phyllis_bi Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 <p>I had the opportunity to shoot a maternity session for a beautiful expecting mother. It was my second outdoor assignment. I am still fairly new to photography, even though I have been taking pictures in the past, but it was a hobby back then, and now I am more serious about photography.</p> <p>There are a couple of difficulties I have encountered during the shots, and one of them is lack of posing variety. For those who have had the same problem, how do you overcome this? Do you memorize the list of posing ahead of time?</p> <p>1.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/16143213461_ef281169bf_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="414" /><br> 2.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7547/16145121445_97b2555a13_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="454" /><br> 3.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7529/16119334456_b791b111f9_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /><br> 4.<br> <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8653/16119334826_57666fcc97_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /><br> 5.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7540/16119334736_9791cde9da_z.jpg" alt="" width="427" height="640" /><br> 6.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7553/15522782924_1391637eef_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="376" /><br> 7.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7518/15957812400_7177f559d5_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="389" /><br> 8.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7467/15957671388_238a28481d_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="354" /><br> 9.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/15959362847_b08f694c17_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="358" /><br> 10.<br> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7535/16144367592_90a50f709a_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="376" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Webster Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 <p>Nice series. I would crop closer to her head, and not cut off her feet. #7 is better than #8 in that regard.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyllis_bi Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 <p>Charles,<br> Thanks! The feet in #8 aren't as good as #7, that's why I cropped it. Maybe I should have zoomed in more for #8, so it would be a half body portrait. I agree it kind of look awkward with only the feet part cropped.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_harrington1 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 There is very little variety in your shots, same basic point of view, same distant unconnected upward facial view keeps us from making a connection. Your strongest image is the last one in the greenhouse. If she had better facial posing it would have been a definate keeper. The remainder of the greenhouse images are too centered, too much depth of field and you need to pay more attention to the background elements that appear to grow out of the subjects head. Look into Rule of Thirds for subject placement and your images will instantly improve if followed. Shoot both portrait and landscape for versatility. Your exposures are dead on but too much dof. Good color balance shifting a bit to yellow but acceptable on my iPad. Most look like you were close but hampered by basic rules broken but without a reason.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_harrington1 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Another crop to consider.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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