Here is my go, Cody is really hard to take photos of these day and I don't like editing them much

Details of Photo :- 1/250s, focal length : 34mm F/5.0 ISO:800

As I say I'm no pro at photo taking

Any well done everyone else your photos are great!

I can't seem to get it to be smaller sorry

Oh my my Trisha and Ant... STUNNING!

Trisha. good try. Just be aware that some things that are closest to the lens make look rather larger than they really are. Hannah's nose is out of proportion to her face. The focus is off as well. I suspect that perhaps that the lens may have been too close and it was not able to focus. One of my lens doesnt start to focus unless I'm about 1.4 metres away from the subject. (focal distance). I do like how you've used her hair to frame her face and hide the background. As far as the BW goes, you'll need a bit more colour in the shot for good tonal range so it converts well. Ie a bit more darker colour. Her shirt on her left shoulder is burnt out (white) which means that there actually is no image there at all. It's just white and if you printed it, it would be just the white photopaper there with no ink. And that doesn't look so hot.

keep going. you've got a willing model by looks :O)

tiff

***edited to fix the typos. sorry about that.***

Ant. I would love to see this cropped as a square. That would be the really simple way to remove the background on the left side (fold up chair) and then perhaps a heavy vignette to hide the hose reel and the tips of the point plant on the right.

Vignettes can be used a couple of ways. 1. to subltle draw the eye into the shot, or, 2. to hid distractions.

Awesome catch lights. Lovely clear skin. Good tonal range with his blonde highlights in his hair to his dark eyelashes.

crop it, vignette it, and you've got a shot to be proud of it.


tiff

nothing like a good BW to make the drama in the sky look so much more threatening..... looks angry doesn't it!!!

off to have a play

Sorry its so big

heaps better. how easy was that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


tiff

Thanks - It wont show up in the Album folder in the gallery for some reason Driving me BONKERS!!!!

There's a bit of an issue with the gallery atm that Lee-Anne is working thru.

Perhaps PM her so she is aware that its affecting you as well.

thanks for letting us know.

tiff

Danni they look great love the one of your son and the dog

nice one Trisha

Tiff your photos never cease to amaze me wish we had the jaw drop smiles here I would use that

that looks fantasic now you croped it Ant

been haveing a play around don't seem to have enough contrast in mine they just look muddy

Gypsy. Muddy is probably the right word. Can you throw some more light onto your subject, or can you move it into sunlight?? Sounds like you may need darker darks and lighter lights, if that makes sense!!


oh and thank you.

Tiff, thank you for your critique, I can see what you mean and will take it on board.

Ant love that shot, he is a stunner!

WOW you girls are so clever and isn't that Cody adorable. Totally huggable.