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Reality new to photography for now just have a cannon rebel with a kit lens. Here are some portraits of my niece. Let me know what you think and how I can improve. All where taken in Aperture Priority mode.
First Picture F 5.6 1/50 second ISO 100 55mm
Second Picture F 5.6 1/200 second ISO 100 34mm
Third Picture F 5.6 1/400 second ISO 100 55mm
11:42 am
September 30, 2012
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welcome Michael, she is very cute, I like the 1st picture. switch to manual mode and try to capture some fantastic pictures. Oksana’s video will help you. waiting some more pictures from you. all the best.
Muneer
11:42 am
October 9, 2012
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Welcome to the forum Michael..
She is adorable and the shots are very sharp..
I like the first and the second shot…
Hope to see more shots..
3:03 pm
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September 15, 2012
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Hello Michael and welcome.
I love the second photo.. You caught your niece at the perfect moment.
She is looking at you with a lot of love.
Aperture priority is the best for a learning photographer.
I’m glad you didn’t get stuck in Auto.
Good luck and post often.
Mandrake.
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4:33 pm
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March 23, 2013
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I too like the second shot… the focus is in her eyes just like it should be. I might crop out her moving hand but Well done.
What a cute little girl! #2 is also my favorite. If I would have to improve something, I would brighten it up a bit. Maybe not the whole photo, but some darker parts, like her face, because it is in the shade from the hat.
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December 2, 2012
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Michael
She’s a real cutie!
Welcome to this humble forum from all of us.
I have to agree that #2 caught my attention too.
I would take Oksana’s advice and lighten the face up a little
in Lightroom or Photoshop. It’s easy to do and can make a
very pleasing difference when done correctly. Always shoot in
raw so you don’t lose the original when experimenting with light
and dark, colour etc in post processing.
Dale.
Muneer said
welcome Michael, she is very cute, I like the 1st picture. switch to manual mode and try to capture some fantastic pictures. Oksana’s video will help you. waiting some more pictures from you. all the best.
I’m sorry but I completely disagree on manual mode.
If you are new to photography keep it in auto and focus on composition, putting a new shooter in manual mode will be overwhelming and pull their focus away from enjoying to shoot and good composition.
Manual mode is easy to learn once you’ve been shooting for awhile and run into issues you want to correct that are correctable in manual mode. Composition is a much more important skill to develop than learning manual mode, learning manual IS important but good composition is by far the most important aspect of a photograph.
MHP Mike said
Muneer said
welcome Michael, she is very cute, I like the 1st picture. switch to manual mode and try to capture some fantastic pictures. Oksana’s video will help you. waiting some more pictures from you. all the best.I’m sorry but I completely disagree on manual mode.
If you are new to photography keep it in auto and focus on composition, putting a new shooter in manual mode will be overwhelming and pull their focus away from enjoying to shoot and good composition.
Manual mode is easy to learn once you’ve been shooting for awhile and run into issues you want to correct that are correctable in manual mode. Composition is a much more important skill to develop than learning manual mode, learning manual IS important but good composition is by far the most important aspect of a photograph.
I think it all depends. I started learning to compose with point and shoot, when I got my first DSLR (Nikon D80), I was getting irritated, because my photos looked sometimes worser then then ones I took with point and shoot, especially while shooting in darker condition. But the moment I discover manual mode and learned how aperture, shutter speed and ISO influents the picture, everything become so clear and it was much easier to active everything I had in mind.
I would say, if you never used the camera even point and shoot, start with auto. But if you did use any kind of camera before , try to play with setting in Manual Mode. Aperture priority is also a good options for beginner (I use it too). This way you at least can control something. But while doing this, I would still pay attention to your shutter speed (so it is not becoming too slow and created the blur).
You don’t need DSLR to learn composition. You can learn it even with your iPhone. And saw some wonderful photos takes by it.
It is just my opinion. But different people learn differently. I am very technical and always want to get full advantage from any devise, lol
If I want to achieve something and it doesn’t work, It drives me crazy. I will not go to sleep till I figure it out.
11:11 pm
January 28, 2013
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easyexposure said
MHP Mike said
Muneer said
welcome Michael, she is very cute, I like the 1st picture. switch to manual mode and try to capture some fantastic pictures. Oksana’s video will help you. waiting some more pictures from you. all the best.I’m sorry but I completely disagree on manual mode.
If you are new to photography keep it in auto and focus on composition, putting a new shooter in manual mode will be overwhelming and pull their focus away from enjoying to shoot and good composition.
Manual mode is easy to learn once you’ve been shooting for awhile and run into issues you want to correct that are correctable in manual mode. Composition is a much more important skill to develop than learning manual mode, learning manual IS important but good composition is by far the most important aspect of a photograph.
I think it all depends. I started learning to compose with point and shoot, when I got my first DSLR (Nikon D80), I was getting irritated, because my photos looked sometimes worser then then ones I took with point and shoot, especially while shooting in darker condition. But the moment I discover manual mode and learned how aperture, shutter speed and ISO influents the picture, everything become so clear and it was much easier to active everything I had in mind.
I would say, if you never used the camera even point and shoot, start with auto. But if you did use any kind of camera before , try to play with setting in Manual Mode. Aperture priority is also a good options for beginner (I use it too). This way you at least can control something. But while doing this, I would still pay attention to your shutter speed (so it is not becoming too slow and created the blur).
You don’t need DSLR to learn composition. You can learn it even with your iPhone. And saw some wonderful photos takes by it.
It is just my opinion. But different people learn differently. I am very technical and always want to get full advantage from any devise, lol
If I want to achieve something and it doesn’t work, It drives me crazy. I will not go to sleep till I figure it out.
I agree, he said new to photography so I take that as brand new to photography. Iphones are perfect to learn on since it’s all about composition.
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