2 VERY beautiful creatures Joshua! Just great compositions. The dreaminess, the wonderful color, sharpness, clarity....wow!!
Now where is this Christmas tree lot?
Dan
My feedback (what I'd consider doing): I'd frame a bit wider if possible for #1, 3, and 5.
Why?
1. A bit of distortion there when it looked like you had the time to change your position. Her neck looks a lot thicker the way it's framed by the hair and slender wrists. Think this: triangle next to multiple vertical lines will enlarge the triangle.
3. Works but personally I don't like to crop too near joints and/or show partial feet. All of the feet or none of the feet.
5: The way her top drapes over to her left shoulder (picture right) makes her look larger. By framing a bit wider you'll get more of the vertical back, not to mention a bit more space above her head.
For #2 when I shoot humans with pets, I try to position them (or at least explain to the human) why I might want them to move their faces forward/back to keep them both in the same DOF. Of course, it's a lot harder if they're walking the dog, but for stationary pics, it's a huge plus.
Danpbphoto wrote:
2 VERY beautiful creatures Joshua! Just great compositions. The dreaminess, the wonderful color, sharpness, clarity....wow!!
Now where is this Christmas tree lot?
Dan
Thank you very much, Dan and sorry for the delay in responding. I am glad you like the images but both you and I will have to wait until next year to get similar shots though .
MazeRunner wrote:
My feedback (what I'd consider doing): I'd frame a bit wider if possible for #1, 3, and 5.
Why?
1. A bit of distortion there when it looked like you had the time to change your position. Her neck looks a lot thicker the way it's framed by the hair and slender wrists. Think this: triangle next to multiple vertical lines will enlarge the triangle.
3. Works but personally I don't like to crop too near joints and/or show partial feet. All of the feet or none of the feet.
5: The way her top drapes over to her left shoulder (picture right) makes her look larger. By framing a bit wider you'll get more of the vertical back, not to mention a bit more space above her head.
For #2 when I shoot humans with pets, I try to position them (or at least explain to the human) why I might want them to move their faces forward/back to keep them both in the same DOF. Of course, it's a lot harder if they're walking the dog, but for stationary pics, it's a huge plus....Show more →
Thank you very much for your detailed feedback, Peter!
1. I used a 35mm for the first 4 images and a 70-200mm zoom for the last image. I see your point my cropping the image a tad too tight. I held the camera for the first 3 images at a fairly low level, in general some 2 feet off the ground. FYI, I am using a mirrorless system with which I don’t have to peer through the viewfinder and rely on the monitor. The way her neck is displayed is, well, a little bit unfortunate and it is what it is.
2. Shai was a little difficult to photograph. His owner/trainer was next to me, coaching him to do certain things. And yes, the DOF at f/1.2 was or is shallow, I realize that. Frankly, Renee is the main model and I focused on her eyes. The lighting conditions started to get low and I wanted to keep the ISO low and minimize the movement of the handheld camera.
AGeoJO wrote:
Thank you very much, Dan and sorry for the delay in responding. I am glad you like the images but both you and I will have to wait until next year to get similar shots though . !!!
Let me know where and when Joshua! And don't tell Suzanne!
Dan
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