First time portraits for C&C

[brendanstl]

I just got into photography and this is my first shot at portraits. I already edited them, if I need to upload the raw images I can do that as well.

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[brendanstl]

Guess I didn't get the photos uploaded. How does this work?

 

[Jenn84]

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...forum-functions-pictoral-guide-using-tpf.html

try this link - it's a tutorial on posting pics.

 

[NikonNewbie]

Guess I didn't get the photos uploaded. How does this work?

upload them to a site and then copy and paste them here...a site like Flikr or picassa, or even shutterfly...whatevers.

 

[brendanstl]

Sorry I had to do it this way, after I added the first photo I hit save and then could not figure out how to add more to my first post so here's the other three.

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[phiya]

All of them except for the last one seem quite a bit soft (out of focus), and the last one is compositionally kind of strange, and all I can think of when I see it is... "Nothing can stop the claw!"

 

[brendanstl]

All of them except for the last one seem quite a bit soft (out of focus), and the last one is compositionally kind of strange, and all I can think of when I see it is... "Nothing can stop the claw!"

Could they seem out of focus and soft because of the editing or is that something you see past the editing? And I know what you are saying about the "CLAW" I noticed that when I posted them. It looks like she's holding on for her life, it was cold and breezy today.

 

[dandaluzphotography]

Number 2 looks really dangerous!

 

[brendanstl]

Number 2 looks really dangerous!

It's all good. Thats the end thats very close to the ground.

 

[dandaluzphotography]

I figured.

 

[mwcfarms]

I think they are all soft/out of focus. It almost looks like it could be the edit but not sure. Quite grainy looking in #2 and #3 which with the oof kills it for me. Keep practising. #3 the white sweater is blown out really badly, overexposed. You need to keep an eye on that when someone is wearing white while number two is underexposed. If you notice the skin tone in all of them is different. In number one it almost looks like you applied a warming filter. But keep at it, with more practise it gets easier.

 

[NikonNewbie]

Second set of photos' pic number 2 reminds me of the movie flatliners...dunno why...just does...gave me the heebie jeebie for a nano sec.

 

[Blake.Oney]

The softness looks more like a glow added in editing to me.

 

[RauschPhotography]

The softness looks more like a glow added in editing to me.

I agree, but I still don't think it works. All of these portraits are far too soft.

 

[ChevyBaby]

Each photo has its own sort fo 'feel'... the first one is very dreamy because of the softness, the second one makes me think of wartime photography in an odd way, the third is sooo bright and the 4th is odd.... depending what sort of look you're going for, the first one could work for some but a lot of people don't like the jaunty angle look, to me it always screams 'snapshot' which isn't what you want if you want clients.