First of this is my first post! So I'd like to say Hi and introduce myself. My name is Kandice and I'm working on a portfolio to eventually go into business with (3-5 year plan for me). I have A LOT of work to do but have been practicing by putting my name out there in the community and focusing on Maternity, Newborn, Family & Children portraits. I had my first shoot this past Sunday with complete strangers
went to their house to do it, which turned out to be a bit of a challenge. The lighting was pretty bad, they only had one window which was a nice big one but the weather was pretty grey and the way the house was positioned didn't get much light inside.
I tried so hard with different positions to try to keep my ISO low but I really couldn't because of such low light. I think most of my pictures were taken at 1600 ISO.
I'm a bit disappointed in how the shots turned out. Even with the high ISO and open ap. most of my shots were taken with a low shutter speed too! Grrr... So the end result was grainy and blurring pictures!
Being my first shoot with clients I was very nervous going in. I wanted to do my best even though I'm NOT charging I really want to take great photos. Once I got inside the house, introduced myself and we started shooting, I LOVED IT! I know now this is exactly what I want to do! I have A LOT of practice and definitely won't be charging clients for a while but it was SUCH a great experience for me.
The couple knew that I was just starting out and were super excited about the shoot! I have gone through some of the pictures and I'm not sure there's a whole lot in GREAT shots. The mother is only 33 weeks so I'm hoping that if there isn't anything they love I'll do another shoot with them.
Anyway, here is one I'm working on so far, what do you think about it? Do you think it would be something they'd appreciate? I know it's not emphasizing the belly, but I liked the look on their faces. The husband was quite difficult to work with, he really didn't want to look at the camera or be involved in the shoot at all. There's a lot of pictures of him looking the other way with his hand on her tummy! I'm really hoping there are at least a few that I can salvage for them!
Anyway, any and all CC are welcome! I'd really appreciate help with PP too, any comments or suggestions for that would be great!
Sorry it's so long winded!
Settings:
ISO 1000
f/4.5
SS 1/50