Spring Portraits for C&C

[Cactiflower]

1.
spring hunting marked by Cactiflower777, on Flickr

2.
spring pose marked by Cactiflower777, on Flickr

3.
spring joy_marked by Cactiflower777, on Flickr

4.
retro flyer_marked by Cactiflower777, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

C&C per req:

1. Nicely lit and exposed, but it needs to be leveled. I'd also move the subject much further from the background and use a larger aperture to reduce the degree of focus on the background.

2. Cute pose.

3. Another nice shot; as per #1 with respect to focus and aperture.

4. Holy mid-tones Batman! This needs to back to post and have some contrast added! Not really fond of the composition here as the child seems to be going out of the image rather than into it.

Overall, they're nice images, but WHY were you shooting at F32+????? Way, way, WAY too much DoF in these shots.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[Stryker]

Were you shooting in P mode? EXIF of one of your shots is ISO 2000, f/36, 1/125 shutter speed. I think you can so this at ISO 100 to 200, f8 to f12, 1/125 ss.