so...greta reynolds and i are partners, for those who aren't aware. we always shoot together. i'm more the business end, greta is on the "i actually know what i'm doing with a camera" end. greta knows the reason we do everything we do, i just know, this looks good...this doesn't. but i am working on the smart words. i tend to focus on posing and set ups and such on a shoot and i take more of a second shooter role playing with angles and so forth. well, anyways, my younger sisters have been begging me to take pictures of them FOREVER so i finally took them out on saturday. i am posting a few of my favorites which makes me feel NAKED and TERRIFIED because you're all amazing. so...here i go...going to insert photos. going now...

Your poor family.....

3 GORGEOUS, IRRESISTIBLE GIRLS!

I'm sure they have extra gray hairs because of you three!

hahaha! thanks. there's actually ANOTHER one of us too. we're a foursome.

For the record, the last one is my FAVE, and Bri looks like a Covergirl in #3. But you already know this

No doubt!!

Love the 4th shot.

Wow. Beautiful sisters and beautiful photos. You did great!

thanks for you support ms. van susstren.



thank you sir! that stairwell was OOBER creepy and i felt like we would be mugged by the homeless or the undead at any moment, but i think it was worth it.

and thank you amy!

The 4th is my favorite too! I think the 2nd is out of focus, not as sharp as the rest.

They look good!

jamie

You shouldn't feel naked at all. You did a sweet job. I have a few comments but don't take them meaning I don't think you did well because you obviously did.

So here are my thoughts for each shot.

#1: It looks like the focus point could have come a bit stronger on the eyes. I would also clone out the single strand of hair thats running down her face. Besides those two things, this is a really fantastic shot. The exposure is spot on. You got a killer expression from her. Getting someone to speak to the camera when doing a serious face can be tough.

#2: Like Jamie said this one is a soft. I looks a tiny bit underexposed, I think if you brightened this photo up a little bit and gave it a little bit of USM you can get some more out of it. I would soften up the shadows under her eyes. I dig the pose and the close crop.

#3: Good shot. Not your best or your worst of the set.

#4: This one rocks. LOOVE the perspective and the low DOF. Seems like those scary places can make the best places to shoot. *To me at least *. The post work on this image is top notch. If I had to find something to nit pick about this image I would say I wish you were standing about 6 inches further back so you didn't clip her hands but that is hardly worth mentioning.

#5: My favorite of the set. You basically did everything about as well as it could be done. Rock on.

Hope some of this helps.

thank you! i really appreciate the feedback. i definetely agree with #2. camera setting boo boo on my part. i will for sure go back and take your advice.

#4 thanksthanksthanks. and they do seem to be the best. and unfortunately, in our downtown, the smelliest as well. i mean, not that urine doesn't add to the ambiance...

#5 my fav as well! as i improve, i'm finding that it is THE MOST exciting thing in the world when exactly what you want comes off that camera.

this was way more painless than i thought. haha. i'll post more often now.

oh, and i'll fix the hair in 1.

100% agree with braedon on each one. very nice work! keep it up!

I agree about the perspective on #5...and it's my favorite! You all are a beautiful family!

I think they are all sooo pretty!! I love #1, it's my fav, I love that look she's got in it. And the last one would be my 2nd fav .. But excellent on all of them! You shouldn't be afraid to post; do it more often

thanks everyone! ooooh. my day is MADE. i feel all warm and fuzzy. thanks for all the feedback. to you all!

I love these, I love sisters! You are so lucky, I BEG my sisters to let me take their picture all the time and they are all, nooo, stop, ewww. I wish they would be this agreeable.

You have nothing to feel 'Naked' about. These are great and the more you shoot by yourself the better and more confident you will be. It will totally help you when you are shooting with your tandem.

Teams are the best anyway. You never get bored or get in a creative rut.