Archie

Iansky

Senior Member
I took some photos of my 4month old grandson the other day, D3s+50mm f1.4 AFS-G and Yongnuo 560 111 through an umbrella.

He is a real natural in front of the camera and I see many more fun session to come.

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glinville

New member
These are great images! I'm just starting out in photography and a lot of the images I take of children are blurry. Can you provide me with any tips on things I can try to help improve my focus and clarity? Do you use any action sets or presets in you editing process? Any suggestions you have would be appreciated:) thanks again


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Iansky

Senior Member
Iansky, how far away was the umbrella? I'm asking because the lighting seems to be on the hard side.

Hi FastGlass,

I was limited space wise so was forced to use just one light source rather than the 2 / 3 I normally use, as such, the umbrella as about 3ft away from Archie.
 

Iansky

Senior Member
These are great images! I'm just starting out in photography and a lot of the images I take of children are blurry. Can you provide me with any tips on things I can try to help improve my focus and clarity? Do you use any action sets or presets in you editing process? Any suggestions you have would be appreciated:) thanks again

Hi Glinville,

You don't mention lighting on your question, if using ambient then you must ensure the shutter speed is fast enough to avoid camera shake (rule of thumb is shutter speed equivalent or nearest to focal length used to take the image), if using flash then ensure you use the fastest flash sync speed available.
The critical point of focus for 99% of all portrait work is the eye unless there is a specific reason to emphasize another part of the body.

There are many good articles on portrait work that you can google so would advise you read some of these as they will offer good advice, YouTube also offers some videos that may prove helpful.

One of the most critical aspects of any portrait shoot is the interaction between photographer and subject so ensure you work to build up a good rapport.
 

FastGlass

Senior Member
Hi FastGlass,

I was limited space wise so was forced to use just one light source rather than the 2 / 3 I normally use, as such, the umbrella as about 3ft away from Archie.
That really surprises me. Having the umbrella so close I would have though the lighting would have been more soft.
 

realuvsdolphins

Senior Member
@Iansky, love love the grandbaby!!! Gorgeous, my daughter will be 4 months on the 13th. All the photos were amazing!! Here is a picture of my daughter. :)
 

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Fortkentdad

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Just love a subject that is not camera shy and tells you "you've taken too many pictures grandpa" (my four year old grandson) Get them while they are young.
 
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