Challenging situation

[SquarePeg]

I volunteered to take some group photos of my daughter and her friends, on campus, prior to their upcoming graduation in 2 weeks.

This one had really challenging conditions - mid day harsh light, location out in the open sun, 16 subjects at once, all wearing white dresses and the biggest issue of all, I am really out of practice!

 

[Jeff1575 75]

Good shot ...

 

[snowbear143 74]

Pretty good, IMO. Not sure if a ND or a CP may have helped tone down the brights.

 

[SquarePeg]

Pretty good, IMO. Not sure if a ND or a CP may have helped tone down the brights.

I brightened the girls and toned down the background but I do see a couple of hot spots shining between their dresses that I may go in and try to selectively dodge and burn.

I don’t like to use CP or ND on people pics - I never like the results. I should have tried it on a few of these to see if it helped.

 

[cgw144 169]

Nice. I'd look past the technical stuff and measure it by the grads' reactions to a shot of a happy milestone occasion.

 

[snowbear143 74]

A nice job. I agree with cgw - the subjects seem to be very happy so a great memory preserved.

PS - I can't figure out which one is Princess.

 

[paigew]

I think this turned out well! It's the worst when you have such difficult lighting to work with, but you handled it like a pro. I love how you can see the shadows of the caps on the ground. Congrats to your daughter!!

 

[SadlerX]

I volunteered to take some group photos of my daughter and her friends, on campus, prior to their upcoming graduation in 2 weeks.

This one had really challenging conditions - mid day harsh light, location out in the open sun, 16 subjects at once, all wearing white dresses and the biggest issue of all, I am really out of practice!

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This is a great timed picture. Nice job

 

[Thiophilos]

Fun pic!

 

[smoke665]

The most important thing to remember is you captured a moment in time that can never be truly repeated, creating a fun memory for you and them. I'd say that's a win any day!

 

[21limited]

Looks good to me. You have blue sky with clouds, a parking lot, detail in your shadows. What more could a person ask for?

But I’m suspicious of guys named Duane.

 

[SquarePeg]

Nice. I'd look past the technical stuff and measure it by the grads' reactions to a shot of a happy milestone occasion.

Yes the girls loved it. I have a lot of photos to go through and edit. It’s going to rain here all next week so I should have plenty of time.

A nice job. I agree with cgw - the subjects seem to be very happy so a great memory preserved.

PS - I can't figure out which one is Princess.

7th from the left. Both feet on the ground looking up. Can’t really see her face in this one. I’ll share a few of the solo ones later.

The most important thing to remember is you captured a moment in time that can never be truly repeated, creating a fun memory for you and them. I'd say that's a win any day!

They are a fun group and were very appreciative of me taking the photos for them. I had a blast despite the less than ideal conditions. The subjects being young and pretty goes a long way toward overcoming harsh lighting.

 

[SquarePeg]

I think this turned out well! It's the worst when you have such difficult lighting to work with, but you handled it like a pro. I love how you can see the shadows of the caps on the ground. Congrats to your daughter!!

Thanks! I didn’t even noticed that about the caps. It does look cool!

 

[jeffashman35 8]

Nicely done!

 

[terri60 1]

Great job - that wasn't easy! They all look happy and you can see all their faces. It's fine!

Meanwhile...how dare our babygirl who was still playing softball when you joined here be graduating from college?!?