Couple Shots

Got a bit of slack on my last posting of couple shots and I want to improve, comments...

at first i thought the issue was the bricks cutting into her head, but after a few more seconds, it seems like such an unnatural place for a couple to sit and cling to each other. Something feels off about it, but lighting/posing/dressing looks great

You don't mention the camera you are using, but I would try to blur the background even more, as the bricks are distracting. The expressions on the couple look real and natural, so good job with that.

First off you have a good attitude and glad you intend to persist in learning.:thumbsup:

Now the photo,

You need to look at the location your taking photo's in and make sure that there is nothing distracting. That wall kills the photo. Try reducing the Depth of Field (DOF) helps with background distractions.

The pose to me looks uncomfortable to me so try and find a location with no distractions and that the people can pose comfortably.

One more thing is the knees you should have gone higher to eliminate the knees from the picture, or get him to drop the knees. Actually it could be the position of the knees that makes it look uncomfortable.

Hope that helps

Roger R.

would it have made any difference if there was more space between the bricks and the females head/body? the bricks more to the right of the shot?

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Originally Posted by twoworldsphoto

would it have made any difference if there was more space between the bricks and the females head/body? the bricks more to the right of the shot?

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The short answer is *yes* but also consider the other advice pertaining to the knees and Depth of field your aperture for this shot should have been somewhere around f/3.5 but it appears it was closer to f/9. the smaller the f/ number, the less area in front and behind your target is in focus.

Here's how I would handle this shot (illustrated through a couple simple post processing tricks):

you rock jetrim!! :)