Simple pictures! Please give feedback!

[Shepherd Photography]

Here are some pictures i took please give me some feedback!







I have more pics here But i was too lazy to embed them!

Sorry for having so many pics but i wanted you to see alot of what i have done! Please leave HELPFUL feedback

THANKS,
Barrett

[acymc]

I like the shots, but I will offer critique since that is what we all want . . . #1 - her elbows are cut off by the crop or original shot. I think getting all of her in the pic is important. # 2 is my preference over #3, 3 seems a little dark and tightly cropped.

[Shepherd Photography]

Ok yes and they werent cropped but thanks for the tips!

[texkam]

#2, Nice. Heal out that stray weed on the right. A little fill would have helped.

[Davidtxs]

pics aew ok dof good in 2 bad crops tho

Another tip from looking at your blog do think it was a good idea to put the kids whole name ? ITS NOT

[srwatters]

If you are shooting portraits, then I suggest using portrait orientation of the camera and final image. These would be classified as iconic in composition (look that up). Using landscape orientation can be an effective tool if you use the rule of thirds or have leading elements in the background or simply negative space to create some tension and interest in the frame. As an example, here is an image of mine that is landscape but not considered iconic...




Hope that helps.

[lukehng]

the difference between a portrait shot and a snap shot are lines, framing, isolation

i think you got the dof right on 2 and 3 ...

rule of thirds for more interesting framing like Scott said

as for lines, you gotta find a more interesting angle (shoot from lower or higher angle) ...

not my image, but kinna like this ...

[SpeedRacerSlots]

+1 for #2.
Ditto on heal out the weed.
Ditton on the shooting position... best advice I ever got was to shoot lower (although its a pain in the butt and awkward feeling some times), somewhere around +/- shoulder height of subject.

Nice shot there Scott. (3rds)

[Shepherd Photography]

Ok thanks for all the feedback! I will try some of those techniques next time!

[epoh]

One thing to keep in mind as you are starting out/learning leave more space around the subject than your otherwise would - this will allow you more freedom to crop the picture how you want in post. If you crop too tightly in camera, you can never get that un-shot stuff back - like the elbows in #1. Leave some padding - crop in post.

[CaptainTom]

C&C

#1 Never rest the head on the hands.
her feet and flip flops are distracting, try for a lower camera angle
cropping at the elbow can be OK as long as the whole limb is "implied".

#2 Never crop (in or out of camera) at a joint
The dark area at the top left is distracting

#3 Needs a fill light. The eyes are the most important thing in any portrait.
Where are her eyes ?

Good DOF, Good expression, When the subject is vertical (see what Scott said) then the camera should be vertical.

subject posing is difficult. #2and #3 look like smiley mugshots.
Turn the subject away from the camera and then have them look at the lens without turning straight into it.

[Shepherd Photography]

Ok thanks so much tom i was looking for things like that! ok awesome thanks again!