Annaleigh
My friends Mike and Christina asked me to take some shots of their daughter Annaleigh. As I mentioned before, I love taking pictures of kids. Annaleigh was no exception. She was all smiles and loved the camera.
I debated between using a backdrop or just the natural house environment. But when I walked in the living room it felt nice and cozy and I wanted to use that in the shots. I also applied a slight yellow filter in the post editing for an even warmer feel to it.
For lighting I used the ambient light and 2 speedlites bounced off the ceiling for a natural look.
For more pictures, visit the proof gallery here
Categories: Photoshoot
Hello, I love your photography style! I love these pictures of Annaleigh. I am very amateur at the dslr (Sony) camera we have, but I love practicing with my 2 children. I wanted to ask what you think the best settings are for taking group photos, say 7 or so people?… I haven’t been able to find anything on it and maybe it’s because the question is so amateur???
Your question is pretty vague, but still valid. If you want good portraits, it’s nice to have the background out-of-focus to make your subjects stand out and look sharp. For that you need a small dept-of-field (dof). Maximizing your aperture will give you that small dof. You can set your camera to aperture priority (Av) and set it to f/4. Now the problem with a group of people is that they may not all be at the same distance from the camera so your shallow dof might make some of them look out of focus. To play it safe, lower your aperture to f/5.6 or f/6.3. Keep in mind that the farther the background is from the subject, the blurrier it will be.
Let me know how you make out!