Originally posted by Tonytee OMG!! A bonus shot. She is so precious, and she has a smile wider than the State of Texas. Honestly, I am about as far removed from being a pro photographer, however I would not change a thing, including the presets. What you have here is golden, please keep it that way. Get it printed so that in ten years, she will see it and ask, "Is that really me, uncle?".
Thanks so much for sharing.
TT
I am not even close to being a professional! I am a money spender not a money maker! LOL!!! I did manage to find a spot that had a good background (no buildings) and that had the light coming from the right direction. The lighting is definitely key. We were out there about 1 hour before sundown on kind of an overcast day.
Her parents saw the second picture (they haven't seen the other 100 that I have yet) but they already want to get it printed as a canvas wrap. I guess that's a pretty good sign
And I only got a few "you have a good camera" comments! LOL!
Originally posted by mcgregni You've caught the light very favourably, it looks like shes been lit specially! Its always hard to balance a subject and background like this, you're placement is perfect with regards to the light. Also you have created a strong depth with the low shooting angle and use of the blue flowers as foreground ..... great portraits!
Thank you! Light is the key to it all. Well one of the major ones at least. I have been studying light for a couple of years now already. Hopefully it's starting to pay off. LOL!
Originally posted by Sailor Absolutely wonderful photo!
I've wanted to take a bluebonnet "cruise" with top down and camera at the ready for years - but I've never gotten off my lazy @#$%! and done it.
Jer
Thank you!
Man! You gotta get out there! Pick a good weekend and go for a drive! There are plenty of places.
Originally posted by SSGGeezer great shots! Love the Bluebonnets all around your subject.
You should see some of the fields around me. BILLIONS of flowers. Just an ocean of blue and red and yellow. A lot of those places though you can't go onto without permission.
Originally posted by SJM What a cutie. Nicely done.
Thank you!
Like I said above I am not a professional but I am trying to slowly learn the fine art of light. When, where, what kind, which direction, etc. After that I picked a good background and well the rest took care of itself!
She's definitely a little fireball. Getting her to stand still for 5 seconds was a definite challenge. I even had to get her parents to hold her for a minute, set her down and run out of the way, then I ran along side her trying to get pictures. It was pretty funny. I can honestly say that I am fairly satisfied with the set of pictures for the most part. Honestly I probably could have gotten a little bit more shots with a 70-200, but the 24-70 wasn't shabby by any stretch. I also probably could have gotten more shots with a 25 fps camera too
She's 3 but she certainly has a big personality.