jennisphoto Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Yesterday I took advantage of the beautiful weather Pittsburgh was having and shot for an hour or two with this beautiful couple. <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/xjenelopex/erinsteve.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> Check out a couple more in their<a href="http://images.photobiz.com/slideshowbiz/slideshow.cfm?slideshowID=1783&photographerID=579">True Romance Slide Show</a></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will king Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Here's my feedback. They're not bad, but they're not that great either. Some of the B&W shots are nice, although a bit flat. When shooting outdoor portraits, you very rarely do it in the middle of the day unless it's an overcast day. The light is way too harsh. The best time to shoot is in the golden hour when you get minimal shadows and warm flattering light. Also you should use a larger aperture to blur more of the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Jenni, You have some great photos on your site! I was suprised after seeing the engagement slide show which is ok. I did think the full sun light was to harsh in some of the photos, and a little less DOF on a few. You have the talent just tweak it a little... again I loved your other photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_newberry___northern_ Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I more noticed the nice interaction between the couple than the harsh light and DOF that others mentioned though I agree it does look nice to shoot more wide open later in the day but that didn't bother me here. Nice natural expressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennisphoto Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thank you all for your responses. I really enjoyed the interaction within the couple. With just one full year under my belt I am really looking forward to find tuning my skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennisphoto Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 .....and I am obviously still working on my sentence formation and spelling!! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric v Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Go Steelers! There were a few really cool shots and some that just didn't come out (mainly due to harsh light). I guess that is what happens when a 'burgh photographer has to deal with full sun for the first time in 6 months! Just kidding, that was a poke at da burgh's weather, not you! Good interaction for a few shots and a small sampling of cool pittsburgh architecture. I personally would have liked to have taken advantage of some more of that cool architecture around the city. The fill-flash in some of the images is just a little too powerful. An assistant with a shade or reflector could also help (if an assitant is an option). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariah_smith Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I agree with the lighting and dof critiques and I also wanted to add a little more. Be careful when having people lean away from the camera...it always makes them look twice as big and, like in the jersey shots, the foreground can end up being a distortedly big leg. Which, even if the faces look good, all the girl's gonna see is her leg. Also, I don't think you cropped too tight at all. The shots are about the couple not the scenery. In fact, I would like to see a bit more cropping. On the bw one where they're off to the right on some empty walking place, I would totally crop off the right (if you can keep some scale) and bring them to the far right side. Same w/ the fountain one and the graffiti one. I think it's a stronger composition to have the empty space on one side gone if they're off center to begin with. The shot on the bridge has great composition (bw..couple completely to the right) B & W are a little flat. Try playing with curves or increasing the saturation of black. Oh, and the one you posted is way cute but try next time to put them in a place where the fence doesn't have a break in it. Just my thoughts. Hope they help. Good job though! It looks like you had fun with them and definitely have a good eye. Just a little tweaking will go a long way. BTW...I love the bw of them laughing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennisphoto Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 I am beginning to worry that my screen is not calibrated as well as I thought it was. In my view the black and whites are not flat at all. I have a MacBook Pro and I know that laptops typically are calibrated differently, but what suggestions do you have so that I can get my photos to look as well on the web as they do for me in Photoshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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