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  • in reply to: Honest Feedback requested! #23167
    kmomto10
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    If Leialater is correct and you are STEALING from other photographers…..you are well on your way to black balling yourself in the photography commmunity. it isn’t just images that belong to a photographer but all their site content. people work HARD on their sites and you have no right to steal word for word and trust me, if you steal from the wrong photographer you will find lawyers contacting you. stealing content is rampant and I know plenty of the most well known photographers who google portions of their what to wear, what to expect, their contracts etc……and many regularly find word for word copies.

     

    Taking inspiration is one thing but plagiarism or stealing images is just plain wrong.

    in reply to: Honest Feedback requested! #22837
    kmomto10
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    My bad. I forgot the 95% of the images on my Flickr account are not public. The previous attempt to humiliate me will just illustrate how far I’ve come with an investment in education and mentorship. I don’t just have the best of my best on my flickr but a variety of everything from assignments from classes to snapshots of my kids to images from sessions.

    https://www.flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/923r74/

     

    in reply to: Honest Feedback requested! #22833
    kmomto10
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    I can never link images in here.

    ugh

     

     

    in reply to: Honest Feedback requested! #22830
    kmomto10
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    Howdy, welcome to the world of newborn photography. I won’t touch on editing but I’d like to discuss posing. In your images I can’t really see the baby’s face or any details. Perhaps you were try to convey their tinimess but there are better ways to achieve that. I would master indoor posed or lifestyle newborn work before attempting outdoor shots.  There are many online workshops on newborn photography. Rachel Vanoven just came out with a  good one. Clickinmoms has an excellent one also. Robin Long is a fabulous resource and you cannot go wrong with Kelly Brown. Hop on over to Creative Live to check out their offerings in newborn and maternity. Sue Bryce is a great resource in how to pose different body types in a flattering manner. If you can find a local newborn photographer kudos to you but most would rather gouge out an eye than mentor anyone within 100 miles.

    Practice wrapping, start learning the standard poses such as tushie-up, taco, head on hands etc….

     

    This is an imperfect attempt at taco.

     

    <a href=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/10210363@N02/14520933165&#8243; title=”preston4 by kmomto6, on Flickr”></a>

    This little peanut didn’t want to sleep for me.

     

    <a href=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/10210363@N02/14393931732&#8243; title=”1 by kmomto6, on Flickr”> </a>

    in reply to: Am I a Fauxtog or can I be a professional?? #20629
    kmomto10
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    Your images are sharp, white balance is good, lighting is fine etc….You would benefit from studying how to pose a newborn. I’d also take the word “crap” off your website.

    You seem to prefer a more lifestyle approach to newborns and that is great! here are a couple newborn photographers who embrace that style.

    http://sabrinagebhardtphotography.com/

    http://www.michaelkormos.com/

    http://www.leahcookphotography.com/

    If you are going to pose newborns in classic nude tushie up and side poses you should learn how to do it well and safely. There are tons of classes and workshops. Creative Live has a few available with Ana Brandt and Kelly Brown. The Kelly Brown Newborn Posing class is probably the most bang for your buck if you are going to shoot a lot of newborns.

    Robin Long has a series of videos for purchase on her website too.

     

    There are lots of $$$ in person workshops around the country too. It all depends on how much money you want to spend.

     

     

    in reply to: Wife and I Photography Business Just Starting Out #19661
    kmomto10
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    Howdy!

    I just took a look at your newborns as that is my area of specialty. You would benefit from some education on posing, lighting and processing newborns.

    One of the foremost newborn photographers in the world is in Australia. Her name is Kelly Brown. She is extraordinarily generous in sharing her talent. I would suggest looking into purchasing her Creative Live workshop “Newborn Posing”

    https://www.creativelive.com/courses/newborn-posing-kelly-brown

     

    it is the best $129 you will spend when it comes to learning newborn photography. There are other workshops online and in person but I would recommend this as a place to start. Her editing assumes a level of familiarity with Photoshop that you may or may not have but her posing, styling and lighting instruction alone are worth the money alone.

    I have spent a year intensively learning my camera, starting from the basics…the exposure triangle, basic composition, flat light vs. feathered light and on and on spent a good amount of money on good education and CC. I have progressed a lot but have a long way to go. Never turn down an opportunity to learn, keep shooting, shooting, shooting. I’ve posted here on YANAP a couple times and while the CC can be harsh sometimes it is rarely wrong.  I have been pretty well torn apart here but I just put on my big girl pants and keep plugging along.

    This was my second newborn.

     

    https://www.flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/8552oH

     

    this was my most recent:

     

    https://www.flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/mo3cE5

     

    Both were taken with no more than natural window light in a person’s home with a nakey baby on a blanket and beanbag. Although the first was a Rebel and the second a 6D. A Rebel could achieve the quality of the second photo if I had known what I was doing.

    in reply to: Don't know if I want to do this :D #17124
    kmomto10
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    Focus fell on the baby’s foot I think. I was using a Rebel T3, maxed the ISO and a nifty fifty wide open. That scene was not appropriate to be shot wide open but my shutter speed was something like 1/25 already and you have a split second to get that kind of shot :D. I had no tripod- like I could put one where I was standing-wedged between the back of the bed and the wall. Birth rooms are often very dim as this one was.

    I chose to upgrade my body during the Christmas deals vs. buying a 35 or 50 1.4.

    That T3 is now my backup and I have a 6D. o/ Now I can shoot in low light with acceptable shutter speeds and apertures. I’ve got another birth booked in May and I know that one will be VERY dark, there was no way I could have handled it with the T3 without buying a 1.4

    I’m primarily shooting newborns and families with a sprinkling of seniors and headshots this spring so my 85 1.8 and 24-105 will get the biggest workout. And no, I am not charging, these are all portfolio building/practice/class practicum.

    I begin a composition class as soon as my newborn class is over. I am looking forward to it, they focus on such different skills.

     

    No one has ever mentioned the sensor dirt. I’ll have the Rebel cleaned/clean it, thx.

    in reply to: Don't know if I want to do this :D #17113
    kmomto10
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    Since it doesn’t seem like it is possible to go back and edit:

     

    maybe this link will work.

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/J9i8wv/

     

    Yes, there is missed focus, a horrid limb chop (although I LOVE her face)  and sloppy wrap, I know these aren’t perfect.

    in reply to: Don't know if I want to do this :D #17106
    kmomto10
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    I originally posted in August. Since that time I have taken classes in manual exposure, LR basics and am currently learning newborns and let’s not talk about how much I have read and practiced-my Flickr is FULL of nothing but practice shots for classes.  I am currently portfolio building and am working my way towards being good enough to charge. I have also applied to be a photographers assistant for NILMDTS.

    In a couple weeks I get to assist one of the best newborn photographers in my state and I can’t wait. It will be hard work (twins) but I will learn so much.

    So let’s get down to the nitty gritty, progress.

    Shots taken since my first post:

     

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10210363@N02/12547388634/

     

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10210363@N02/12547450224/

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/9Q37pK

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/611a9m

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/F2B620

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/30Ae9R

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/cc7ESo   (the photo that prompted me to upgrade me gear-my Rebel couldn’t handle sucha  low light situation and I didn’t have a lens that opened more than 1.8)

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/67p8j6

     

    http://flickr.com/gp/10210363@N02/oUs2yH

     

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10210363@N02/10997896635/  (this is SOOC)

     

    Progress?

     

     

    in reply to: Don't know if I want to do this :D #12259
    kmomto10
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    Trust me my kids are forever being experimented on. “Oh yay, mom has a new camera lens, flash, photog book, reflectors…”

    I just order an off camera shoe cord which will mean lots of practice with kids, cat, dog, chickens etc….

    Tomorrow will be a lot of outdoor work. Headed to A&M for my son’s March-In. In a perfect world I’d bring my tripod and use my telephoto to pick him out of the crowd but  there will be too many people to make that feasible and I can’t use my telephoto without a tripod. My hands just aren’t steady enough at this point. I will probably just bring my trusty 50mm/1.8 that I use so much and wait until the march-in is over and take pics of him and his buddies.

    Gig ‘Em

     

    That pick above of my daughter was a snapshot outside the church under the awning after my niece’s wedding. Since I wasn’t the official photographer I came with just one lens and no ancillary equipment. I didn’t want it to look like I was trying to upstage the professional. I have reflectors coming next week and can’t wait to practice with them

    in reply to: Don't know if I want to do this :D #12257
    kmomto10
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    Thanks for the input, intuition.

     

    All the shots in that church were severely orange/warm in tone. I think it was light coming off of the peach walls.  I’ve done ok in editing a few to lessen it but I don’t know what I should have done to begin with to avoid it. I am learning editing and shoot in RAW and have had some photos definitely improve, I have edited versions of many of the photos I posted with brightened faces but I was looking for criticism of my composition more than my editing skills, I guess. I know I’m not ready to charge. I just want opportunities to practice.  I am developing a relationship with a local family/children/wedding  photog and I am hoping to ask her if I may tag along in the future. She does a little too much ‘baby in a bucket’ for my taste but she has got lighting down.

    The birth photography is a whole different animal as there just isn’t space in most situations for more than one dedicated photographer. I’m on my own from the get-go.

     

    my biggest current lack of knowledge is flash. I have a Speedlite and have had some success with fill flash but overall I’m struggling. Since I am mostly interested in birth work flash competency is not essential (as one rarely if ever will use flash in birth photography) but I can’t consider myself serious until I master it.

     

     

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