Nicely shot Andrew....there is definitely a sense of space in these. The light is bright, you get to see the detail and the angles convery the abandon very well. Good shots!!!

Its a nice shot...the mono version works best in my opinion...I reckon the colour version, corrected, with a little "mistyness" added would be superb......but backlighting is hard to do and I think you have done a good job here. Yes, the branches do distract a little but her pose, her expression and the light are pretty good...I like!!!

Thank you! Yeah, was a struggle to even get a shot, let alone a series of them, so guess the results weren't too bad! lol! I tried to burn the highlight, but my photoshop skills are pretty poor, so went back to the original as I made such a hash of it. But well spotted. Thats my big annoyance with it too....I think the last one is my favourite too! Thanks so much for your kind comments! Appreciated!

Thanks! Agreed, not too sharp, but long exposure for low light and slight movement doesn't help...oh, plus a 300mm focal length magnifying all the movement! lol! Thansk though! I appreciated your nice comments!

Hi Steve

Thanks for your comments. However, these were quickly taken, non-posed shots, almost candid, so I did what I could with the circumstances. The parents were running around after the kids and they wanted shots, so I took what I could. I agree with the first one being slightly out of focus, but it was a one shot chance and I couldn't get anything after that. And the parents loved it and now have it framed on the wall, so can't complain too much. The lights COULD be cloned out on 2 and have tried, but did such a bad job (my PS skills are legendarily bad!) I decided to leave it. I have one that has no highlights behind, but its a little....unreal? #4 I completely agree on as I am not happy with the crop either myself, but the shot of the little one is almost perfect for me, so went with the compromise, whereas #3, I am not so sure.....the expression was the main thing for me and my other shot of these two, although worked better, has an even tighter crop, so I guess this one is up for debate! lol!

But thanks for your honest....very much taken on board and put into the knowledge bank for next time! Cheers!

Thank you

Thank you! Comments appreciated!

I just tried what you said though and when cropping the feet out, it left a very strange crop indeed! A bodyless baby with a floating head that had its arms cut off too! lol! I know what you mean, but it didn't work for me.....could have done with a smaller aperture, but the light was dim, hence the shallow DOF.....and dodgy feet! lol! But, it looks better than none at all....in my opinion of course... Thanks for your nice comments though...appreciated!

HI Bret

No, not cropped....thats the way she was stood and I think the harsh light on that side has taken some detail, making it look a touch straight....now you have said it, I know what you see....I didn't see that before, but no cropping....almost straight out of the camera.....

I didn't get use of a reflector....the studio had the most amazing lighting gear (full range of Bowens ceiling hanging lights and runners, backdrops etc), but no reflectors! So had to make do with fill in light....didn't really work...but know what you are saying...I would try and bring the shadow a bit less harsh next time, but like I said before....the constraints of the shoot were very much against me. Much appreciated on the comments though! Thank you!

Thank you Andrew, kind comments again.....its strange you should say that as when I have posted them over on another site, the comments were that my portraits were "ok" but my architecture and other types of shots were much better! lol! Go figure! So, always nice to hear good things about the stuff I really have a passion for...much appreciated...

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