Hope 2 years Old

[Rosy]

Got the pleasure of photographing my friend's daughter Hope
CC appreciated
I tend not to add a lot of effects on my images, given this day and age, what's your take on it?
1
_DSC2771 copy by rosy1816, on Flickr
2
_DSC2760 copy by rosy1816, on Flickr
3
_DSC2712 copy by rosy1816, on Flickr

 

[mishele]

Good god!! She is sweet! hehe

 

[The_Traveler]

I hate to say this, I really do but ......... I like them all.

 

[MiFleur]

These are really good, what a beautiful girl!
I specially like the last one with the sunny background and that 1000 watt smile!

 

[Derrel]

The crooked background boards in the fist shot are a bit distracting from her...the background draws a lot of attention due to the angled lines. Same to an extend in the second, although the angle has been minimized somewhat. The yellow background with the light fall-off at the top making the bottom pale, and the upper left corner the most saturated is not appealing, and I LOVE yellow backgrounds, either gelled, or real yellow paper. I do not like the look of the yellow's gel-fade...the pale lemonade color at her level and then the strong color at the top is, again, distracting. I do enjoy plain, straight photography, without a lot of effects, but on this kind of studio work, for me, solid technical values are very important.

From a technical standpoint, the yellow one is the worst violator of solid fundamentals: the gelled flash has been placed off to the side, and low, and the fall-off makes it very weak yellow at the bottom of the frame; we can see the gray paper line across the bottom of the shot, then the pale lemonade color, then a bit darker on the left side, but the right hand, close side, is still very light 7/8 of the way up, them BOOM! it transitions. I've seen this done of real yellow paper before, and it looks nice with a black outfit as a counterpoint. This is a case where a different light placement would really have helped: ideally, a gel-fitted strobe clamped right to the back of the chair, or two (yes, two, identical) flash units aimed at the backdrop form 40 degrees or so, to make an even, smooth yellow backdrop color.

The kid is cute, but I think the challenges you are facing might be due to a really small set, and maybe not the room to make the light more even. At close range, or with the wrong type of flash, getting a broad and EVEB gelled color backdrop is tough or impossible. Having MORE space makes it easier to get a wide area lighted with less fall-off, using normal kinds of lighting equipment. On a small set, with a narrow background when the lights are close, the inverse square makes for RAPID fall-off in light intensity; being able to pull the lights farther away mans the fall-off is much more gradual.

 

[Designer]

In #3 I wish you had included the entire seat down to the floor, and whatever is hanging by a string, please remove it.

 

[dvjproductions]

These are great shots.

The only thing I would mention is that with the second one, if you could have had her bend her elbow just slightly (or coach her...she is after all very young) it wouldn't look so stiff of a pose. I know, she is young, probably asking a lot

 

[Rosy]

The crooked background boards in the fist shot are a bit distracting from her...the background draws a lot of attention due to the angled lines. Same to an extend in the second, although the angle has been minimized somewhat. The yellow background with the light fall-off at the top making the bottom pale, and the upper left corner the most saturated is not appealing, and I LOVE yellow backgrounds, either gelled, or real yellow paper. I do not like the look of the yellow's gel-fade...the pale lemonade color at her level and then the strong color at the top is, again, distracting. I do enjoy plain, straight photography, without a lot of effects, but on this kind of studio work, for me, solid technical values are very important.

From a technical standpoint, the yellow one is the worst violator of solid fundamentals: the gelled flash has been placed off to the side, and low, and the fall-off makes it very weak yellow at the bottom of the frame; we can see the gray paper line across the bottom of the shot, then the pale lemonade color, then a bit darker on the left side, but the right hand, close side, is still very light 7/8 of the way up, them BOOM! it transitions. I've seen this done of real yellow paper before, and it looks nice with a black outfit as a counterpoint. This is a case where a different light placement would really have helped: ideally, a gel-fitted strobe clamped right to the back of the chair, or two (yes, two, identical) flash units aimed at the backdrop form 40 degrees or so, to make an even, smooth yellow backdrop color.

The kid is cute, but I think the challenges you are facing might be due to a really small set, and maybe not the room to make the light more even. At close range, or with the wrong type of flash, getting a broad and EVEB gelled color backdrop is tough or impossible. Having MORE space makes it easier to get a wide area lighted with less fall-off, using normal kinds of lighting equipment. On a small set, with a narrow background when the lights are close, the inverse square makes for RAPID fall-off in light intensity; being able to pull the lights farther away mans the fall-off is much more gradual.

Hey Derrel
Thank you. The backdrop is what you notice the fading yellow. I did not gel the flash
And yes that first backdrop tends to fold...I need to work on that
Yep I'm shooting in a 10 X 12 room so I do have my limitations
Again thanks for your input

 

[Rosy]

I hate to say this, I really do but ......... I like them all.

I love to say that I love that YOU like them

 

[Rosy]

In #3 I wish you had included the entire seat down to the floor, and whatever is hanging by a string, please remove it.

this is the entire seat...this is the string connected to the chalkboard
_DSC2708 copy by rosy1816, on Flickr

 

[frommrstomommy]

So cute!! I'm not a fan of the 2nd's processing.. I'd love it in color I'm sure though. Great job!!

 

[datluongphoto]

She's so cute... nice color!

 

[Derrel]

So THAT's what the twine was for!!! I like the newly posted one where we can see the chalkboard with her birthday announcement on it! Wow...two years old... It does look better and more complete to see this all the way to the ground on that cool wrought-iron chair and the chalkboard. A 10x12 foot shooting area really is small. I think the relatively new "chalkboard concept" is a nice addition to kid photography.