Had some trouble deciding tonight. Made over 200 images. Light was low, not really an excuse, just more of a learning opportunity. Especially as I work to hone my craft, I need to bracket things more and/or bust out the hoodman and look more closely at the image in the viewfinder. Some images that look perfect while
"chimping", turned out to be not so perfect. I'm always hesitant to use the higher ISO's on my camera (*really* wish I had the D3S -- no, no, that's right it's not about the equipment, it's about the photographer), but on this evening, particularly closer to dusk, I would have gladly traded some hand-held soft focus for a little bit of high ISO noise.
Some of today's runner's-up will make my flickr page:
thekjstudio
Hey Kevin...here's some thoughts. Add some lighting dynamics. If you have flashes (preferably remote)...you could darken the background and lighten your daughter (I assume). That would provide more contrast to the photo and add some catch light to her eyes. Island in the upper left is a bit distracting (or the piece by her head)...maybe she could move a bit and get only the water? Keep it up! I hopefully will be starting a project soon. Keep shooting!
ReplyDeleteHierarchy. Every composite has heirarchy. The island is gaining too much attention and so is that black dot on the beach. Do you use photoshop post production.. I dont know how to use a camera but you could crop and edit in photoshop..or is that cheating..
ReplyDeleteBTW..this is cool stuff, keep at it.