tolik_p. Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hi all, i normally dont post critique requests but i htough to give this one a shot with you all. On June 8th it was my nephews first birthday, and our family went to a park to celebrate. The shot was taken with Canon EOS-1D Mark III at f.3.5 1/2000 sec. with 70-200 2.8L at 105mm. Litte PP and this is what i got, so let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolik_p. Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Here is the picture: <a href="http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f201/tossik/?action=view¤t=6X4P4115_fhdr.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f201/tossik/6X4P4115_fhdr.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_crowe4 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 What bothers me is the lip of the kiddie sear at the bottom of the frame, the dark area around his face and the bright background.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolik_p. Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hmm.. good point, now that you mentioned it i can see the problem too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duskv20 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I didn't mind the brightness in the background, or even the darkness around his face, but the kiddie seat WAS distracting. Maybe it's just because I'm looking at both versions at the same time, but "fixed" image makes the lighting on his face look unnatural. I would recommend leaving the darkness around the face, but keeping the background muted and cutting out the kiddie seat. Overall, though, I love the picture. Good job. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dag_gogue Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Isn't he the cutest!? i like the photo you got here Richard, everything's nice including the color, brightness, simply great! keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_crowe4 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Often when shooting a face that is backlit (which from the shadows being cast looks like the case in this image), the use of fill flash will help balance out the light and fill in the shadows. Sometimes and with some lenses, you can use the built-in flash to fill in the shadows. This shot of a cat was backlit and the fill came from the built-in flash before I had a hotshoe flash for my camera. The 28-135mm lens with which I was shooting that day didn't block the built-in flash. However many lenses, especially with large lens hoods, do block the light from the built-in flash. By the way, I did a much better job shooting kids when I was younger. I am an old guy with arthritis and my joints creak and ache when I try to squat down. However, squatting down (not shooting down) is the best way to photograph both kiddies and animals.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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