No real link here, well, i guess the link is 'childhood', something i've really been striving to capture.
Tech Info: All with 5D + 35L.
1. A composite of three shots. I was experimenting with wide angle portraits. All three kids have amazing eyes (first and third are neighborhood kids, middle is my nephew), so I thought the wide angle would distort them a bit. I kinda like how they turned out.
2 & 3 Guitar Heroes...shot in my basement, no natural light ISO 1600, 1/100th, f/1.4. i actually added grain to these.
4. Pool. I am curious to hear what you think about the processing.
i have been trying to do the same thing with my 35L lately-it's a fun look-did the kids find it funny?
the guitar hero shots are great too-of course, great conversion, as always but also love the expressions and their immersion into the game-they're not aware of you and thus aren't posing for you
pool shot works for me-maybe not as cool as the others but i like the depth of your son in the foreground and his mother and sibling OOF in the background-makes the shot much less static and incorporates extra "layers" into the image
Since I've joined this forum, I'm really enjoying your posts, as they're the same genre I focus on - family and friends. The kids are just the most fun to photograph and more inviting when they see me coming!
These are terrific moments and expressions you've captured! Thanks for posting!
whatever you did to the light in #4 is superb
i swear it could pass for 40-50 years ago
as a matter of fact, that kid with the hose looks a lot like I did at 4 or 5 years old
hey, wait a second...the woman in the background looks like my mom
Nice work again. The eyes are awesome, of course. The guitar pics have everybody engaged in the fun. Nice compositions. A 'cleaner' comp (Example - including all of his foot in #3, or cropping inwards) might not look as good. I like the last one too. I'm not sure if the de-sat helped a lot, but the result is good.
Yes!!!!!!!! I love them. The 3 portraits and the 1st guitar pictures are awesome! I smiled wide, nice nice nice, nothing but praise and thanks for sharing.
I'm really loving #1 Chuck. I also like the guitar hero shots except that it's bringing back bad memories for me. I just got my butt kicked by my 8 year old niece last week playing that damn game!
I like the 3rd shot too but I can't stop going back to #1. It's just awesome! I love everything about it. Great work as always.
i have been trying to do the same thing with my 35L lately-it's a fun look-did the kids find it funny?
the guitar hero shots are great too-of course, great conversion, as always but also love the expressions and their immersion into the game-they're not aware of you and thus aren't posing for you
pool shot works for me-maybe not as cool as the others but i like the depth of your son in the foreground and his mother and sibling OOF in the background-makes the shot much less static and incorporates extra "layers" into the image
thanks daniel! i've really been working on capturing 'life'...if that makes sense. i went through a lot of my older images and they are just missing that something. i feel that my more recent stuff has much more 'depth' to them...again if that makes any sense.
T-bone1 wrote:
Since I've joined this forum, I'm really enjoying your posts, as they're the same genre I focus on - family and friends. The kids are just the most fun to photograph and more inviting when they see me coming!
These are terrific moments and expressions you've captured! Thanks for posting!
hey there tbone! thanks for checking in! FM really is a GREAT place to share and learn. I can honestly say that I take something away from this site everytime i visit. hope to see some of your work!
stevemaller wrote:
whatever you did to the light in #4 is superb
i swear it could pass for 40-50 years ago
as a matter of fact, that kid with the hose looks a lot like I did at 4 or 5 years old
hey, wait a second...the woman in the background looks like my mom
steve, are you my brother or something??!!
well, the light was there for 4, i just did a little dodging and burning to bring certain areas out. and thanks for the compliment on the processing. it was somethign i have never done before, so i appreciate the feedback.
Jim Rickards wrote:
Nice work again. The eyes are awesome, of course. The guitar pics have everybody engaged in the fun. Nice compositions. A 'cleaner' comp (Example - including all of his foot in #3, or cropping inwards) might not look as good. I like the last one too. I'm not sure if the de-sat helped a lot, but the result is good.
thanks jim.
i was sort of forced into the compositions you see here. my back was against the wall and I had a prime on...so that was it!
ISO 1600, 1/100th, f/1.4. i actually added grain to these.
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