I can't say I'll all that excited with the portrait shots I collected because my inside lighting was bad and I wasn't pleased with flash use. I'm going to post a few images, explain their style, and let each of you judge for yourselves how they came out.
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Left: my wife and nephew are concentrating on a block puzzle. Neither is looking straight at the camera; they are instead focused on an object within the picture. Right: My nephew (which is either Gabriel or Nicholas, they're twins) sitting on the floor focused on a toy. I was playing with angles and depth in this shot.
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Both: Candids of Gabriel coloring at a restaurant. Left: The lighting was bad, causing my pictures to come out blurry, so I used a flash here. Right: Taken without the flash with my sister in the background, adding depth and environment to the picture.
This is a picture of my wife being overwhelmed by the concrete, industrial building that is Costco. This upward angle show the store's factory-like ceiling as well as Jade's expression of discomfort. Costco was so crazy this weekend and it was a bit much for us small town folk.
I took a number of photos of my nephew Imani for a Nickelodeon audition he had Sunday night. I chose a bare wall, which I later darkened in PhotoShop. I altered a few, but I believe I used the clone stamp tool on this one to clear up his teenage skin slightly, taking away some blemishes. In this shot, my subject is looking directly at the camera.
Next, this is one of my twin nephews holding his hands in front of the camera. For some reason, one which only a 3-year old can understand, he wanted to take several pictures with his hands like this. This picture was originally taken in color, but I changed it to black & white in PhotoShop due to the washout out hands in the foreground; adjusting the brightness and highlights wasn't working well for me. I next used the burn tool slightly on his hands. Also every adjustment I made brought out too much detail, making his wands look like an old man or just plain cartoony.
These last two I just liked and decided to throw into the mix. I lightened each of these slightly to pull out some more detail from my subjects.
This is a picture of my wife being overwhelmed by the concrete, industrial building that is Costco. This upward angle show the store's factory-like ceiling as well as Jade's expression of discomfort. Costco was so crazy this weekend and it was a bit much for us small town folk.
I took a number of photos of my nephew Imani for a Nickelodeon audition he had Sunday night. I chose a bare wall, which I later darkened in PhotoShop. I altered a few, but I believe I used the clone stamp tool on this one to clear up his teenage skin slightly, taking away some blemishes. In this shot, my subject is looking directly at the camera.
Next, this is one of my twin nephews holding his hands in front of the camera. For some reason, one which only a 3-year old can understand, he wanted to take several pictures with his hands like this. This picture was originally taken in color, but I changed it to black & white in PhotoShop due to the washout out hands in the foreground; adjusting the brightness and highlights wasn't working well for me. I next used the burn tool slightly on his hands. Also every adjustment I made brought out too much detail, making his wands look like an old man or just plain cartoony.
These last two I just liked and decided to throw into the mix. I lightened each of these slightly to pull out some more detail from my subjects.
2 comments:
I liked the black and white photo of your nephew. I think taking the photo this way - with his hand reaching to you - gives the photo a little more depth. It also makes you curious to know what he is thinking. It looks like he is looking at his hands, and not at the camera.
Yes Alina is right that is a very interesting photo with the hands. He looks like he is all hands. BUT hands down the photo of your wife in Costco is my favorite. A picture tells a 1000 words. Then last the feet and the floor and your nephew for sure - great perspective!
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