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p.2 #1 · High school senior portraits

these are freakin' amazing bro! Definitely an inspiration to me for my future senior shoots.

Jul 30, 2009 at 09:59 PM

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p.2 #2 · High school senior portraits

What's the story with #13? Is that the mom with her son? If you actually flashed that shot, I bow my head to you, sir.

No signs of flash shadows and it seems you chose the perfect aperture to get both of them in focus!

Nice work, but please, for the love of God, number the pictures next time!

Travis

Jul 30, 2009 at 10:07 PM

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p.2 #3 · High school senior portraits

The third one is stunning. In fact, all the musical ones are very expressive of the subject and therefore perfect for the moment they portray. I wish there had been some way to provide the full reflection in the piano.

Jul 30, 2009 at 10:12 PM

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p.2 #4 · High school senior portraits

"A senior with a 5D oh snap she should give that to me."

• That's my camera (5D infrared conversion) that I was using during the shoot. She's into photography, so she was thrilled to have some pictures taken with it.

"What's the story with #13? Is that the mom with her son? If you actually flashed that shot, I bow my head to you, sir. No signs of flash shadows and it seems you chose the perfect aperture to get both of them in focus!"

• Yep, senior with his Mom (her idea, but also her check). There was a flash on each of them, thanks, but unfortunately there's no aperture perfect enough to get them both in focus, so I focused on each of them individually and merged the shots.

Interesting how reactions to these vary - one person's winner is another person's reject. Which is why, from both an artistic as well as a commercial perspective, shooting outside the box, stretching the limit and breaking the occasional rule (as long as the rule is known first) can be a good thing.

Jul 30, 2009 at 10:39 PM

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p.2 #5 · High school senior portraits

Most of these are really nice.. I especially like the hockey player, mother and son, the photographer, and the serious guy in the chair. To my eye the last one is blown out pretty bad but I'm sure that's what she wanted if you kept it.

Jul 31, 2009 at 01:39 AM

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p.2 #6 · High school senior portraits

I like them, I'm not a fan of the plastic faces on a few of them though.

Jul 31, 2009 at 01:49 AM

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p.2 #7 · High school senior portraits

I like them all. My fav actually is the last one. I bet she's stoked with it.

Gene

Jul 31, 2009 at 02:29 AM

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p.2 #8 · High school senior portraits

Great stuff,
Biggest nit pick is the girl at the piano. If you don't have a photo with her eyes more open go open em up a bit with the liquify tool in PS cause it's just not working right now.

Evan

Jul 31, 2009 at 02:40 AM

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p.2 #9 · High school senior portraits

I really love 1&3; but that last one is way too washed out... ver nice work overall!

Jul 31, 2009 at 03:37 AM

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p.2 #10 · High school senior portraits

"To my eye the last one is blown out pretty bad but I'm sure that's what she wanted if you kept it."

The last one was a mistake, accidentally overexposed by four stops. This is exactly how it looked in Lightroom - I did nothing to it. I almost always toss mistakes like this out of hand, but I liked the look of her almost featureless (yes, blown-out) face in contrast with the monochromatic eyes and hair, so I kept it. She loved it, bought it and I've used it as an example in my marketing campaign.

Like each of these images, this one may not be for everyone. But if you chase variety and uniqueness you're bound to offer at something that many people like. This keeps my days interesting and the appointment book full.

Jul 31, 2009 at 03:50 AM

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p.2 #11 · High school senior portraits

I love your senior grad shots. Each shot is unique, fresh and brings something new to the table. Instead of using a preconceived notion of what your photos should look like, each photo has its own look based around your client and the only thing they have in common is quality. I'm sure your creative juices appreciate this.

Jul 31, 2009 at 04:01 AM

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p.2 #12 · High school senior portraits

Wow solid! I'm not crazy about all of them but that's just my personal perspective. What I do love is the variety, no shot is like the other ... that is so refreshing and inspirational.

Jul 31, 2009 at 04:45 AM

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p.2 #13 · High school senior portraits

It sounds like you're justifying the last shot; that is NOT a good example of using overexposure creatively; it's a mistake. At least on my monitor, I can see very little detail at all.

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Jul 31, 2009 at 05:43 AM

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p.2 #14 · High school senior portraits

What is with the second to last one? Wow. I know MY senior pictures didn't look like that.

Jul 31, 2009 at 05:51 AM

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p.2 #15 · High school senior portraits

Is that girl on the red couch (the 2nd to the last one) a senior? Dude, that's a pretty racy shot. I'd be having a chat with the photog that took a shot like that of my high school daughter.

Jul 31, 2009 at 07:27 AM

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p.2 #16 · High school senior portraits

the guitar shot is out of this world!!! Nice!

Jul 31, 2009 at 12:57 PM

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p.2 #17 · High school senior portraits

Love the guitar shot - slow sync or PP?

Jul 31, 2009 at 01:30 PM

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p.2 #18 · High school senior portraits

"It sounds like you're justifying the last shot; that is NOT a good example of using overexposure creatively; it's a mistake. At least on my monitor, I can see very little detail at all."

• I appreciate your opinion. I'm not trying to justify the shot; I just liked the look, and so did the client. If I didn't, I wouldn't have shown it to her, nor would I have posted it here. And there isn't detail in the skin - that's the point I found interesting. (She had plenty of 'normal' portraits to chose from, as well.)

"Is that girl on the red couch (the 2nd to the last one) a senior? Dude, that's a pretty racy shot. I'd be having a chat with the photog that took a shot like that of my high school daughter."

• 'Racy' is definitely in the eye of the beholder, in this case the checkbook holder. The pose was Mom's idea and she was right there, so we went with it. (This is the same girl who is reclining in the black leather chair.) I wouldn't put this shot in my advertising precisely because it's not everyone's cup of tea.

Jul 31, 2009 at 01:38 PM

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p.2 #19 · High school senior portraits

"Love the guitar shot - slow sync or PP?"

• This one's an oldie from the film days when there was no PP. Lowest flash setting plus 2 sec. shutter drag, modeling lamps on full.

Jul 31, 2009 at 01:41 PM

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p.2 #20 · High school senior portraits

Great shots, but in my view some of the post-processing and over exposures take away from the photos instead of enhancing them.

But overall very strong work.

Jul 31, 2009 at 01:54 PM

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