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Grim: Thanks so much for all the info and your time – that was a tremendously helpful.

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Looks like this place gets plenty of traffic and I always see critiques on the main page – isn’t there anyone else that has something to say?

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Also, to anyone else who’d be willing to offer critique, I’ve added more photos since the original post. The toddler pics are no longer the newest. Any critique is much appreciated.

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There’s really nothing to notice when it comes to the change in workflow – I simply get through my editing process a lot faster than I used to.  So if there doesn’t seem to be any change, I guess that’s a plus.

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Cameraclicker: Awesome critique! I appreciate it – thanks for the tips

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Worst Case: hey thanks for taking time to look. Thanks for the feedback.

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@Gnork: Thanks for taking time to critique – I appreciate that.   Good point about the gallery tab – that makes a lot of sense. I’ll take your advice. Also, the thought about introducing a color cast from the background never crossed my mind. Thanks a bunch.

 

@nairbynairb: Thanks for your feedback – I’m not a fan of the over-processed look either, so I was surprised by your critique. Those shots are pretty much straight from the camera (minus sharpening, BW conversion and levels). I had to remove baby’s private part that was showing in one of shots, but that was the most extensive touch up. Again, thanks for looking though.

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I thought the galleries looked cluttered, and not at all inviting. If I wasn’t looking at the site specifically to view your work for this forum, I would’ve left because it doesn’t have the clean, organized look I’d expect from a professional service.

I thought some of your composition was good, but couldn’t help notice many of the shots seemed to suffer from exposure problems. I don’t mind highlights being blown on occasion – I think we can all appreciate that – but it shouldn’t be the norm. Let me see some technically sound work before you throw so many shots at me where the rules are broken.  Too many times I saw dark colors being clipped, and highlights being blown. I think you’d benefit from taking more time to meter.

I like the creativity in your composition, but it still needs to be stronger (keep working, you’ll get it). It doesn’t look like you have a good grasp on metering yet. I think its important to have this down pat before you get too artsy with exposure. My critique would be spend more time getting it right in-camera and less time editing.

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