First Timer.. please give feedback
This is my first time posting and I am excited to hear some feedback.
I joined PhotographyTalk in hopes of learning new things about photography and to get some great ideas.
Here are some portraits I took of my cousin. I am trying out my new camera.
Please take a look and let me know what you think.
Any contructive criticism is always appreciated!
I am looking to improve!
I like number one the best. The ideas about moving further from the tree and using a more open aperture are worth experimenting with. Learning a new camera is a lot of fun. Don't be afraid to wear it out.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
John Landolfi wrote: You seem to be using your on-camera flash straight in to your subject, which is giving you a washed yout look. (ther first one is better). You also seem to pay little attention to the background, which detracts from the subject. You might try selecting a wider aperture to reduce DOF, puttig your subject ion front of what might make a better composition, and, if you need to use flash, get an off camera one you can bounce from the ceiling or a wall to better balance the exposure.
John Landolfi wrote: You seem to be using your on-camera flash straight in to your subject, which is giving you a washed yout look. (ther first one is better). You also seem to pay little attention to the background, which detracts from the subject. You might try selecting a wider aperture to reduce DOF, puttig your subject ion front of what might make a better composition, and, if you need to use flash, get an off camera one you can bounce from the ceiling or a wall to better balance the exposure.
I agree with everyone, number one is the better of the two. I am a bit distracted by the hair partially covering the eye closest the camera. You could also make the DOF shallower to put the background out of focus, but that's hard to do with the on camera flash. And yes a flash that bounces, tilts, and turns is a speedlight
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