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Zoe
Oct-10-2006, 09:53 AM
Isaac is starting home school for kindergarten, and I did his "cheesy" school pics myself. One studio light with softbox, and one home depot light in place of the reflector I don't have set up.

50mm lens. Exif is embedded, but ISO was 100-200, Aps 2.2-4.0 and SS less than 250.

http://royalmom.com/images/DSC_0042sm.jpg

http://royalmom.com/images/DSC_0040sm.jpg

Little brother had his pic taken too...

http://royalmom.com/images/DSC_0053sm.jpg

And hotty hubby too...

http://royalmom.com/images/DSC_0007sm-1.jpg

And Hotty Hubby helped me get in a few. There are more on my blog. Thanks for letting me share!

http://royalmom.com/images/DSC_0083sm.jpg
SpeshulEd
Oct-10-2006, 09:57 AM
nicely done. much better than the school pics I had taken many many many years ago. :D
photogmomma
Oct-10-2006, 12:16 PM
Definitely better than the school photos I knew!! Great photos... and cute belly!
Antonio Correia
Oct-10-2006, 12:39 PM
The photos are magnific.
The last one is very tender, soft and nice. There is a great armony armony of colors...
The only thing I don't like so much is that the light in the faces is a little too strong. At least it looks to me in my monitor.
:thumb
Zoe
Oct-10-2006, 11:03 PM
Thank you everyone!

Antonio, they are much brighter on the right but not blown. I'm having an interesting time figuring out the best set up for a one-light studio. But, I do prefer a little shadowing for depth.
ESiggins
Oct-11-2006, 01:10 AM
These are awesome. I relly like shots where the subject is looking into the camera - you can tell a lot about the relationship to the photographer (it's a subjective artform, so why hide it?) and a lot about the characer of the subject. Based on these alone, I like your family. Your husband looks like Tim Roth, too, and that's cool (tim roth (http://www.tim-roth.com/images/bwmisc6.jpg)). The one of him and the first one are the best, I reckon. The one of your husband also seems just a little sharper than your sons, and the sharpness helps, I think.
Scott_Quier
Oct-11-2006, 02:20 AM
The lighting on these is very good! Kid shots are so cute, especially "little brother".

Not only is hubby a hottie, so is wifey. Congratulations on the pending addition to the family. On the basis of these photos, I would think it safe to say the new addition will arrive into a very warm and caring environment.
Bendr
Oct-11-2006, 08:32 PM
Very nice pics, I like them alot.

the only thing that I bugged me, was that tops of three heads are cut off :)

None the less, Great job!

Ben
Zoe
Oct-11-2006, 10:15 PM
Ah, you guys are so kind! Thank you for the nice feedback. :lust (why is this emoticon titled "lust?")
AntoineD
Oct-11-2006, 11:11 PM
Hi those are nice shots :thumb

Meanwhile, there is a little issue on them: with these kind of candid pose, you may need to avoid cutting their head :D
Zoe
Oct-12-2006, 01:57 PM
Oh come one guys! I love chopping heads. :wink
binghott
Oct-12-2006, 03:23 PM
great job zoe! the eyes are brilliant!
i'd love to see one of you and the hubby, and one of the whole fam.
bigfredtn
Oct-12-2006, 05:00 PM
Can you post a picture of your lighting set up? The pictures are very good.
AntoineD
Oct-12-2006, 10:51 PM
Oh come one guys! I love chopping heads. :wink

How cute you are :D
Zoe
Oct-15-2006, 08:38 PM
Can you post a picture of your lighting set up? The pictures are very good.

Shoot! I had a session today and was going to back up and get a shot of the set up and forgot. Its very simple: Backdrop and 50" softbox/light camera right. I also have a window camera left that is awesome for fill. But its not a very big window, and I am seeing a second light in my future.

http://royalmom.com/images/DSC_0051sm-1.jpg