Our primary objective was to keep the baby engaged for that perfect moment, so while juggling that, I pushed the red cloth napkin in camera to add some visual interest. We'd just finished with our sushi dinner and so the dirty plate had not been collected. At the time, while James was occupied with the camera, I was calling attention to Haley to focus, and as I evaluated the situation, I had this feeling that the plate will cause me grief later. Sure enough! It showed up like a sore thumb, so I had to remove it in post. The lighting was quite low, causing the subjects to blur, particularly on Cynthia and baby Haley, so I sharpened them up a bit, more so on Haley as I would like to make her the center of focus.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Before-and-After Family Portrait
Not every photo is perfect, and to try and get a perfect photo can result in losing that naturalness and spontaneity, not to mention the time spent. Often times, we get so caught up on soliciting a mood from our subjects that we forget the environment, props, and lighting all play a major role in making a photo keep-worthy. Below is the before-and-after showing procedures:
Our primary objective was to keep the baby engaged for that perfect moment, so while juggling that, I pushed the red cloth napkin in camera to add some visual interest. We'd just finished with our sushi dinner and so the dirty plate had not been collected. At the time, while James was occupied with the camera, I was calling attention to Haley to focus, and as I evaluated the situation, I had this feeling that the plate will cause me grief later. Sure enough! It showed up like a sore thumb, so I had to remove it in post. The lighting was quite low, causing the subjects to blur, particularly on Cynthia and baby Haley, so I sharpened them up a bit, more so on Haley as I would like to make her the center of focus.
Our primary objective was to keep the baby engaged for that perfect moment, so while juggling that, I pushed the red cloth napkin in camera to add some visual interest. We'd just finished with our sushi dinner and so the dirty plate had not been collected. At the time, while James was occupied with the camera, I was calling attention to Haley to focus, and as I evaluated the situation, I had this feeling that the plate will cause me grief later. Sure enough! It showed up like a sore thumb, so I had to remove it in post. The lighting was quite low, causing the subjects to blur, particularly on Cynthia and baby Haley, so I sharpened them up a bit, more so on Haley as I would like to make her the center of focus.
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