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p.1 #1 · Just the kids


Just the kids at the moment... I haven't worked the shots of the parents or the family group shots... just like the look of these head shots. Should make for nice Christmas cards....I hope?

Canon 135L/natural light

Skin tones might be off... need to calibrate the monitor. FUN!

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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:34 AM
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p.1 #2 · Just the kids


No offense meant but what is up with the bags under their eyes? I like 1 and 3 lighting is a little less flat compared to the others.

Nov 03, 2009 at 04:44 AM
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alex.galang wrote:
No offense meant but what is up with the bags under their eyes? I like 1 and 3 lighting is a little less flat compared to the others.



they didn't get enough sleep? No telling? Not something that jumped off the screen at me... hmmm


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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:49 AM
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These look really nice. Great expressions, good lighting and clean backgrounds.
Just a detail, Hatch, but check the hair of each photo for lighting. Maybe a hair light would help. It's minor, however.

Nov 03, 2009 at 01:30 PM
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p.1 #5 · Just the kids


Jim Rickards wrote:
These look really nice. Great expressions, good lighting and clean backgrounds.
Just a detail, Hatch, but check the hair of each photo for lighting. Maybe a hair light would help. It's minor, however.



Many thanks for the kind words. We might have been able to bounce a flash in to the reflector.... in these shots... 100% natural light... nothing to help them out. Good point! The vignette I added might need to be looked at as well... could be the cause of the darker hair on top.

Appreciate the comments.
Hatch

Nov 03, 2009 at 02:26 PM
 



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p.1 #6 · Just the kids


Lovely focus on some classic poses; mom will be pleased.

Nov 03, 2009 at 02:30 PM
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p.1 #7 · Just the kids


First time to EVER comment on FM. Not even certain I am doing this correctly. My opinion...great photos. Someone mentioned the bags under the eyes. This didn't jump out at me, either. But...my kids all have allergies and they have bags most of the time. Sometimes we "fix" them in photos, other times we leave them because, well, it's who they are and what they look like. Just my .02!



Nov 03, 2009 at 02:35 PM
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p.1 #8 · Just the kids


Agilehound wrote:
Lovely focus on some classic poses; mom will be pleased.



Many thanks! Should make for a nice Christmas card... fingers crossed. I haven't worked all the other shots... will do tonight... fun family.


Thank again!
Hatch

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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:39 PM
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ree91 wrote:
First time to EVER comment on FM. Not even certain I am doing this correctly. My opinion...great photos. Someone mentioned the bags under the eyes. This didn't jump out at me, either. But...my kids all have allergies and they have bags most of the time. Sometimes we "fix" them in photos, other times we leave them because, well, it's who they are and what they look like. Just my .02!



Thank you for taking the time to post. I appreciate the comments.

My partner Kristy pointed out the older daughter had dark circles under her eyes we could remove... I didn't and she is going to beat me with a stick. ROFL

When we photograph adults...I try to clean everything up as much as possible... for the kids...I didn't smooth the skin or really do much to the shot. A little healing here and there with the skin if there was a scratch or rough patch. I see the point about the eyes... I might go back and slighty adjust the shots. As you mentioned... this is what they look like... well... except for the teeth... I did boost them in the end.

Okay...enough babble...

Thanks again for the comments. Gald you enjoyed the images.
Hatch

Nov 03, 2009 at 02:43 PM
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p.1 #10 · Just the kids


The darkness is actually on top of the cheeks as well as on the top of the head. You either had a reflective bright surface below the kids or very dark surface above them absorbing the light. Nice pics though, 135L makes backdrops unnecessary.

Nov 05, 2009 at 11:54 AM




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