My Son - C&C Please

[PhotoXopher]

Please let me know what you think of these. Nikon D90 + Sigma 18-50 f/2.8

 

[FarrahJ]

Cute snapshots! I love the spidey helmet! =)

 

[loopy]

I like the angle on the first one. Great shot.

IMO the backgrounds are cluttered and take away from your son.

 

[PhotoXopher]

Yeah, guess you can't always be in a studio environment when 'moments' happen.

Thanks for the input!

 

[FarrahJ]

Yeah, guess you can't always be in a studio environment when 'moments' happen.

it's hard to know what tone this was meant in...but it's great to capture the moments...they are called "snap shots" =)

 

[PhotoXopher]

I disagree... a snapshot doesn't have much thought put into it. For these I handheld a strobe to get the effect I wanted, and at least for the first one - controlled the angle.

A snapshot would most likely be me pointing down and pressing the shutter release button.

I do agree that the background isn't ideal, but sometimes you just have to work with what you have available.

 

[FarrahJ]

A snapshot would most likely be me pointing down and pressing the shutter release button.

that's exactly what these look like...except that it also looks like you ran an action after the fact to make them pink.

 

[MrRamonG]

Nice pictures. I think the second is very nice, it has less shadowing than the first.

 

[PhotoXopher]

Thank you... good point on the shadowing, perhaps a diffuser would help... I had the flash about 3' to camera left with about a 45* bounce.

 

[Brian L]

HAHA! What a cool little dude sporting the spiderman!

 

[PatrickHMS]

Cute kid!

Looks almost old enough for a P&S...lol

 

[PhotoXopher]

Cute kid!

Looks almost old enough for a P&S...lol

Ahem...

 

[PatrickHMS]

Well then, isn't it time that YOU bought a new camera body?

 

[Pugs]

I disagree... a snapshot doesn't have much thought put into it. For these I handheld a strobe to get the effect I wanted, and at least for the first one - controlled the angle.

A snapshot would most likely be me pointing down and pressing the shutter release button.

I do agree that the background isn't ideal, but sometimes you just have to work with what you have available.

Even if you put thought into them, they're coming across to some viewers as being "snapshots" with post-processing. They really are GOOD snapshots. Like you said, sometimes you have to work with what's available and in an apartment, backgrounds may get cluttered even if they're blurred with a shallow depth of field. If these were meant to be portraits, furniture could be moved, etc... Additionally, the first one is around a half-stop underexposed.

They really are very good for what they are. They capture your son in a really cute moment. They do it MUCH better than photos the average shooter would produce.

 

[PhotoXopher]

Thanks Pugs! I'll watch the exposure closer next time, or maybe try bumping it a tad in Lightroom (shot in RAW).