pictures of my kids. suggestions needed!!!

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bcrtj457

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so I just purchased a Nikon d5100 about a week ago. have been reading all kinds of info. I've also been playing around with my camera for hours a day. tell me what you think if these. how can I improve etc.
i know the one with my son on the couch in the sunlight- his facial lighting needs help.

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jdeg

^ broke something
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Next time lets do one photo at a time, but for now I'll post some comments :)

What lens was being used? You're getting some great depth of field, but in the 3rd one, it's hard to make out what the subject is because of it.

The first one, I would've told him to turn his head a little to his left - the way the sun is hitting his face, the right side is washed out.

Observe the rule of thirds a little more. For the most part they're on target, but could be adjusted a bit with cropping.
 
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bcrtj457

Senior Member
one photo at a time next time. :)
I'm using a 50mm f/1.8g lens.

the first one I took about 50 pictures. he wasn't cooperating at all!! I was more or less trying to learn the settings shooting in manual. this picture was the best facial expression I got from him. :)

thank you for your criticism. everyone that I show them to says they are great but aren't really offering any advice how to make them better :)
 
ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
On the first one, expose for the sunlight side of his face and use a little fill in flash or reflector for the dark side.

In the second and 4th, you can't see the eyes . . . with portraits, you have to have a good shot of the eyes with a little light in them. In the second one, if you had shot from a lower angle, you might have gotten a better shot of his eyes.

In the 3rd pic it's hard to decide what the center of attention should be . . . if feels like a "mistake" . . . my eyes go to the book, but it's not a strong enough subject, so I go to the boy and he's out of focus.

These are all good first tries. when shooting anything alive (kids, pets), the eyes are critical . . . it's what gives the portrait "life". IMHO
 
darrellforbes

darrellforbes

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All good suggestions from the people above. I'm a beginner too. No matter what you do, KEEP SHOOTING! I've learned that it makes me better as time goes on. The 1.8 is a nice lens and you have great subjects!
 
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Mascar

New member
Hi! A set of suggestions from me:
1. Composition is quite OK.
2. I do net get the 3rd picture? Why would you put the book in focus and the kids face OOF? Is it the book you wanted to focus the viewers attention on?
3. Whenit comes to sharpness of the photos it's not good :(
4. Picture 1 - the right side of the kids face is overexposed.

My favorite photo from this set is no 1.
 
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