Here are some of the pics from Saturday's class...I'm not really thrilled with any of them other than my first friend (1) and the balloon girl (3). As for (4) and (5) I liked how they were so bad ass walking down the sidewalk but then when we talked to them they warmed right up. (Lesson learned...just maybe everyone really is friendly.) (6) I liked how she seemed so confused and her bright yellow rain coat. (7) could be improved with a shallow depth of field? (13) I was fascinated by her hair bosom (16) trying to get tiny dog big man but the dog was not cooperating at all.
I've also posted some photos from Sunday (starting 17)...they are indoor using ISO 12800 I didn't use flash on any of them. When taking the photos I just groaned every time someone opened the door and the sunlight came streaming in...but when I got home it had a cool effect on some of the pics.
Wow Traci! These are really great! You are really getting in closer, capturing some wonderful moments, and composing delightful spaces.
ReplyDelete#1 is terrific. As a portrait it really stands up. Placing the subject to the left instead of center, the choice of B&W, the moment captured here is really tender. Wonderful shot!
#2 also has great tension and a real nice balance between the man running and the women crossing, with the center left empty. This type of composing is brave and creates quite the dynamic image.
#5 is a better shot then #4 for several reasons. Mainly your vantage point brings us much loser to the subjects, we are on the same plane as them. The space around them is organized very well, with a diagonal line running through the image to a vanishing point. And the moment you captured is super sweet and goes again the stereotype of these big tough guys and their big tough dogs. I love it!
#6 Has a lot of potential, with the color of the yellow coat and the white hair. I think it could have been more of a portrait, with more a shallow depth of field and closer in. She is really the subject here, not the guy next to her and the visual relationship established between them doesn't say very much.
#7 !! Great. I really like that the subject becomes just one of the vertical lines in this image, almost blending in with his environment. The balance here is really wonderful!
#10 has a great vantage point and the character is pretty wonderful. I wish we could have his feet a little more in the frame and the couple on the left wasn't there...
#11 What a sweet moment. Portraits is where its at for you. This one only needs the rest of his hand on the right and slightly more depth of field.
#12 You captured a great gesture here. The composition is super too, with his pointing hand parallel to the line of the wall behind him. I only wish that black care was not in the background.
#13 YES! Sweet moment and a great character. The composition is a little too central and you could come in even closer to the subject.
#15 Nice, love the big guy and his tiny dog. Great sense of humor here. Move your lens to the left to include the dog and cut out the woman on the right. Would make for a bolder, stronger, funnier image.
I see what you are saying about the effect of the sunlight, and there is something interesting about it, especially in #19. In the other shots the lighting and the effect it creates does not correspond to the feeling in the photo. They are more typical portraits that require a more natural lighting.
Great job Traci! Think COLOR for the rest of the week. Choose to photograph images that have color is their main element.