Collection of photos from my first
I finished editing the photos from my first session. Overall not too bad in my mind, I see room for improvement. If myself and my clients want photographs of posed shots then I need work on directing them. I did very minimal directing with this family. I should have known better as a father, but at the end the kids were getting tired and ready for nap. You can click on the smaller images below to get a slideshow.
Today was my first
At this point I am trying to build my portfolio and practice my craft. My goal is to one day (sooner rather than later) make photography my full time career. I love the creative possibilities that are possible when I’m behind the camera. I am currently employed in Information Technology (geek stuff) and it has lost its appeal that it once had.
Until today I had not photographed people besides my family, by that I mean spent time with others specifically to photograph them. Today I got the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with a wonderful family. They were so kind to allow me this opportunity. Going over the pictures for the 1st time I remembered something. If you’re taking a group shot and you truly want the picture, double check at the time. While I prefer to use a more photojournalistic approach, that is letting the people be themselves and sit back and capture the moments for them, we tried some posed group family shots for experimentation. They did not turn out. In each one at least one person was doing something that distracts from the photo. Oh well that is why I did this shot, to get more practice.
I know at least one relative is anxious to see the photos from today, so I am posting four of them that caught my eye on first review. I was left with 110 photos after the first review. I was also reminded today that kids are easy to photograph, they forget and ignore the camera. Adults on the other hand tend to notice it more and “freeze” or “pose”. When I get the 70-200 2.8 lens that problem should go away a little bit. The last one was taken with my fisheye lens, the bend in the lines is normal for that type of lens. I have done very little processing of these images, most are straight from the camera.
Post a comment and let me know what you think.
*Update – the first image had some blown highlights, I have hopefully improved the image a bit. I added a black and white version of it as well.
