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Ran across this one today. Saw this image https://www.facebook.com/CapturedMomentsbySD/photos/a.465067750264453.1073741841.177240002380564/592461474191746/?type=1 and out of curiosity looked up her pricing. $150 for a one hour session, delivering photos like this
MrsManiakParticipantI can’t see the logic behind this one. “This edit makes it hard to see the guy on the left’s face, meh, no one will notice, I’m posting”. Just. Why.
https://www.facebook.com/tahdahphoto/photos/a.742847125813966.1073741879.426369197461762/744712702294075/?type=1&theater It says these are unedited, maybe she should step away from the photoshop.
MrsManiakParticipantyou’re welcome. You have a lot of photos, I only looked at a handful hehe
MrsManiakParticipantThe EXIF data on the doll said it was shot in auto. The HDR images I looked at didn’t say one way or the other, I’m assuming because they were merged with photomatix. As for the RAW I’m guessing different camera types are processed by photoshop with different raw extensions, Adobe Camera Raw is what always shows up in my EXIF, Adobe XMP is what showed up on yours, and I apologize for not realizing they were both for RAW processing. Either way, the sites I liked are always helpful 🙂
MrsManiakParticipantDisclaimer: I am not a professional, but a hobbyist who is considering one day making the jump. Also relatively new like yourself (~ a year and 1/4 in)
Learn to shoot in manual exposure, it gives you more control over what your final image looks like. On that same note, shooting in RAW gives you even more control. When you shoot in JPEG, the camera makes all the processing decisions for you. Shooting in RAW, you get to choose how it gets processed (summed up in the simplest way I can think of). Same thing goes for Auto/manual.
HDR isn’t really my style, to me it makes the subject look grungy. To me, HDR for portraits would be acceptable for, say, a coal miner because it would bring out all the fine lines, dirt, and imperfections, giving a rugged feel to it. But I would never use HDR for a “regular” portrait for those exact same reasons. That being said though, you’re learning, have some fun with it and do what appeals to you.
Some sites worth reading for a beginner:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/
http://www.morguefile.com/classroom
That’s my 2 cents 🙂
MrsManiakParticipantI’m not sure why she seems pasted on, I’m assuming I should have used a smaller aperture, so the dock wouldn’t be as out of focus. It was a floating dock at the end of a wooden pier, so I’m guessing those white dots were plastic covers of some kind. I don’t know much about boats/docks lol. Aaaaaaand damn, the tree line. I didn’t even notice that aspect of it :/
At least now I have some more things to work on, thank you 🙂
MrsManiakParticipantI do run a high pass/overlay at around 10% opacity for most of my shots as a finish to my post processing, maybe it wasn’t required for this one
MrsManiakParticipantI do have one where I did sharpen the eye, but this one wasn’t it. I scrapped that one because it looked too over the top haha
MrsManiakParticipantThe look on the baby’s face says it all….
MrsManiakParticipantHi Abobeck!
First off, I’m still learning myself, so my critiques won’t be as thorough as anyone else’s.
http://www.aaronbobeckphotography.com/Portfolio/i-284hStq
The spot color. It draws your eyes to what is colored, and away from your subject. It’s tacky and overused (and usually screams faux). From what I understand though, if the client wants it, you do what they’re paying you for.. just don’t add it to your portfolio. That being said, when you do it, zoom all the way in and make sure you don’t miss a spot or color something that’s not supposed to be colored. You missed a part of the ball, and colored his fingers a bit.
http://www.aaronbobeckphotography.com/Portfolio/i-QQvzK79
I love this one, especially the framing. The girl on the left has a hot spot on her cheek, and honestly I don’t know how much of an issue that is in the professional world. If you had moved to the left and had them turn to face you (putting the sun more behind them and less from the side) I’m pretty sure that would have eliminated it.
http://www.aaronbobeckphotography.com/Portfolio/i-TFnF7dH
This one, I like it, but the edit is too bold for me. You missed a spot in the bottom right of the picture, the leaves are still green. When masking the left pillar, you also masked part of the gate and a few leaves. I’m not sure exactly what you used to change the colors, but I’ve done the same thing before by using a selective color adjustment layer in photoshop and playing around (http://i.imgur.com/EQnCjuf.jpg?1). That goes with the first critique though, make sure when you’re masking, zoom all the way in and use a smaller brush size to make sure you’re only masking what you intend to.
HDR isn’t really my style so I have nothing to add about those. Personally I don’t see you as a faux and I like a lot of your images.
Edit: I almost forgot, the white balance is slightly off on a few of them. You can do a few things to help you get proper WB when shooting. Some cameras will let you set kelvin temps, but if yours doesn’t, you can set it when you open the RAW file. https://fstoppers.com/post-production/learn-shoot-proper-white-balance-using-kelvin-temps-3328 I used that OR the “coffee filter over the lens” method to set WB before I got an expodisc.
MrsManiakParticipantThanks Nesgran! Will definitely continue to work on portrait composition (as well as the technical side) and post another progress report! I’m glad I found this site and didn’t solely rely on friends and family. They “loved” the photo from last year, and when I look at it now I think I could do better with my cell phone haha
MrsManiakParticipantHey guys, I figured I’d give you guys an update on my progress. I’m still nowhere near ready to charge people, but I’ve come a long way since I first picked up my camera a year ago.
The one on the left was taken last year on NYE, the one on the right last night. Unfortunately due to hard drive failure, all I had of the one from last year was web sized, so I apologize for the size. But I’m very proud of my progress and wanted to say thank you all.. and here’s to continuing growth for the new year!!
MrsManiakParticipantI live near a military town where every military wife is a “photographer”. Every time I see an “ISO photographer” post in a sales group I play “spot the fauxtog”. Found one worth sharing today:
MrsManiakParticipantHi Musuto! You said that you were unable to afford Photoshop. I pay $20/month to use photoshop through Adobe’s Creative Cloud. What I love about it the most (aside from affordability) is whenever there’s an updated version you automatically get it. It definitely beats shelling out a lump sum to flat out buy the program, and they have different plans to suit your needs. Just something to consider if you weren’t already aware of it 🙂
MrsManiakParticipantThanks for the pointers cameraclicker. In the portrait photo, it felt awkward to cradle the lens with the extra weight of the flash, so I was trying to find a middle ground. Likely just me being overly-anxious, which I tend to do. I do have a question about the paper wrap, I feel like if I have any DIY type stuff it may reflect on my friend badly, would guests even notice something like that?
Also in the time from my first post and now, I went for a walk with my photog friend. Upon voicing my concerns, I found out I mostly won’t be using my own equipment when assisting her. I will be using my own camera, with her old D5000 as a backup (since it’s similar to what I’m familiar with), and she has several lenses as well as flashes she already planned on having me use. Also she’s going to take me to the venue to get an idea of lighting several days in advance (she’s familiar with it, I’m not). She’s also good friends with the wedding planner, so she will be present if I have any questions. So I have some anxiety relief at least 🙂
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