My first time Photographing Children: Don't be gentle, I can take it!

Knawx

Knawx

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BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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I could probably find something to be picky about, but I don't want to work that hard on a Monday morning. Nice shots - all of them. And very cute kids.
 
Marcel

Marcel

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1, 2 & 6 are nice. For the others, the thing that bothers me is that you're above eye level looking down at the kid. In my opinion, if you would have lowered yourself to get at their eye level, the shots would have been better.
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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OK, now that the coffee has kicked in, I would go with tighter crops on #3 and #5. It looks like you were going for a rule of thirds thing on #5, but it's too much wood for me. #3 has a little too much space up top.
 
Marcel

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One fact that I did overlook is that it's kind of hard to post a critic when there are so so many pictures on one post. If you read the "critique" guide, it clearly specifies (ask) that members only post 1 picture per post and 1 post per day.

I think you'd get more in depth critic if there was only one picture posted.
 
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crycocyon

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The only issue I have is with the first one and that tree in the background distracting from the child. The others are photojournalism quality, almost National Geographic. They really capture the essence and fun of being a child. Wonderful. Wonderful children as well.
#6 is almost like an old Kodachrome image, the colors are saturated in a similar way. Are you shooting on your camera with it set to saturate colors more so than usual? Part of it might be the exposures are a tad on the bright side. Keep in mind that some of the Japanese cameras have meters that over expose slightly because the Japanese are fond of brighter colors. I would try sometimes to underexpose 1/3 stop or even 1/2 stop and see how it looks. But because of the subject matter, being children with the bright clothing and fun feeling to the images, the brighter tones work well in this case.
 
Knawx

Knawx

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BackdoorHippie said:
OK, now that the coffee has kicked in, I would go with tighter crops on #3 and #5. It looks like you were going for a rule of thirds thing on #5, but it's too much wood for me. #3 has a little too much space up top.
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I definitely agree, this is why it's so great to have extra eyes on an image. #3 looks better after I cropped a bit from the top and I'm playing with #5 right now to see what looks best. I love how much I can crop with my D800, it's incredible.
 
Watoh

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#5 is a real cracker, bravo. Great lighting and composition.

They are all lovely, but #5 stands out for me.
 
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Mike FM

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Those shots a really great. Technically speaking, I think they're spot on or close to it. It's a stylistic thing, but for me they seem too clean. It's hard to describe. It feels like the shoot wants to be a bit more rustic in feeling if that makes sense.
 
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