Candid Portraits of my Son in the snow

[wmh318]

I'm new here and trying to get better with candid portraits, any feedback would be helpful.

[wmh318]

I forgot to post the info on my camera:

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel Xti
Shutter: 1/200
Apeture: f/5
ISO: 200
focal length: 90mm

[peanit]

Ah man, he's adorable!

A good rule-of-thumb for portraiture is to always focus on the eyes if they show up in the shot, unless of course you're going for a more dramatic composition.

A great way to get candid shots is to set your camera on burst mode and keep it constantly at the ready, that way when your subject starts moving around you can catch every bit of it and not fall victim to those age-old "I blinked and missed it" moments. Also its great if your subject manages to notice you right when you're taking the shot... you can always capture that moment after the first shot when they start to relax!

Keep up the great work.

[wmh318]

Originally Posted by peanit

Ah man, he's adorable!

A good rule-of-thumb for portraiture is to always focus on the eyes if they show up in the shot, unless of course you're going for a more dramatic composition.

A great way to get candid shots is to set your camera on burst mode and keep it constantly at the ready, that way when your subject starts moving around you can catch every bit of it and not fall victim to those age-old "I blinked and missed it" moments. Also its great if your subject manages to notice you right when you're taking the shot... you can always capture that moment after the first shot when they start to relax!

Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the feedback! Please check out my new post on lighting. Do you think I got the focus right?

[lucas107]

it looks a bit oof to me but just a smidge. also i would warm it up just a bit maybe a few hundred K but i like warm pics of kids. also the older he gets the more you will get great shots that are oof cause they just move faster and faster.
ps i love his hat my 2 year old had one like that last year but this year was so hard to get him to even wear a hat.