Family Photos for CC

[ababysean]

Sharing some family photos I took a few weeks ago...

All shot with 85mm 1.4

I would love some cc

Thanks in advance.

1. F4 160 ISO 200

2. F4 ISO 200 1/160

3. f3.2 1/160 iso 200

4. f2.2 iso 200 1/125

5. f3.5 1/200 iso 200

6. f3.5 1/200 iso 200

7. 3.5 1/200 iso 200

 

[bazooka]

They look solid to me, I'm sure they'll be happy with them. His face looks a little hot on #7.

 

[shootermcgavin]

two thumbs up, great shoot!

 

[kundalini]

Well done. The only nit-pick I would comment on is the out of focus foreground in #2.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[MrsLittle]

Beautiful! I love the lighting. Were you planning on photoshopping his cheek scratch?

 

[photo guy]

Nice photos just that I wouldn't put the name right on the individuals though. I would have put it in an open area instead of on the person unless it was smaller.

 

[MTVision]

Nice photos just that I wouldn't put the name right on the individuals though. I would have put it in an open area instead of on the person unless it was smaller.

Your talking about the watermark right? I'm sure she did it that way so the name can't be cropped out. She isn't going to give customers the picture like that. More than likely it's just for online

 

[Sierra Echo]

Beautiful.

1. 10/10 for this one. The tone is so even and the lighting is gorgeous.
2. As above!
3. I think the out of focus foreground gives the image something different and outside the box.

I like them all but I did find the close up of the little boy in #4 to be a bit warm in that the white in his eyes isn't standing out against his skin. I would post-process it but you seem a lot more professional than I could ever be, so I'm sure there are other ways to do that whilst taking the shot.

All in all, loved these! Very inspired :thumbup:

 

[AMOMENT]

Wow! Can I ask how for number two you blurred the bottom? (it may be obvious for some but I'm quite new) Also, what time of day and what focus mode/ area mode / metering did you use? thanks! you did an incredible job!!!

 

[AMOMENT]

And because I'm in awe of how great these came. Can you tell me a little about the white balance and pp?

 

[ababysean]

Wow! Can I ask how for number two you blurred the bottom? (it may be obvious for some but I'm quite new) Also, what time of day and what focus mode/ area mode / metering did you use? thanks! you did an incredible job!!!

Thanks

For #2, the area is very hilly. I was standing on the other side of the hill in front of them, so that blur is the top of the hill before the hill they are on. Make sense? That is why it is so dramatic, and not like the normal fade of bokeh/dof. I really had no other choice but to shoot this way because of the layout of the park, and there were also 3 other photographers there that day my usual quiet/unknown/undiscovered park is now it seems the cool place to shoot. grrrrrrrr! I also think since the place most photographers shoot around here is now over taken by 99% protestors, they have to go to other areas. oh well....

It was 330pm (central) Focus mode I think I am on single point, metering I use spot, but usually take a picture, look at my histogram/highlights and adjust.

White Balance I set in LR, to shade and then did slight adjustments by eye until I think it looks ok. I'm an not calibrated so I'm sure it is off, but at I do think it was consistent and pretty true to life. I did test prints from WHCC and they came out natural looking. I know they look bright on the screen but if I adjust them so they are not bright on my computer they are way too dark for my lab, WHCC. Not sure why that is, or how I can go about fixing that... There is a concern of mine because I give digital files and I'm sure 99% of them just stay on the disc/facebook and are never printed....