My daughter and a family pic

[memily]

On the family shot, I remember reading about creating triangles...I sort of did that but now I see that the faces are too far apart. We just had this vision of standing out in front of our house for the picture. I had the camera on a tripod with the self timer so this wasn't an easy task. In the future I need to plan things better ahead of time.

As a side note; you want the "triangle" in the SAME PLANE as the area of focus. Meaning; all the faces should be about the same distance from the lens, so all will be in focus. You can DO THIS. A little practice alone to get the exposure, frame, background, etc. all good , and then a few shots with your family included.

I totally forgot about that detail. Now that you've mentioned it I remember reading that as well. Maybe I should re-read my books!!

Thank you for the tips and encouragement. Posting on this forum is always a reality check LOL!

 

[Designer]

Yea, books. Use the DOF calculator to set your DOF. You'll want at least two or three feet DOF, and that's not giving you any lee-way. Focus on hubby's or daughter's eyes, and then trip the timer. Slide over to the group, and try to get daughter to look at (camera, doggie, balloon, teddybear, birdy, or whatever) at exactly the right time and violà a perfect photo!

 

[yahgiggle]

i like this shot but that door needed to go i wish i had the raw so i could have done a better job but this gives you a idea of how much better it could look

 

[memily]

i like this shot but that door needed to go i wish i had the raw so i could have done a better job but this gives you a idea of how much better it could look

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That looks SOOOO much better. I would've sent you the RAW in a heartbeat! Hahahaha. You are making me want to revisit these three and attempt to get rid of the door in all of them. I'm just scared about cloning close to her hair...I'm not so great at that.

 

[yahgiggle]

i like this shot but that door needed to go i wish i had the raw so i could have done a better job but this gives you a idea of how much better it could look

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That looks SOOOO much better. I would've sent you the RAW in a heartbeat! Hahahaha. You are making me want to revisit these three and attempt to get rid of the door in all of them. I'm just scared about cloning close to her hair...I'm not so great at that.

You shouldn't be Scared just keep backups so if you stuff it up it wont matter ;-)

 

[marie1128]

It's possible that I missed focus. I know she looks calm there but she was constantly moving. Also, some were underexposed and I corrected the exposure in post. I'm assuming that's there the noise comes in. Overall I'm really happy with how my daughter LOOKS in the three photos but I see all of the issues pointed out as well. I need to slow things down and do more prep and test shots before I bring my daughter in. I need more practice shooting indoors and shooting people. I'm most comfortable outdoors doing macros.

That's the thing, they don't appear to be missed focused, and there's no motion blur. I mean they look perfectly acceptable web-sized, I was just a bit shocked when i viewed them at original size.

Shooting kids is just simply tough.

Hmmmm...well due to her movement my exposures were all over the place. The further back she sat on the bed (away from the window) the more underexposed my shots were. I was trying to adjust along the way but also didn't want to miss anything (clearly a rookie here hahaha). So I really think the noise comes from lightening it up so much.

Yes, it is tough. She's a moving target and I'm not that skilled yet hahaaha.

Hey, at least she's old enough (I'm assuming she's about 3 or 4?) to actually understand "look at me"! Haha. I have a 16 month old, who just started walking a month and a half ago. I love your pictures. I personally think the door in the ones with her in it is not that distracting. She's a beautiful little girl and she isn't boring to look at, so it's easy to focus on her IMO...I hope that doesn't sound weird.

 

[memily]

That's the thing, they don't appear to be missed focused, and there's no motion blur. I mean they look perfectly acceptable web-sized, I was just a bit shocked when i viewed them at original size.

Shooting kids is just simply tough.

Hmmmm...well due to her movement my exposures were all over the place. The further back she sat on the bed (away from the window) the more underexposed my shots were. I was trying to adjust along the way but also didn't want to miss anything (clearly a rookie here hahaha). So I really think the noise comes from lightening it up so much.

Yes, it is tough. She's a moving target and I'm not that skilled yet hahaaha.

Hey, at least she's old enough (I'm assuming she's about 3 or 4?) to actually understand "look at me"! Haha. I have a 16 month old, who just started walking a month and a half ago. I love your pictures. I personally think the door in the ones with her in it is not that distracting. She's a beautiful little girl and she isn't boring to look at, so it's easy to focus on her IMO...I hope that doesn't sound weird.

You are right there...only problem is just because I say "look at me" doesn't mean she will do it. Ah my little rebellious 3 year old. Thanks for the compliments!