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mnkypsycho
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p.1 #1 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

all pictures below taken with canon 40D, iso 100, sigma 24-70mm 2.8, Speedlite 580 EX II set to ETTL, RAW format.
very little editing with canon software because i don't know what the heck i'm doing yet with the software, but any suggestions will help.
PLEASE remember i'm an amateur so PLEASE PLEASE go easy with the critique.

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Aug 29, 2008 at 04:40 AM

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p.1 #2 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

welcome!

I think you have a very solid start...

...really like the first one...second one is a little disconected from the subjects...third one...maybe a tighter crop and clone out the shadow on the back of his shirt?...last one...I know it was not intentional...just seems like her hand is reaching or holding something she should not be holding in this type of photograph...you know...maybe crop that out... i think the skin tones are a bit off maybe try to fix that in pp...you did a good job...keep shooting

Aug 29, 2008 at 05:28 AM

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p.1 #3 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

Yu Hsaing, my comments/observations are as follows:
#1-his head and her hand being cut-off is a bit distracting. The skin tones appear to have a minor yellowish tint on my calibratd monitor.
#2 His face appears "washed out" and there ankles/feet are cut off. Maybe a smaller crop at the top to add that or a fuller image. Crop tighter on the right and maybe some foreground to give the image some emotion.
#3 Lighting is off to me. Her shadow on his shirt and the fact that he has his back to her.
#4 Nice pose and skin tones appear to be fine. A full body pose might be more pleasant. The OOF leaf at the top left is distracting and over her head/shoulder. Placement of the lady's hand might be more effective out-of-the-pocket and on his waist/small of back.
Good luck and Welcome!
Dan

With some adjustments, you have some nice compositions.

Edited on Aug 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM

Aug 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM

Josh Evilsizor
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p.1 #4 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

be careful cutting off limbs at the joints (see #1, and #3) Also, you've got a yellow/green color cast in most of them. Try adjusting the WB in the RAW file.

Aug 29, 2008 at 12:57 PM

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p.1 #5 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

lighting isnt the best, but you were outside and it can be tricky.

Aug 29, 2008 at 02:24 PM

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p.1 #6 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

welcome!

what kind of software are you using? if its photoshop, you can adjust your white balance quite easy in the RAW converter. its the first drop down box.

as for the photos. i think you received some pretty good crits above. good start...keep shooting, keep posting!

Aug 29, 2008 at 02:34 PM

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p.1 #7 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

#4 - Watch the green cast from posing under trees, as mentioned, you can either set custom WB or fix in PS.

Aug 29, 2008 at 03:21 PM

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p.1 #8 · C&C my first amateur photoshoot

the software i'm using is the Canon software that came with the 40D, i have photoshop CS2 and it would not let me open the .CR2 files.
i'll work on it some more and thank you guys very much for the critique, comments, and suggestions.

Aug 29, 2008 at 05:56 PM


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