1st Outdoor Portrait Session

[pookie]

CC Please.

All taken using Canon 7D with 50mm f/1.4.

[bluman95]

Very nice! The only nitpick I have is the white being so blown in the first one, but I think thats what you were going for.

[pookie]

Thanks.
I knew the white was a little harsh on the 1st pic. That pic was one of the first few I took and is straight out of my camera except for straightening. I usually shoot indoor sports (mostly hockey) and did not realize how much light was available outdoors... LOL

I am getting a print to see how it looks on paper. I find that often the white (ice!) on pics look a lot brighter on the monitors but fine on paper.

[toverman]

The second one is precious, but it could probably use a tighter crop so that her hand isn't cut off so close to the wrist.

[pookie]

Thanks. I actually thought I went too tight because that is the original with no crop (4x6 ratio), so if the customer wants 8x10 it should be just right... I think.

[toverman]

An 8x10 needs a 4x5 ratio! It's your photo you can crop if you want to (or not).

With kids it's hard to always pay attention to this, but try to avoid chopping limbs off at joints. It's one of those photography "rules" that can help make good shots even better.

[pookie]

Yes, I am definitely learning. Thank you.
I shoot very tight on my action shots which is often cut off somewhere... mostly because there is not enough time to really plan the shots. But for portraits, I do need to be more careful since I have more time to see what ends up in my frame. I also need to give a little more room for cropping later for different aspect ratio.