frriends baby

[nirvana]

[Truckman]

Heh heh...Cute kid...Of course they all are... ...Ben

[nirvana]

thanks Truckman i used my 50mm f1.8 prime i just bought, i was mucking around with the camera settings and that photo turned out the best.
also with all my photos if anyone has any constructive criticism please feel free i want to get better with my photos.

[Derek]

Cute model and so close to a great shot however, it looks to me like your camera has focused on the hat just above the eyes rather than the eyes which should be the most in focus part. There also seems to be a large contast in skintone between each side of the face but this may be more of a personal preference. Sooooo close....

[nirvana]

cheers Derek, how do i rectify the skintone when shooting?

[GTGN]

Agree about the focus but a lovely composed shot.

[Derek]

cheers Derek, how do i rectify the skintone when shooting?

It appears in this image that there is to much light coming from the baby's left and not enough from it's right. There are at least a couple of things you could do to balance this out a bit. Firstly make sure your camera meters for somewhere in the middle between the brightest part and the darkest part of your image. A reflector on the baby's right to bounce some of that left side light back onto the right side, this could be something as simple as a piece of white card. And whilst not always preferable for portraits a nicely diffused or bounced flash can spread some light out. Thats my two cents anyway I am sure others will have some pointers that I haven't covered. 

[bigbob]

nice photo as for advice just three words practice,practice,practice. the main thing is to enjoy yourself and keep posting,just remember advice is just that so listen to it take what you want from it then do your own thing.sorry i forgot to say welcome

[nirvana]

cheers bigbob yeah when i get in the mood i just shoot anything and just muck around with the settings and see what works.
it's also good to get some advice from some pro's if iam doing something obviously wrong or get some tips that can help me.

[Ross and Cher]

And second what Bob says, as if you don't enjoy it (or lose the enjoyment) you will never become better at it! Photography is also personal, so remember what works for me won't work necessarily work for you and vice versa, so bear that in mind with the Comments and critiques -that said - the advice given in here is given in good faith and normally worth listening too!

[Derek]

Some good points here. It's good to take what you need from others advice but it's an individuals spin on things that sets them apart from the crowd. So keep up the good work, practise, experiment and develop your art into something you can call your own.   

[admin]

and...sorry to be frivolous, but a small pot of baby coloured paint helps too!

The hat line is so close to the baby's eyes that only a smaller aperture would have helped the DOF.
We run into this all the time. Blinks, scowls, hands in the way at the crucial moment. We call it 'hosing' with little ones, the best insurance is to shoot a lot at a range of settings. Unless they are totally placid and still.
Derek's bounce back advice is sound, even down the track when feeling like you've got it nailed, experiment, break the rules...That is where the art happens.

[OZZI-BLOKE]

Nice image. I agree with the comments above and was wondering what focus setup you use.
In an image like this you would be better off using centre spot focus, (maybe you already do).
Thats all I use and find it better to get focus right where you need it.

[nirvana]

i was using the auto 9 point focus but after a bit of trial and error i don't use that much anymore because as that picture shows it doesn't focus exactly where i want it.

[Analog6]

I always use centre spot, it's what I was used to from my Canon T90 film camera and I hate this 'average' stuff.  I don't want my shots to be average!