Childhood Summer

[KJ_North]

That is a wonderful set of images

 

[CherylL]

I understand. I did as you suggested. I understand why your proud of your work. You should be. Good images.

thank! Sometimes black/white doesn't work. There are a few people on here that "see" what works in black/white. Check out @Tuna work on here.

 

[CherylL]

That is a wonderful set of images

Thanks KJ

 

[Woolsocks]

thank! Sometimes black/white doesn't work. There are a few people on here that "see" what works in black/white. Check out @Tuna work on here.

I understand how black and white works. I read you didn't have much time either with the child or the grandma. Which makes sense because the child looks like his grandma just asked him to pose. Instead of capturing him playing naturally. I thought the sandals looked distracting but you pointed out that the boy is brighter then everything else. But I just could not get past that, so I thought of trying to hide what you wanted to show. Silly of me. I'm sorry. Any photography is subjective.

 

[CherylL]

I read you didn't have much time either with the child or the grandma. Which makes sense because the child looks like his grandma just asked him to pose.

No. I had plenty of time at the session. Finding time on his schedule and creek levels were a challenge.
No. I posed him. His grandma is creative so if she did pose him that would be a compliment.

Saying something is weird (the pole) or slamming grandmas adds no value to the discussion.

I thought the sandals looked distracting

that is constructive criticism halfway. why distracting?

 

[smoke665]

Any photography is subjective

I would agree that once you get past the technical points, the rest becomes subjective, preference and opinion.

That's why most more advanced photographers put "photos not okay to edit".

 

[Woolsocks]

No. I had plenty of time at the session. Finding time on his schedule and creek levels were a challenge.
No. I posed him. His grandma is creative so if she did pose him that would be a compliment.

Saying something is weird (the pole) or slamming grandmas adds no value to the discussion.


that is constructive criticism halfway. why distracting?

I guess I was testing the waters (fishing pole).. The shoot looks great. But the only thing I find distracting is that the subject looks posed/directed. Some of the best photography is of subjects unaware of the camera or they're having fun and don't care it's there. Looks more natural. I don't believe you got that. But technically it looks swell.

I would agree that once you get past the technical points, the rest becomes subjective, preference and opinion.

That's why most more advanced photographers put "photos not okay to edit".

Your right of course "That's why most." But that type of user restricts on how much people talk about them. Word of mouth has a lot to do with business. To summarize: If all I see are good pictures I will forget about them in a day. But if have the chance to edit or communicate with them I will remember them for months. It's all about emotional impact and then technical insight.

 

[jeffashman]

This is a wonderful set, especially the first one as noted by others! The dress has a very European look to it, especially with the sandals.

 

[CherylL]

This is a wonderful set, especially the first one as noted by others! The dress has a very European look to it, especially with the sandals.

Thanks Jeff for your feedback! The wardrobe I was going for was vintage with a timeless quality. Plan A was for him to wear watershoes until I got him safely in place and then I would take the shoes or hide in the bucket. They brought his leather sandals that he had outgrown and didn't mind them getting wet. Some of the rocks are sharp so the sandals worked out.

 

[cgw]

Thanks Jeff for your feedback! The wardrobe I was going for was vintage with a timeless quality. Plan A was for him to wear watershoes until I got him safely in place and then I would take the shoes or hide in the bucket. They brought his leather sandals that he had outgrown and didn't mind them getting wet. Some of the rocks are sharp so the sandals worked out.

You grabbed me with the phrase "vintage with a timeless quality." Got into a long boozy conversation(me not her)with the frau last night over whether there's such a thing in portraiture as a "period face." Won't say who landed where on the matter but it's clear that if you're visually/historically inclined, some 2024 faces do look at you from the past. Still, she put me in my place by showing me this LRB piece on Julia Margaret Cameron which had a gorgeous 1864 portrait of a young girl that looks much newer.

Susannah Clapp · On Julia Margaret Cameron

Cameron created a pantheon of hairy brainboxes, boasting that ‘the greatest men of the age ... say I have ...

www.lrb.co.uk

 

[CherylL]

You grabbed me with the phrase "vintage with a timeless quality." Got into a long boozy conversation(me not her)with the frau last night over whether there's such a thing in portraiture as a "period face." Won't say who landed where on the matter but it's clear that if you're visually/historically inclined, some 2024 faces do look at you from the past. Still, she put me in my place by showing me this LRB piece on Julia Margaret Cameron which had a gorgeous 1864 portrait of a young girl that looks much newer.

Susannah Clapp · On Julia Margaret Cameron

Cameron created a pantheon of hairy brainboxes, boasting that ‘the greatest men of the age ... say I have ...

www.lrb.co.uk

Thank you for the link. Agree the photo of the girl could be newer time period. I did a search of Cameron's photos and I really like her style. Many photos the subjects are looking away from the camera. When I am taking portraits for family or friends, I get the non-smiling photos and looking down or away. The mom's like the look and smile so I get plenty of those.
Thanks again for the link!

 

[cgw]

Thank you for the link. Agree the photo of the girl could be newer time period. I did a search of Cameron's photos and I really like her style. Many photos the subjects are looking away from the camera. When I am taking portraits for family or friends, I get the non-smiling photos and looking down or away. The mom's like the look and smile so I get plenty of those.
Thanks again for the link!

No worries. Already toying with lighting and edits for that "look."
This one(1864) still fascinates me:

[Ellen Terry at Age Sixteen] (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)

Explore the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.

www.getty.edu