a few more for review and critique

[natatbeach]

still a few more from a maternity shoot...just getting opinions and feedback trying to get better with available light and exposures Thanks all

[bobbythebandit]

Excellent !! as i just suggested ! must be a good friend and she will treasure these for years to come.Thank you and her for allowing these to be shown.
Bobby.
ps are you on line now?

[Elysian]

#1 In general a nice shot, but there is certainly room for improvement.

First of all, the background is distracting. I would like to see the focus as much as possible on the happy couple (intimacy).

The white areas are too white, they've lost some detail, but I think you already figured that out.

I don't prefer the head of the mother turned sideways and a smile as if she's joking around (in my view). That doesn't mean of course that she has to look serious either. It's like she wants this shot taken as fast as possible, at least that's the feeling I have.

In this shot I prefer a tight crop between the guys shoulder and the right side of the image and would remove 2/3 between the left side and the mother's belly; it gives her enough "space" to look sideways and it still allows the faces to be on one of these strong points in a photograph (rule of thirds). Suddenly the shot also becomes more intimate and that works really well in shots like these (pregnancy).

Personally I don't think that "just standing in a plain garden" adds to the intimacy.

#2 I really like this shot; an intimate moment and a tight crop that strengthens this.
Only advice I can give; try some different crops (all tight) to see if you can improve the overall impact.

#3 Nice shot too, but I'm wondering if a tighter crop at the bottom would work better.
I do think that the background should be blurry, to create this "soft" feeling like you had in the other thread.

Well done Natalie and thanks for sharing!