FIRST MATERNITY Shoot

[iRay808]

My first maternity shoot. C&C Welcomed

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[wlbphoto]

:thumbup: real nice with a lil practice i think i could shoot like this

 

[cnutco]

I see you have a SB900, did you even use it for these? Looks like some fill light would have helped.

 

[OrionsByte]

I can't even tell she's pregnant in the first shot; there's no contrast between her dress and whatever that is she's sitting on. The fourth one is my favorite, but as was already said a fill light would have helped. In #5, more depth-of-field and a composition that didn't have him sprouting out of her head would have helped I think.

 

[kundalini]

You've got some nice natural backlighting, so you need add light to the front of your subjects. Even mounted on the hotshoe, your SB900 would've been a great asset on these. She looks dull in comparison to the scene.

It looks odd that the child is not pointing towards the baby bump.

The last shot is a good idea, but as is, it is not so good IMO. The horizon is tilted clockwise to the right. That can be fixed. However, the subjects are also heavily weighing the image on the right. A better balance would be to have the child shift to his right so that he is positioned to maybe where mom's knee is raised. You can then move to your left or right slightly to nail the perfect frame.

Lastly, I think more interaction would help. There is only one photo where she is looking at the camera.

Not too bad for a first time. Thanks for sharing.

 

[iRay808]

You've got some nice natural backlighting, so you need add light to the front of your subjects. Even mounted on the hotshoe, your SB900 would've been a great asset on these. She looks dull in comparison to the scene.

It looks odd that the child is not pointing towards the baby bump.

The last shot is a good idea, but as is, it is not so good IMO. The horizon is tilted clockwise to the right. That can be fixed. However, the subjects are also heavily weighing the image on the right. A better balance would be to have the child shift to his right so that he is positioned to maybe where mom's knee is raised. You can then move to your left or right slightly to nail the perfect frame.

Lastly, I think more interaction would help. There is only one photo where she is looking at the camera.

Not too bad for a first time. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the advice. i will take all of what you said into consideration on my next shoot(which should be in the next couple days)

The fact is, that i HATE HATE HATE.. .HATE using artificial lighting. when i did try to use my sb900for fill-flash, it pretty much washed out her skin tones out and looked very un-appealing.

Oh and the reason why she isn't looking at the camera is because all the pics with her face towards the camera, were not too appealing to her/ she's not photogenic and she didn't want me to post it on the internet.I DO have pics that show more interaction, but for respect, i will not post them.

BTW, can you tell she's wearing hair extensions?

 

[Tbini87]

If you don't like using your flash then a reflector might be what you need. The lighting still looks fairly natural with a reflector but can add some pop to your shots. Looks like you had some fun, good job!

 

[Christie Photo]

You've got some nice natural backlighting, so you need add light to the front of your subjects. Even mounted on the hotshoe, your SB900 would've been a great asset on these. She looks dull in comparison to the scene.

OR....

Walk around to the lighted side of the scene. The light appears to be fairly soft and diffuse. Moving around her about 100º or so will do it. Of course, watch the background too as you move around.

-Pete

 

[jic designs]

The last one was my favorite. Love how you positioned them. I'm not as big on posed shots so it seems the most realistic of the group. Just a matter of preference.

 

[daarksun]

I like the shots. Not sure it's aways the best pose to have the woman's hand under the bottom of her belly in every shot. Maybe side or top or not on the stomach at all.

 

[mrshaleyberg]

These don't look HORRIBLE. But like previously mentioned, 1 has an issue with the separation. I'm also having an issue with #5. Seems as if she has a parasitic twin growing from her head. Maybe you could have placed him on the other side?

 

[Brenda Lee]

For something like this, where it's so obvious she's pregnant, it would be better to not have her hands cradling her belly. It would be lovely to see her interacting with nature like you're not even there.

 

[xjoewhitex]

Besides the dull lighting, I think you did a great job.

 

[Robin Usagani]

I agree with the kid.. I love boobies too LOL. I agree with Kundalini 100%. Even if you just put the flash to auto and set it to -2 FEC it would make a huge difference (keeping all other settings the same).

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