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Critique By:
AboutPicture (K:519)
7/11/2006 10:00:41 PM
lovely
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Critique By:
Patricia Ramos (K:301)
8/1/2005 7:07:53 AM
Such a cute picture! I love their expressions.
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dal mandle (K:1484)
5/29/2005 11:11:33 AM
Another Suzi Quatro in the making Adam?... 
Is that red cable the guitar lead?... you could jump start a Mack with that.
Is that the amp at the back?... curious contraption.
Long live 'rock n roll'...
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert (K:30599)
4/28/2005 3:51:08 AM
What is amazing about this picture is that everyone is blurry except the girl who is moving most rapidly to catch the flowers. That really makes her stand out and is just fabulous!!!!! I can definitely see why this is a favorite. The composition is very nice, with the onlookers cheering the girl on. Antonia
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Maurizio Spadaccino (K:5132)
1/16/2005 7:28:02 AM
What a beatiful capture and softness!!! Very very nice
Maurizio
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Critique By:
Adam E. J. Squier (K:9803)
12/7/2004 6:04:09 PM
Oh yeah, I meant to write about that above. There was no manipulation on this image other than color balancing and downsampling for the Web. Both girls were running. I was lucky with the one on the left -- her head didn't move much.
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Critique By:
Nikolai Pozdniakov (K:611)
12/7/2004 5:56:22 PM
Very nice! I like how girl's face is in focus but everythis else is not. Even girl that was next to her got blured a little. I think she was moving.
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Critique By:
Chris Lauritzen (K:14949)
11/1/2004 5:40:57 PM
Placing a softbox above them would help remove the shadows. For work like this I use three lights, one on each side and one above the clients.
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Ted vandenBergh (K:5119)
9/13/2004 8:34:53 PM
Intelligent child showing that it has one finger more than Mickey. Very nice picture. I like that hand coming back in the clothes. Kind regards, Ted
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Critique By:
ARMANDO ALCÁZAR (K:42404)
8/13/2004 12:41:26 AM
Adam: looks my "what is it" again
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR (K:42404)
8/12/2004 8:04:25 PM
super portrait of a beautiful girl. I have been seeing your portafolio and I can say that you are the king of the portraits.congrats and thanks for comment my "what is it" later i go to say what is it ))
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Critique By:
Trish McCoy (K:15897)
8/7/2004 11:25:46 PM
very sweet and gorgeous.
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Critique By:
dave thursfield (K:514)
8/7/2004 6:38:32 PM
Spot on focus and nice tight framing. Sometimes it's best firing off a load of frames I think, as kids expressions change so quickly. Well done.
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Critique By:
Adam E. J. Squier (K:9803)
8/7/2004 3:00:20 PM
Thanks, Mary Sue. I knew I wanted the shallow DOF for this image. Luckily, the camera could do a 1/1600 exposure, as it was a pretty bright day.
I had some retouching to do: chocolate on cheeks, kool-aid "moustache" (that's still there a bit), and some lightening around her left eye.
At first I didn't like the messy hair in her face, but then I thought it made it more "real" than posed. Like I wrote, it was just a "grab" shot. At a church picnic. ;-)
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Critique By:
Mary Sue Hayward (K:17558)
8/7/2004 2:52:10 AM
What a great expression on this little one! Her pink hat and jumper frame that charming expression. The best aspect of this photograph is how it is blurred in the right places and sharp in the face...especially the eyes and lips.
Great expression, and terrific 'grab'!
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Critique By:
Sally A. (K:4601)
8/7/2004 1:57:36 AM
oh cute
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Critique By:
Elzbieta (K:3153)
7/6/2004 12:31:56 PM
Lovely picture! My favourite one.
Best regards, Elzbieta
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Critique By:
David Cohen (K:1759)
6/7/2004 9:41:18 PM
Two quick lighting fixes, If you have modeling lights on your flash turn them on, this will help you see some of the shadow issues. If you shoot a group like this turn on your on camera flash to fill in the shadows.
If you pose this group in triangles then you will have less problems, also try to put heads on different levels, and putting people's bodies on an angle allows you to control the shadows a little more as you can control who leans in and who leans back.
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Critique By:
Bill Webster (K:1669)
5/4/2004 6:07:10 AM
I like the way the lines flow here! Nice job.
Bill Webster
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Critique By:
Randy Hergesheimer (K:139)
4/28/2004 5:08:43 PM
The glasses are not reflecting light so that you cannot see the eyes! That is good! You can always find something good about a photograph if you look!
I think reshuffleing the people would solve your problem.
Randy
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Critique By:
Mike George (K:3429)
4/28/2004 2:54:20 PM
A third light would be the best and easiest solution but you don't have that. If you did, put it above the camera as high as possible. Bear in mind I am an amateur, but here are my suggestions.
1. Bring both lights more in to the camera, perhaps at about 30 degress angle instead of 45. Also raise them as high as possible, with the lights angled down at about 45 degrees.
2. Posing changes. Put all 4 men in the back row, tallest in the middle. Put the tallest lady and the one in floral top in chairs next to the older lady who is sitting. Put the other tow ladies in front of the row of men along with the young man who is in shadow and behind those who would be sitting. Have the two youngest ones sitting on the floor (or kneeling) knees andgled toward each in front of those on chairs. Basically, you are making a triangle. The widest side of the triangle is highest and farthest from the camera. The narrowest part should also be the lowest (the kneeling kids).
Just my two cents worth. Large groups are the hardest to get lit right and posed right in my humble opinion. Had you had a third light, your group shot would have been okay as it is (with very minor moves to keep heads from blocking faces).
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Critique By:
Rebecca DeWitt (K:126)
4/28/2004 2:15:15 AM
I would suggest staggering a little more with the positions of the people in the shot being your limited use of light. Maybe you could also invest in a reflector which would help with some of the shadows. I believe if you could have also sat down the lady in black and the lady in pink you would have reduced some of the shadows. Hope this helps. Regards....
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Critique By:
Adam E. J. Squier (K:9803)
4/27/2004 5:20:33 PM
I'd like some help on this one. I ended up with some dark shadows on some faces. I had two lights bounced into umbrellas with an even ratio. Angled about 45 degrees to the sides and at about 8 feet (2.5 m) high.
I'm thinking it might have worked better with a more frontal angle and higher lighting, but I didn't want to introduce any glare on glasses or heads, etc.
I may be out of luck, as it is a pretty big group, and shadows are bound to happen. Should I have done something differently with this equipment?
Limited to two monolights with umbrellas.
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Critique By:
Ali Hachem (K:772)
4/24/2004 10:12:50 AM
Very noce shot at all Adam.
Thanks for your comment.
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Critique By:
Adam E. J. Squier (K:9803)
4/9/2004 4:41:58 AM
Thanks for the comment, Louise. I try to keep the lighting as even as possible to give the kids room to move around (and they do -- a lot). It also helps when shooting digitally to have even lighting. It doesn't handle small lighting ratios as well as film.
The vignetting idea is good. I usually just color correct and remove blemishes on portraits like this. Not a whole lot of PS work.
The parents did love this photo, they just didn't see the finger until I pointed it out. Then they laughed for a good five minutes.
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Critique By:
Louise Vessey (K:13862)
4/9/2004 4:10:11 AM
Sweet and natural expression. Love the background! I wish there were a little more space around him tho. Lighting is a little to even for my taste but it is nice and natural. If it were mine, I'd vignette the edges a little to darken the background and keep the focus on the little boy and not wandering to the background (as cool as it is). I photograph a lot of children and this is the kind of expression that is priceless. I'm sure the parents just adore this portrait!
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Critique By:
Adam E. J. Squier (K:9803)
4/1/2004 4:24:55 PM
A.d.: The background was from a screen on a window he was leaning against.
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Critique By:
A. A (K:1987)
4/1/2004 10:31:06 AM
i think this is my favorite one, because of the dark shadow on Tommy. i love the background texture. how did you do it? the eyes are magnificent
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A. A (K:1987)
4/1/2004 10:29:51 AM
fascinating shot. the foot is beautiful in all its wrinkled glory! very interesting perspective again!
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Critique By:
A. A (K:1987)
4/1/2004 10:28:34 AM
another beautiful shot. the first thing that i noticed about it was the long wonderful eyelashes. they are fabulous. i also like the perspective. the composition is wonderful!
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