Good start, I think the red shirt was bringing the red out in her face.
1 - fine idea, but maybe a solid background since her face is already out of focus and not the focal point.
2. If it bends, bend it. Maybe have her bend one of those knees.
3. Does not have the same effect has #1, #1 is the better shot
4. Unless you are shooting gorgeous hair, a shot that does not feature the senior's face, at all, is not so bueno
5. Is cute idea, but odd location for dog, and maybe showing them smiling or playing with each other would work better than a serious expression
6. Nice add-on shot
7. blur looks post-process-y
All pretty good shots, getting her into some open shade on a sunny day or working with some off-camera flash might help give them a more professional look...less snap-shotty...if you know what I mean.
Thank you so much for your impute i will keep all of that in mind the dog was so hard to work with he was worse then children lol so i took what i could with the dog she wanted her dog in some photos so i said ohh ok lets give it a shot.
I would point out some additional things that I think will help.
1. Be very mindful of your backgrounds and verticals. Open up the aperture to decrease DOF and help isolate the subject. The goal is to decrease business that can take away from the subject. Watch for lines that bisect the body. Notice in the first photo how the horizontal line on the wall almost cuts her head off at the neck.
In the last shot it looks like you tried to add some DOF blur post production. It's a bit jarring. There's really no substitute for, say an 85mm at 2.2 or so. Or a 50mm on a crop sensor at, say, 2.0 or so depending on how far the BG is.
2. In every one of your examples you are shooting down on her. If a standing shot, bend your knees and get at least eye level. Personally I like to shoot just a touch upward if they are standing.
This is especially important when they are sitting on the ground. Get down on the ground with them and shoot from there. In the second photo if you had gotten down on the ground and shot her from there it could have made a huge difference with the stream providing a leading line and either bank framing them, drawing the scene to the subject.
3. In shots four and five, it may have been better to move to the left a bit to catch those leading lines of the sidewalk and the paving bricks.
Good start, I think the red shirt was bringing the red out in her face.
1 - fine idea, but maybe a solid background since her face is already out of focus and not the focal point.
2. If it bends, bend it. Maybe have her bend one of those knees.
3. Does not have the same effect has #1, #1 is the better shot
4. Unless you are shooting gorgeous hair, a shot that does not feature the senior's face, at all, is not so bueno
5. Is cute idea, but odd location for dog, and maybe showing them smiling or playing with each other would work better than a serious expression
6. Nice add-on shot
7. blur looks post-process-y
All pretty good shots, getting her into some open shade on a sunny day or working with some off-camera flash might help give them a more professional look...less snap-shotty...if you know what I mean.
Nice job, keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for your impute i will keep all of that in mind the dog was so hard to work with he was worse then children lol so i took what i could with the dog she wanted her dog in some photos so i said ohh ok lets give it a shot.
All the points of Joseph Anthony I agree with.
I would point out some additional things that I think will help.
1. Be very mindful of your backgrounds and verticals. Open up the aperture to decrease DOF and help isolate the subject. The goal is to decrease business that can take away from the subject. Watch for lines that bisect the body. Notice in the first photo how the horizontal line on the wall almost cuts her head off at the neck.
In the last shot it looks like you tried to add some DOF blur post production. It's a bit jarring. There's really no substitute for, say an 85mm at 2.2 or so. Or a 50mm on a crop sensor at, say, 2.0 or so depending on how far the BG is.
2. In every one of your examples you are shooting down on her. If a standing shot, bend your knees and get at least eye level. Personally I like to shoot just a touch upward if they are standing.
This is especially important when they are sitting on the ground. Get down on the ground with them and shoot from there. In the second photo if you had gotten down on the ground and shot her from there it could have made a huge difference with the stream providing a leading line and either bank framing them, drawing the scene to the subject.
3. In shots four and five, it may have been better to move to the left a bit to catch those leading lines of the sidewalk and the paving bricks.
It looks like it was a fun shoot. Good luck!