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[MichiganFarts]

Couple pictures of one of my kids. Like the title says, anything you can tell me that makes me feel good about myself would be great thanks.

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[D-B-J]

The focus is good...

Regards,
Jake

 

[MichiganFarts]

Thank you for your kind words.

 

[mwcfarms]

Composition is excellent.

 

[bluetibby1]

The pjs are awesome!

 

[MichiganFarts]

The pjs are awesome!

Hey...how did you know his name?!

 

[Sirashley]

Well, rather than critique these images piece by piece, hows about I just give you some pointers as to how to improve your photos... I have recently been learning how to photograph children because I am now a proud father... With that said here's a few things I've picked up along the way

1.) Open a window and use natural light... It can work wonders and create soft lighting for you to work with
2.) A 50mm 1.8 lens is freakin sweet for portraits and relatively cheap (I think I paid $120 for mine)
3.) Keep the backgrounds simple and remember to watch out for items that may appear in your photos that are distracting
4.) Here comes a biggie... Focus on the eyes... You will be amazed at what this can do for your images
5.) This goes along with #4, use a low aperture (between 2.8 and 5.6) This will keep junior in focus and the background blurred. Remember, the closer you get to Junior, the Narrower your DoF gets, so if you shoot him at less than 3 feet away at 2.8, his eyes will be in focus but his ears will not.
6.) Dress them in solid color clothes or at least clothes that are not distracting. This will also help keep the emphasis on the child's face...
7.) This is not necessary, but if you can grab an off-camera flash on ebay (usually less than or around 100$) it can work wonders. You can still shoot great pictures without it, but it can really energize your shots as well as make your lighting situation easier

Well, I'm no pro, in fact I'm pretty far from it... but these are just a few of the tips I have picked up while trying to learn how to photograph babies and children. Best of luck and keep posting results...

 

[mishele]

You are sooo much better looking then your kids!!

 

[MichiganFarts]

Well, rather than critique these images piece by piece,

How, then , am I supposed to know how awesome I am?!

 

[skieur]

Well, rather than critique these images piece by piece, hows about I just give you some pointers as to how to improve your photos... I have recently been learning how to photograph children because I am now a proud father... With that said here's a few things I've picked up along the way

1.) Open a window and use natural light... It can work wonders and create soft lighting for you to work with
2.) A 50mm 1.8 lens is freakin sweet for portraits and relatively cheap (I think I paid $120 for mine)
3.) Keep the backgrounds simple and remember to watch out for items that may appear in your photos that are distracting
4.) Here comes a biggie... Focus on the eyes... You will be amazed at what this can do for your images
5.) This goes along with #4, use a low aperture (between 2.8 and 5.6) This will keep junior in focus and the background blurred. Remember, the closer you get to Junior, the Narrower your DoF gets, so if you shoot him at less than 3 feet away at 2.8, his eyes will be in focus but his ears will not.
6.) Dress them in solid color clothes or at least clothes that are not distracting. This will also help keep the emphasis on the child's face...
7.) This is not necessary, but if you can grab an off-camera flash on ebay (usually less than or around 100$) it can work wonders. You can still shoot great pictures without it, but it can really energize your shots as well as make your lighting situation easier

Well, I'm no pro, in fact I'm pretty far from it... but these are just a few of the tips I have picked up while trying to learn how to photograph babies and children. Best of luck and keep posting results...

Well, you have more of the basics down pat, Sirashley than some of the pros, whose work I have seen. :thumbup:

skieur

 

[MichiganFarts]

In the second one he's watching Toy Story 3. Crazy pajama's are a must for watching Toy Story 3 first thing in the morning, but I'll keep the solid colored clothing in mind for set up shots.