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I need to start making my private client access pages in Zenfolio as I have a couple of sessions coming up and I want them to be on the password protected area. I know how to make the private access are but can I set up new groups in there that are individually protected or what is the best and...

Another from the feeder area Another Warbler I believe. Wood Warbler to be exact. Female.

Subjects staggered, not equal distance from camera - shot at f/8 Subjects much farther from background Subject are still not all in focus - background blurred Subjects staggered, not equal distance from camera - shot at f/16 Subjects much farther from background All subjects in focus -...

Subjects staggered, not equal distance from camera - shot at f/4 Subjects farther from background Subjects staggered, not equal distance from camera - shot at f/8 Subjects farther from background (This shot is affected by camera shake - hand held at 1/40th second)

Subjects farther from background and at same distance from camera - shot at f/4 All subject in focus and background is blurred Subjects equal distance from camera - shot at f/8 All subjects in focus and background is slightly blurred

Subjects staggered, some closer to background than others - Shot at f/4 Only one subject in focus and background is blurred Subjects staggered again - shot at f/8 Still only one subject in sharp focus and background slightly blurred

This is not meant to be scientific or any end all/be all to DOF with group portraits. What I wanted to do here is simply give some close idea, and illustration, as to how DOF affects group portraiture. This is intended as a learning exercise for all that are interested. Where I am wrong...

Day #35 Carolina Chickadee

I found this somewhere and not sure if I had posted it already. It is a page about lighting placement and there is an interactive, "object" I guess, where you can click on different positions of the strobe/light and see the effect immediately on the subject. Also, use the drop box navigation...

I had to decide between about three shots and I finally decided this one gave me the most post-shot satisfaction. Great Egret

Day #34 Set up some more seed at my feeders and got a couple of birds to come close that I did not see this winter. American Robin

Day #31 (skipped) Day #32 (skipped) Day #33 This shot should have been much better. Not sure why its not. Was possibly the angle of the late afternoon sun coming from the side instead of from behind. I was taking pics of small birds beside the lake and I saw this fellow coming in real low...

Last attempt for tonight. I got the brolly box set up and I used my home made beauty dish as a catch/fill light. In my living room I was able to get the key light up higher and pulled in closer to me. I have tried several different styles here and I think I am closer. Personally, I like...

@Marcel and @ShootRaw and @ Krs_2007 Ok, I have tried this again. I moved this into my living room where I have taller ceilings and much more width. I lost the baseball cap too. Are any of these closer to what is "correct"?

Day #30 Playing with my lighting again today. That same handsome fellow showed up again for more portraits! :) This was my personal favorite of the four I kept.

Ok I shot this again today. Same clothing and hat to keep things as close to the same conditions as last time. What I did differently: - Moved farther from back drop as suggested by @Marcel - Added a hair light as suggested by @ShootRaw - Shot with my 50mm f/1.8 as suggested by @Krs_2007 -...

Looking for something to get my photographic juices flowing I shot several captures of this cruddy old stool. It's worn, old, rotten, full of texture and warmth but I just could not get a shot that did it for me.

Just for learning purposes and fun I would like to see folks post their shots that don't get posted here in other threads. The ones that just didn't turn out like you wanted or what you saw. the shots you might just throw out or just hold on too for later. Others jump in and see if they can...

Day #29 Work, cold and freezing rain took my motivation away for today. Here are some Succulents. No idea what their names are.

Some tips: - Always leave extra room for/towards where your subject is going, heading or looking. - Use the rule of thirds when composing (most of the time you use this rule not always) Imagine a tic-tac-toe grid over your composition and position on the intersection of one set of the grid...