanced skills to mentor you and actually show you how to improve. In fact, I think what you could really benefit from is formal training. Have you looked into any sort of certificate program in your area?

You are right, yes indeed. I am going to step away from photography....for a few hours to get my hair done Seriously, I am looking right now on a local photo club, but outside of photography (and I am saying this to make a point), when you try so hard to do something over and over again, like when I learned to do a back hand spring for cheerleading, i kept making the same mistakes over and over again, until finally it all came together and i was flipping backwards 4 and 5 times in a row. So it's not that I am not working smart per say, I am trying too hard at too many things all at once. (I worded this poorly, was trying to get out my thoughts anyway)

 

[Ms.Nash]

Really worse though? I'll take your word for it.

 

[cgipson1]

Really worse though? I'll take your word for it.

YES! MUCH worse! people that make her shots look almost "pro" in comparison! lol!

 

[luvmyfamily]

On all of the indoor shots.. the whites of her eyes have a cyan cast, has to come from post! What did you do?

Are you using on camera flash (pop-up?) The highlights around her eyes / face in the last one you posted are strange.. not attractive.

Yeah, her eyes don't look like that on the outdoor one? I used a flash with a DIY diffuser (white card over flash) rest of her body was on same exposure...I did play around with colors in the color balance in PS trying to get the colors to pop, so maybe a combo of diffused flash, studio lighting and adjusting colors in post is why her eyes look that way and the outdoor one does not...thank you for pointing that out...I actually thought she had beautiful eyes and long thick eyelashes and personally thought the indoor one's looked better than the outdoor because her eyes didn't do that and I processed the same way however I didn't use a flash outdoors. So are you saying these are awful? ;0

Buy diffuser. They dont cost hardly anything. You could use some more lighting too. These are a bit dark but she also has dark hair and eyes. Those deep brown eyes can be hard to work with because they absorb light. I did some pics for a little girl that looked very similar to your subject here.


ady crossprocessed by DiskoJoe, on Flickr

AS you can see I was barely able to get some of the iris detail.

Disko, I have seen your work before and no offense, but I am not thinking I like this image. It doesn't seem as sharp as mine, and the colors are not bold. This is probably just preference and I have seen a lot of great work from you.

 

[luvmyfamily]

I have seen so many "charging photographers" with worse work than I.....

I suppose OP can't post any links to support this claim?

Ms Nash, I would never post someone's work on here good or awful without their permission. Search local photographers in your area, they are everywhere. Really, really bad charging photographers. If you haven't already....check out the site 'You are nota photographer." Look at that and then come back and look at mine again.....
tay7 by luvmyfamily1, on Flickr

 

[cgipson1]

I have seen so many "charging photographers" with worse work than I.....

I suppose OP can't post any links to support this claim?

Ms Nash, I would never post someone's work on here good or awful without their permission. Search local photographers in your area, they are everywhere. Really, really bad charging photographers. If you haven't already....check out the site 'You are nota photographer." Look at that and then come back and look at mine again.....
tay7 by luvmyfamily1, on Flickr

Please don't take my comments as saying your work is good yet.... Most of it is only average! The rest is below average... Just keeping it real...

 

[luvmyfamily]

I suppose OP can't post any links to support this claim?

Ms Nash, I would never post someone's work on here good or awful without their permission. Search local photographers in your area, they are everywhere. Really, really bad charging photographers. If you haven't already....check out the site 'You are nota photographer." Look at that and then come back and look at mine again.....
tay7 by luvmyfamily1, on Flickr

Please don't take my comments as saying your work is good yet.... Most of it is only average! The rest is below average... Just keeping it real...

I hear ya...loud n clear

 

[HughGuessWho101 16]

There are those that can give honest and helpful critique and then there are those that can’t. And of course, there are those that do not have the ability to say anything positive about anyone else, even if their life depended on it.

 

[cgipson1]

There are those that can give honest and helpful critique and then there are those that can’t. And of course, there are those that do not have the ability to say anything positive about anyone else, even if their life depended on it.

Is that aimed at me?

 

[HughGuessWho101 16]

There are those that can give honest and helpful critique and then there are those that can’t. And of course, there are those that do not have the ability to say anything positive about anyone else, even if their life depended on it.

Is that aimed at me?

It wasnt aimed at anyone in particular. Certainly not you. Just a general statement. Did I strike a nerve or something?

 

[cgipson1]

No...not at all'. . Just that it is not Pertinent to the thread and you have made similar comments before this!

 

[HughGuessWho101 16]

It is pertinent to the thread when the OP feels like she is being degraded and I have made similar statements before because it's true. Some people are notorious for degrading OPs without any reason.

 

[tirediron]

I have seen so many "charging photographers" with worse work than I.....

I suppose OP can't post any links to support this claim?

Correct. Since the quality of photography is a subjective thing, one person's definition of better is as valid as another's and the posting of links or images simply for the purpose saying that one is 'better' than that will not be tolerated.

 

[cgipson1]

It is pertinent to the thread when the OP feels like she is being degraded and I have made similar statements before because it's true. Some people are notorious for degrading OPs without any reason.

Alisha.. do you feel degraded? Have anyone been picking on you?