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04-29-2008, 01:41 PM
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Portrait of Brother and Sister
I have been commissioned to do my first oil portrait, of these two children. These images are from the first photo shoot where I took over 100 pics. I am only happy with one or two, and the first one here our favorite. Question: Can I lower her shoulder without it looking fake? Or am I destined for another photo shoot?
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04-29-2008, 01:45 PM
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This is what the other 96 pics look like, more or less! The kids were adorable, but they were very typical sister/brother and brother did not want to be so close to his sister!!!
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04-29-2008, 02:46 PM
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Re-shoot!
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04-29-2008, 03:58 PM
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I agree on another photo session.
Try to think before you go there what pose and composition you want. Then, when you arrive, you make them pose like you want ( more or less) and if you can have someone just behind you reading or telling a captivating story you will see them begining to relax, stop grinning, and forget your presence. This way, you will obtain much more interresting facial expressions.
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04-29-2008, 07:05 PM
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Patricia,
Two person compositions are very tough. Try introducing an third element, as in this Allan Banks composition. Also, my preference would be to come inside where you have more control over the light.
Best of luck.
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04-29-2008, 10:09 PM
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I agree with Marvin. Re shoot.
But figure out 1 or 2 compositions before hand, and control them (IMHO)
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05-17-2008, 01:04 PM
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third shoot
these pics were shot in my studio with mom and grandpa. My camera is giving me fits, I'm sure user error. The pics are better quality than what you see here because whenever I shring them they looks all fuzzy.
Anyways, I think I like some of these and would like your response. the boy has bad allergies and when he closes his mouth looks like he is suffocating...
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05-17-2008, 01:08 PM
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some more
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05-17-2008, 01:25 PM
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Patty,
It's up to you and your client as to which represents the personality of each child. Your responsibility is to lead them to pick the best for a portrait.
Without knowing your clients and the children I believe your best shot is the first. I have attached a sample cropping that looks appealing but one of the other items I don't know is the place where the portrait is to hang.
I hope this helps.
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Que sort-il de la bouche est plus important que ce qu'entre dans lui.
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05-17-2008, 01:28 PM
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Oops, I forgot to add the attachment.
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Que sort-il de la bouche est plus important que ce qu'entre dans lui.
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