Well, that's fine for Mike and the seriously goal oriented. but a bit
too serious for me. I'm not trying to make a living at photography or
win contests. I prefer "I derive considerable pleasure out of
photography and I may continue to do it as long as it's fun."
On the assumption that you would like comments on the pictures you
posted, I do see one thing that you might consider to improve your
casual portraits. Pay more attention to the backgrounds. I know this is
difficult to do, because the people are the subject of your interest.
It's also hard to 'see' photos of loved ones in the way others will
'see' them. However, it is sometimes hard to see them as the real
central subject in some of these photos because of distracting
backgrounds. Most of the shots have backgrounds that are somewhat
brighter up to very much brighter than the subject(s), literally
overshadowing the subject(s). A couple have bright, geometrical
background features that intersect the subject's head and pull away the
proper emphasis on the person as central to the image.
Lighting on the subject's face is also worth keeping in mind. In
"ari_kimono", for example, brighter light from both sides creates an odd
shadow down the center of the face. Turning your daughter to one side
(preferable to her left, to get a darker background), using a reflector
(even a newspaper), fill flash, etc. could turn a great family snapshot
into a very good portrait.
Moose
Richard F. Man wrote:
Mike Johnston says in his latest column
<http://luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-05-11.shtml> says that a
crucial sentence a photographer needs to make is "I have a passion for
____________ and my goal is to _____________."
Here's mine:
I have a passion for taking "informal" portraits and my goals are to
capture my daughters' moments as they grow up and to take better
pictures of costumers in SF/Anime conventions.
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