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tmlphoto
Feb-23-2005, 08:16 PM
I tried my hand at some equine photography today. My daughter has just started taking learning to ride. I found it quite challenging to get any good shots. Here are a couple that turned out ok.

Headshot:
http://tmlphoto.smugmug.com/photos/16412960-L.jpg

Bareback dismount:
http://tmlphoto.smugmug.com/photos/16412963-L.jpg
Nir
Feb-23-2005, 08:32 PM
'Challenging'? They're great! Especially the headshot!
lynnesite
Feb-23-2005, 08:48 PM
[QUOTE=tmlphoto]I tried my hand at some equine photography today. My daughter has just started taking learning to ride. I found it quite challenging to get any good shots. Here are a couple that turned out ok.

Nice, Thomas! Punch up that contrast a little bit. :clap He's got that thousand-mile stare we all love so much. Applause for being a great dad, wish my folks had supported my horse addiction. We have a support network for people like you (budding horse photographers)...

Lynne
Angelo
Feb-23-2005, 10:36 PM
really great shots. punch up the contrast in #1 and make him jump off the page.

your little girl is adorable and her dismount is cute. too bad the wrangler is in the shot.
Shakey
Feb-23-2005, 10:37 PM
Ditto on what Angelo says:thumb

Tim
gubbs
Feb-24-2005, 12:05 AM
Excellent expression on the first shot, but I agree with Lynn that it needs punching up a touch!
tmlphoto
Feb-24-2005, 03:56 AM
Thanks for commenting everyone. I agree with the need to increase contrast in #1. The lighting was very flat overcast and I added more contrast than usual in post, but it definetely needed more. This is as much as I dared add.
http://tmlphoto.smugmug.com/photos/16422222-L.jpg

Here is one that I am not so happy with. I needed a smaller aperture to get more DOF. I'm not totally happy with the framing either. This is the kind of shot that was very challenging for me. I took quite a few and really didn't get any keepers. Any tips?
http://tmlphoto.smugmug.com/photos/16422224-L.jpg
gubbs
Feb-24-2005, 04:00 AM
Thanks for commenting everyone. I agree with the need to increase contrast in #1. The lighting was very flat overcast and I added more contrast than usual in post, but it definetely needed more. This is as much as I dared add.

Thomas,
I've found the shadows slider on the raw convertor to work well in situations like this :dunno
tmlphoto
Feb-24-2005, 04:04 AM
Thomas,
I've found the shadows slider on the raw convertor to work well in situations like this :dunno
Good idea Gubbs. I'll go back to the RAW file again & see if I can get it any better.