My son loves his Mum...

[TheKingInYellow]

Well, I'll put this out there for opinions. I've been reading, shooting, and trying to improve on my portraiture. Tonight, I was shooting with my Son who kept making big happy smiles at his Mum who was out of frame. Instead of fighting it, I went with it, and here are the results:



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Two speedlights, 580EXII camera left, LP160 camera right, both at 1/8th through umbrellas against a white muslin background. Shot with a 7D with 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM @ 55mm, ISO 100, f/3.2 and 1/200th shutter.

I'd appreciate your comments and criticism!

[Essynce Photo BR]

I am an aspiring portrait photog, so this is purely an "unprofessional" opinion. First, your son is absolutely beautiful. 2) I'm a sucker for non-traditional composition and being that he has ample room to look into, it works for this shot. 3) Now this is really unprofessional because I'm still working on my lighting technique, but it looks as though it may be a tad overexposed on the side of his face closest to the background...others may see it differently, so take this with a grain of salt, please. Overall, I think it's a great photo. Keep up the good work and keep sharing your results!

[TheKingInYellow]

Yeah, he was a little close to the Muslin background and the reflection did blow out a little of the back side of his face.

There is only so much you can do with an 11 month old who just discovered crawling