Think I found my new favorite subjects!! Newborns! Advice/Reviews Appreciated.

[BrickHouse]

I always liked the close up macro, body parts, close in shots of babies better than the whole-body posed pinterest/instagram shots. When I think about my kid, the stuff I love to smile and remember is those tiny toes, perfect little pursed lips, long eyelashes, etc. The posed, baby in a bucket shots look ridiculous to me now.

 

[AmberAtLoveAndInk]

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Good Lord NO....for Heavens sake..do NOT start doing the "shoot everything at f/1.8 or f/1.4 so the babys face and one hand is in focus and the ears, shoulder, and body are OOF." thing...

the DOF you have in these pictures are great! if you want the background to be OOF, drop your aperture juuuust enough to render the background OOF while keeping the subject IN focus. not just parts of your subject. you can also increase the distance of the baby from the background instead of shooting wide open. I would rather see an in focus background, than half an OOF baby.

as for WB...its hard to say without seeing the original file. honestly, I like the color on #1 and #2 better than I do on #3. 3 just looks a little too yellow to me.
i dont know what setup you used for lighting on these. it could have been from mixed lighting, yellow light bulbs, WB settings...[/QUOTE]

I think the extreme close ups work well when you're doing a photo piece like a "I love every piece of you" baby bit. Then move on the regular shots taken at smaller apertures. The lighting was window light but the baby had a bit of jaundice skin. Still working on it.

 

[manaheim]

Personal opinion and my dead horse to beat... I HATE what we do with baby pictures these days. All the sappy surroundings and props and such. The crowns and ribbons in the hair, etc.

Is it a picture of a child? Someone who we have given birth to? A member of our family? Or is it a picture of a babydoll that we had so we can primp her up and dress her up and show her off in saccharine-sweet anne geddes pictures?

 

[robbins.photo]

Personal opinion and my dead horse to beat... I HATE what we do with baby pictures these days. All the sappy surroundings and props and such. The crowns and ribbons in the hair, etc.

Is it a picture of a child? Someone who we have given birth to? A member of our family? Or is it a picture of a babydoll that we had so we can primp her up and dress her up and show her off in saccharine-sweet anne geddes pictures?

See - just as I mentioned in the other thread on baby photos. If you put them in a bucket, do it right and dangle it over a shark tank. Bam! You know honestly I just don't get why folks refuse to see me as a visionary.. lol

 

[AmberAtLoveAndInk]

Personal opinion and my dead horse to beat... I HATE what we do with baby pictures these days. All the sappy surroundings and props and such. The crowns and ribbons in the hair, etc.

Is it a picture of a child? Someone who we have given birth to? A member of our family? Or is it a picture of a babydoll that we had so we can primp her up and dress her up and show her off in saccharine-sweet anne geddes pictures?

i see nothing wrong with putting ribbons and such in a newborns hair. After all, these babies have little to identify themselves with besides their little girl or boy parts. I get it. From an "artists" point of view posed cutesy pictures are crap and in some ways yes I agree, but can't we do both natural and posed portraits? It comes down to what the client prefers. This mother already had matching cheetah shoes and "mommy & me" dresses for this little one. She is very girly and wanted very girly pictures. I happen to love my props and go prop hunting quite often, some are muted and some are loud & Pinterest proud. It's a style preference that will not always be everyone's cup of tea but I market myself to all walks of life, I have to keep up with the times and trends to keep clients coming back while trying to maintain my own style.

 

[manaheim]

I'll say the same thing to you that I said to the OTHER baby photographer currently hosting an active thread.

#1 rule in accepting critique... don't argue with the person giving it, and don't defend your work.

I'm glad you don't see anything wrong with putting ribbons in baby's hair. I do. So... now what?

The answer: You don't agree with me, so you nod, say "Thanks for your comments" and then file my comments in your mental trash bin and move on.

 

[AmberAtLoveAndInk]

I'll say the same thing to you that I said to the OTHER baby photographer currently hosting an active thread.

#1 rule in accepting critique... don't argue with the person giving it, and don't defend your work.

I'm glad you don't see anything wrong with putting ribbons in baby's hair. I do. So... now what?

The answer: You don't agree with me, so you nod, say "Thanks for your comments" and then file my comments in your mental trash bin and move on.

#1 rule in critiquing... don't beat a dead horse.

 

[robbins.photo]

I'll say the same thing to you that I said to the OTHER baby photographer currently hosting an active thread.

#1 rule in accepting critique... don't argue with the person giving it, and don't defend your work.

I'm glad you don't see anything wrong with putting ribbons in baby's hair. I do. So... now what?

The answer: You don't agree with me, so you nod, say "Thanks for your comments" and then file my comments in your mental trash bin and move on.

#1 rule in critiquing... don't beat a dead horse.

So would the #2 rule of critique club be not to talk about critique club? Man.. this is getting complicated quick... lol

 

[manaheim]

I'll say the same thing to you that I said to the OTHER baby photographer currently hosting an active thread.

#1 rule in accepting critique... don't argue with the person giving it, and don't defend your work.

I'm glad you don't see anything wrong with putting ribbons in baby's hair. I do. So... now what?

The answer: You don't agree with me, so you nod, say "Thanks for your comments" and then file my comments in your mental trash bin and move on.

#1 rule in critiquing... don't beat a dead horse.

That was totally petty and childish. I'm impressed.

 

[AmberAtLoveAndInk]

Actually I believe the #2 rule in the critique club is to pick a weak opponent so when you come off as an ass you have little chance of keyboard backfire.

 

[manaheim]

This is excellent. Keep digging.

 

[AmberAtLoveAndInk]

I'll say the same thing to you that I said to the OTHER baby photographer currently hosting an active thread.

#1 rule in accepting critique... don't argue with the person giving it, and don't defend your work.

I'm glad you don't see anything wrong with putting ribbons in baby's hair. I do. So... now what?

The answer: You don't agree with me, so you nod, say "Thanks for your comments" and then file my comments in your mental trash bin and move on.

#1 rule in critiquing... don't beat a dead horse.

That was totally petty and childish. I'm impressed.

sarcastic bs aside this post is obviously off topic. Thank you for the words of wisdom, I'm sure you will have many chances to e-battle me in the future on this forum (;

 

[robbins.photo]

Actually I believe the #2 rule in the critique club is to pick a weak opponent so when you come off as an ass you have little chance of keyboard backfire.

Wow... ok. So maybe the shark thing might seem a little over the top at first. Would it be better for me to see if maybe I can get you a price quote on some mutated sea bass instead?



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[manaheim]

Would they have fricken lazer beams on them?

 

[AmberAtLoveAndInk]

Actually I believe the #2 rule in the critique club is to pick a weak opponent so when you come off as an ass you have little chance of keyboard backfire.

Wow... ok. So maybe the shark thing might seem a little over the top at first. Would it be better for me to see if maybe I can get you a price quote on some mutated sea bass instead?



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while your at it see if you can find an eel. Preferably a stuffed one wearing a pink tutu and a crown.