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2nd Try....Critiques/Tips Wanted
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digigal
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I like the composition and colors but the eyes look a little soft. Otherwise a great picture of a cute kid!
Catherine
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CityLights
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Good. Venturing into the creative modes is the first step into a larger world!
You need to post a larger image. 800x600 pixels minimum. From what I can see at this size...
Very low noise at ISO 800. You exposure is very good.
You really need more light. Open some window shades! At f/1.8 the depth of field is very shallow. Wide open on any lens results in softer pictures. Even f/2.8 would be sharper, but then you would have been 1/60th. You have to be very steady for that.
For the conditons I think this is a good picture. Very challenging lighting there. I would have used flash.
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DKHerlev
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To me it seem like it’s just a quick snapshot,
your framing is a little odd?
I'm wondering if it is the chair or the kid you what to shoot?
When shooting with that angle the perspective will make the kids head look bigger, it would have been much better to go down to eye level.
I think the exposure and light is good, thought maybe a little cold.
If it's okay with you I would like to post an example
Just my 2 cents (Sorry for my poor English)
Br. Karsten, Copenhagen Denmark
your framing is a little odd?
I'm wondering if it is the chair or the kid you what to shoot?
When shooting with that angle the perspective will make the kids head look bigger, it would have been much better to go down to eye level.
I think the exposure and light is good, thought maybe a little cold.
If it's okay with you I would like to post an example
Just my 2 cents (Sorry for my poor English)
Br. Karsten, Copenhagen Denmark
generally, it's not a bad start, but here are some ideas which might help
1) get down lower so you on-level with the child's eyes
2) focus on the eyes
3) use a decent dof (ie, so the depth of the head/face is in focus) f/4 50mm 1m distanc, for example
4) expose for the highlights so you don't get blown out areas
5) think about compostion (as mentioned elsewhere in the post): what elements do you (not) want in the image?
6) take lots of shots of the same thing to make sure the you get the best out of the child (amazing how many are OOF, with halfclosed eyes, etc)
that#s quite a lot actually,,, hope it helps
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1) get down lower so you on-level with the child's eyes
2) focus on the eyes
3) use a decent dof (ie, so the depth of the head/face is in focus) f/4 50mm 1m distanc, for example
4) expose for the highlights so you don't get blown out areas
5) think about compostion (as mentioned elsewhere in the post): what elements do you (not) want in the image?
6) take lots of shots of the same thing to make sure the you get the best out of the child (amazing how many are OOF, with halfclosed eyes, etc)
that#s quite a lot actually,,, hope it helps
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The only thing I've done to these pics is re-size. No cropping, no sharpening, or not, so the chair is easy to crop.
It's so hard to capture pictures of an active 2-year old! I was just trying to practice and get as many shots of him as I could.
I was on my knees, not standing, but I guess I need to sit down. The trouble with that is that he tries to grab the camera when I do that. lol
Feel free to post an example, and I'll think about what you said.
It's so hard to capture pictures of an active 2-year old! I was just trying to practice and get as many shots of him as I could.
I was on my knees, not standing, but I guess I need to sit down. The trouble with that is that he tries to grab the camera when I do that. lol
Feel free to post an example, and I'll think about what you said.
pvrnet
Veteran Member
First off, this is not a bad shot. But it looks as if you are looking for some advice on shooting your family.
The first piece of advice i would give to you is too fill more of the frame with the person you are shooting.
next I would say is to use AV mode rather then tv mode for portraits. Set the fstop to lowest value (not sure what lens you are using) and then adjust shutter speed by changing ISO settings. The XT is great for high ISO photos.
You can check out some of my child photos here for some examples. The EXIF should be there to help.
http://www.pbase.com/dickie/my_kids
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The first piece of advice i would give to you is too fill more of the frame with the person you are shooting.
next I would say is to use AV mode rather then tv mode for portraits. Set the fstop to lowest value (not sure what lens you are using) and then adjust shutter speed by changing ISO settings. The XT is great for high ISO photos.
You can check out some of my child photos here for some examples. The EXIF should be there to help.
http://www.pbase.com/dickie/my_kids
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Heliotrope
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I will go out on a limb and say, with the utmost respect, that it is a bad shot. Cute kid- but the shot is out of focus, the white balance looks to be off, the exposure is somewhat low, and the location and pose doesn't say anything special.
You posted a second shot, more up close and much much much better. The highlights are a little blown out, you could try recoving them with ACR.
My advice is to follow the excellent comments of others here, and keep taking shots! You will know when you get a keeper. As an example of a portrait that I think came off well and illustrates some of my points, here is one of mine. I know it isn't a kid, but oh well.
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You posted a second shot, more up close and much much much better. The highlights are a little blown out, you could try recoving them with ACR.
My advice is to follow the excellent comments of others here, and keep taking shots! You will know when you get a keeper. As an example of a portrait that I think came off well and illustrates some of my points, here is one of mine. I know it isn't a kid, but oh well.
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Heliotrope
Canon 3 5 0 D
2 8 mm f 1 8
28 - 1 3 5 IS
2 0 0 mm f 2 8 L
the main problems here are
1. overexposure, making the face bleach out
2. incorrect focussing: the front shoulder is sharp, the eyes are not
select a focus point nearer the eyes and use a suitable DOF (for this shot I would have used f/4, for example)
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if you are shooting JPEG, lean to underexposure
if you are shooting RAW you can slightly overexpose
and one more thing: white balance. try and use a white balance fitting for the lighting (for indoor shots during the day shade or cloud work quite well, I find) or use a custom WB if possible
some people have success with AWB, I find it to be rather blue and use it very little
keep shooting
hope he doesn't keep grabbing your camera! can be very unnerving!
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1. overexposure, making the face bleach out
2. incorrect focussing: the front shoulder is sharp, the eyes are not
select a focus point nearer the eyes and use a suitable DOF (for this shot I would have used f/4, for example)
and
if you are shooting JPEG, lean to underexposure
if you are shooting RAW you can slightly overexpose
and one more thing: white balance. try and use a white balance fitting for the lighting (for indoor shots during the day shade or cloud work quite well, I find) or use a custom WB if possible
some people have success with AWB, I find it to be rather blue and use it very little
keep shooting
hope he doesn't keep grabbing your camera! can be very unnerving!
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DKHerlev
Well-known member
(Cropping and adjusting color)
BR. Karsten
Jeff Varszegi
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much much much
Jeff Varszegi
Veteran Member
... it is not necessarily overexposed. The nearly-blown region on the left side of the head gives nice, but gentle, relief to the features. And tilting my laptop's LCD, I can definitely see that the face is not even blown out.
I've seen some pictures of yours (nice ones btw) that were extremely low-key. This is the other side of the coin.
I've seen some pictures of yours (nice ones btw) that were extremely low-key. This is the other side of the coin.
Jurgen Larssson
Veteran Member
--Okay, finally ventured out of auto but I did use the TV mode. The
ISO was set at 800 as we just do NOT have good light in the house.
I did not use flash.
What do you think?
Jürgen aus Boden, Schweden.
Wow, Jeff...that was probably the nicest thing anyone has said to me about this picture! It's nice to hear, and thank you.
I'm going to continue working on this. As I said, I'm new, and I have no aspirations to be professional...just want good pictures of my family, my life, etc., and to try and use whatever my camera can do towards that end.
Thanks again.
I'm going to continue working on this. As I said, I'm new, and I have no aspirations to be professional...just want good pictures of my family, my life, etc., and to try and use whatever my camera can do towards that end.
Thanks again.
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