Portraits of my daughters

Theantiquetiger · Feb 17, 2014

maddy and morgan2 2-17 by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

morgan scarf by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

maddy scarf by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

Rosy · Feb 17, 2014

very pretty, can you tone the reds down a bit? Maybe warm it up a tad

robbins.photo · Feb 17, 2014

Let me guess, Morgan is the trouble maker.. lol

Great pics BTW

tirediron · Feb 17, 2014

Yep, dial down the red channel, correct the WB and you've got some nice images!

Braineack · Feb 17, 2014

I have a few thoughts. On phone so posting so I sub to remember tomorrow

DarkShadow · Feb 17, 2014

A little to reddish but otherwise very nice shots,beautiful girls.

Theantiquetiger · Feb 17, 2014

robbins.photo said:
Let me guess, Morgan is the trouble maker.. lol

Great pics BTW

Yes, she is. We joke that when they are teenagers, Maddy will be in her room smoking weed, trying to save the whales, and Morgan will be the one sneaking out her window in the middle of the night.

robbins.photo · Feb 17, 2014

Theantiquetiger said:
robbins.photo said:

Let me guess, Morgan is the trouble maker.. lol

Great pics BTW

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Yes, she is. We joke that when they are teenagers, Maddy will be in her room smoking weed, trying to save the whales, and Morgan will be the one sneaking out her window in the middle of the night.

3 Daughters. I can spot the look a mile away.. rotfl

Theantiquetiger · Feb 17, 2014

Here are the adjusted reds

morgan scarf1 by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

maddy scarf1 by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

maddy morgan scarf2 by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

maddy morgan scarf1 by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

tirediron · Feb 17, 2014

Definitely much improved, but still a bit warm on my monitor.

oldhippy · Feb 17, 2014

Double dot eyes. Is it just me or is the a minor thing to adjust. You children are adorable, and you photograph them well. Ed

Braineack · Feb 18, 2014

The reds. While I agree they are too much, I don't think the ones you edited look any better.

Great captures and beautiful smiles, that's good. But I'm not sold on the lighting, maybe try key/fill setup. It just comes across as a bit flat. Their features are getting lost because you're removing all the shadows from the face. I'd rather see them done with 1 key light and 1 bg light if anything so the BG really pops red.

Also, judging by the size of the catchlights it appears you could get them to move closer to the lights. Not only would this improve the look of the catchlights, but it would brighten the light on their hair/bows and give you room away from the BG so it can fall more out of focus. Also on this note, is there any way you can brighten the room you are taking pictures in? Their eyes are fairly diolated due to the dark surroundings.

I'd also suggest taking a step back, or zooming out next time you try these. You can always crop in later digitally, and I think these are all a bit too tight for my preference.

and finally I think they are under-exposed a bit. I'd try to brigthen them to make the eyes whiter and maybe brigthen the shadows to bring out the details in the clothing/hair.

Bossy · Feb 18, 2014

Did you add the catchlights in post? Something is off about them.

I agree with being underexposed and too tight.

and on a personal opinion, since they are portraits and not more relaxed or candid, Id whiten their teeth just a tiny bit.