Seniors | Cassie -Class of 2011 - C&C Welcome!

JonDraperPhotoJonDraperPhoto Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
edited September 29, 2010 in People
Here are some senior photos I shot yesterday down here in Texas.. It was probably the prettiest day of the year. Mid 70's and blue skies all day long. Hope you enjoy.. Comments are welcome!

For many more of the photos, go to www.JonDraperPhotography.com
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  • BsimonBsimon Registered Users Posts: 252 Major grins
    edited September 27, 2010
    #2 is beautiful, well they all are, but 2 is my favorite. Care to share your lighting setup for it? Was it natural?
  • JonDraperPhotoJonDraperPhoto Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited September 27, 2010
    Thank you very much! All the lighting is natural.. and I mainly used a Canon 50mm 1.4. For #'s 5 & 6, I used a Canon 70-200mm 2.8L. Let me know if there is anything else you'd like to know
  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2010
    Really like 2 and 5.
  • Dancer72Dancer72 Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited September 28, 2010
    Really like 2 and 5.

    I agree - these are my favorites as well. Nice set!
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited September 28, 2010
    I'd have to agree with #2 and #5 as well. #6 is good as well but suffers from the car in the background.
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  • BsimonBsimon Registered Users Posts: 252 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2010
    Thank you very much! All the lighting is natural.. and I mainly used a Canon 50mm 1.4. For #'s 5 & 6, I used a Canon 70-200mm 2.8L. Let me know if there is anything else you'd like to know

    LOVE the 50 1.4 for portrait. Love everything about it.
  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2010
    These are nice and yes the fifty is a great choice for portraits on a DX or FX body.

    There are some things that should be considered for the next shoot though.
    First off, I would take a little more time selecting the areas in which to shoot or be a little more aware of what's viewable in the background.
    Things like horizontal lines as in #1, the AC unit in #4, the car in #5 and the array of items in #6.
    These are things that can be a bit distracting to the portrait and even more so if there is not a strong "pull" towards your models eyes.
    A few steps to the right or left could have changed some of these, others would have benefited from a different location all together.

    Also, I would watch "static center" as in #1 and 3 as well as cropping for headroom and of limbs taking care not get too close to the joints.

    I like the color temps you chose for these and the skin tones are pleasant.

    Two is my fave but I would have preferred a crop or change to eliminate the vertical band on the left. I like that she is making eye contact with you :-)
    Yo soy Reynaldo
  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2010
    Jon, I should mention that the 11th portrait on your blog is simply gorgeous!
    Well done!
    Yo soy Reynaldo
  • JonDraperPhotoJonDraperPhoto Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited September 29, 2010
    Thank you all very much!
  • mpauliempaulie Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2010
    Love the first two, great job!
  • l.k.madisonl.k.madison Registered Users Posts: 542 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2010
    #5 is my fave.

    And the weather cooperating is ALWAYS a plus, it was chilly enough to see our breaths this morning at the bus stop in south Louisiana this morning. I love every second of it!!
  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2010
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