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p.1 #1 · Recent Family Shoot

Here is a recent family shoot that I did.
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Nov 06, 2009 at 05:47 PM

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p.1 #2 · Recent Family Shoot

One thing I notice is they are all very tightly cropped. Shots like #3 where one of her feet is completely cut off...keep an eye out for that. I like #1 the best.

Nov 06, 2009 at 06:11 PM

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p.1 #3 · Recent Family Shoot

I can't offer too much, but I don't like the feet being chopped off in #1, #3, #6, #8. #4 is a throw away... The baby looks over exposed in #3

I like the post processing, but I feel the couple is bound together, and I would like to see them, having fun in their surroundings with their baby.

-Paul

Nov 06, 2009 at 06:12 PM

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p.1 #4 · Recent Family Shoot

Nice shots. Light's a little harsh on 3, love 7.

Nov 06, 2009 at 06:14 PM

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p.1 #5 · Recent Family Shoot

Try not to put the lady in front (5). It makes her look a lot bigger than the hubby, something most women don't want.

I am bothered by the his hand in this shot, too. I agree 4 is a toss away.

The light is pretty harsh in most of these, too constrasty. The last two are the best, her expression in next to last doesn't look too good. And it has too much DOF behind her; blur it out.

Keep shooting

Nov 06, 2009 at 06:28 PM

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p.1 #6 · Recent Family Shoot

try to be more consistent with your processing.

Nov 06, 2009 at 06:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · Recent Family Shoot

Yeah you have some white balance issues, look for example at #1 vs. #3, then #7 vs. #8. Pictures #2, #4 and #6 can be improved with (a little bit) tighter crop.

I agree with BGP1 that you have cropped some shots pretty tightly. Try to print these out and see how they look on paper, then you see the light

Overall, lighting and the compositions are pretty well balanced. The post is very good on some, e.g. #8. Just watch out for the skin to blow. Recover what you can in the post.

Thanks for sharing! This is what we all (I believe) want to master, and whatever we can learn is a step forward.

Nov 06, 2009 at 07:38 PM

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p.1 #8 · Recent Family Shoot

Lots of good points already that I won't repeat.
You had a lot of bright sun to deal with in #3. Tough to get them looking nice. Good job to 'stack' them like that. It not only looks unique, but it keeps them in focus more easily. Compare to #6 and #8 where there is a considerable distance between the faces of the subject, making sharp focus a challenge.

#8 & #9 - I think I see what you were after with including that piece of sweeping sidewalk on viewers left. Showing a bit more, including more of the curve in #8 might help. Cropping it away in #9 might work too, since we don't see anything interesting there in that view.

Nov 06, 2009 at 07:47 PM

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p.1 #9 · Recent Family Shoot

my first thought was that their eyes are dark in almost every shot. If you can not see the eyes you can not make as strong of an emotional connection.

Nov 07, 2009 at 03:49 AM

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p.1 #10 · Recent Family Shoot

7, 8, and 9 are my favorites. Agree that the light in a few is harsh. Just a little boost in the eyes in PP would help most of them.

Nov 07, 2009 at 12:12 PM

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p.1 #11 · Recent Family Shoot

Thanks for your comments everyone

Nov 08, 2009 at 02:47 PM

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