Portraits.

My sister-in-law asked me to photograph her, to give her pictures for her husband. These were taken just a few days after I photographed her family for Christmas portraits to give to the family. So, one of my first portrait sessions. I have to admit, it took a bit to get into the hang of things, because I'm not normally photographing people at their request, but after, I really felt like this is something I can see myself growing with, and doing for years to come ((hopefully, given the chance!)). Thoughts?

second one I like but the first one well , to be honest the fist image isnt very good. you should have focused on the imagein the mirror and not the back of her head

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Originally Posted by racedraper

second one I like but the first one well , to be honest the fist image isnt very good. you should have focused on the image in the mirror and not the back of her head

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I agree with the focus point in the first one but I also think she should have been looking at herself and not looking at the camera. I would think the reason to take this image would be to get a photo of her looking into the mirror and thinking about getting ready to go some where with her husband not a picture about her looking at someone talkng her picture. Your there to capture the moment, not be part of it. Just my thoughts, Jeff

Grandpaw is absolutely right about the fact that she should have been looking at herself and not looking at the camera.
However, on the point of focus, virtually all the glamour/portraiture/art/modeling books I've seen are in unanimous agreement that the photographer should ALWAYS focus on the subject and NEVER on the reflection.

I also tend to think that the mirror is being held too high; it seems contrived. If she lowered the mirror to a more "normal" position she would simply have to pivot left just a bit to make sure nothing unwanted appeared in the shot. Her right shoulder would block, leaving the viewer to use their imagination (a key ingredient in successful 'implied nudity' shots) as nothing at all would be revealed.