@bennett-family
Active 1 day, 7 hours agoI am a budding photographer from beautiful Connecticut who enjoys photographing things that remind me of the creativity and beauty of my gracious Creator and Lord. I hope that my photos remind others of Him, too!
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Culinary Photos in the forum Photo Critique 2 days, 7 hours ago
I forgot to mention that most of those photos I posted as examples where not taken in our kitchen. Some were in the living room and others in the family room. I’ve also taken photos in my bedroom sometimes. You just have to find what works for you in your situation and with what you have! 🙂 I once rigged up a backdrop in the middle of…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Culinary Photos in the forum Photo Critique 4 days, 4 hours ago
@tashavk, wow those look really tasty!! Very nice.
Similar to what others have said, I believe the two main things to think about in shooting these photos is
1. Lighting
2. Clean backgrounds
Just a quick note, and I’m sure others could give more expert advice on lighting, but here are two resources here on Lenspiration that might be helpful: Li…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Posing Headshots in the forum Photography Q&A 4 days, 5 hours ago
Thanks for those tips and the article, @jamesstaddon. That’s very helpful! I’ll bear these in mind going forward.
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Sunrise in the forum Photo Critique 1 week, 4 days ago
Yes, @alightforhim, don’t give up experimenting with it! Ezra gave some great tips there.
I had just wanted to put it out there, that you don’t necessarily have to adjust your composition in order to get the picture to be properly exposed. Keep up the good work! 🙂
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic tree out in the snow in the forum Photo Critique 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Really nice clean photo, @zclark! Totally looks like something I’d see on a stock website.
Honestly, I like both versions – both darker and brighter. I think the underexposed version gives more of the dark, subdued, cold feeling of a winter evening and the brighter edit tells a story of a tree on a winter day. Both look nice to me.
I guess how…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Sunrise in the forum Photo Critique 2 weeks, 3 days ago
It’s been fun tracking along with this conversation here! Pretty sunrise at a pretty spot! And it’s been neat seeing the different ways different folks edited it!
You mentioned,
…the sun was towards the right of the photo and it made the picture look a lot more realistic…your comment made me remember the way the sun was…
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Landscape Photo in the forum Photo Critique 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Lydia Bennett started the topic Posing Headshots in the forum Photography Q&A 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Hey everyone, I was curious if anyone has tips on posing business professionals for headshots. Particularly women. How to pose them in a flattering way, especially since a lot of women don’t like how they look in pictures.
I was taking portraits for a lady in a political campaign and she did not like the way she looked. “Oh! I look like an…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Landscape Photo in the forum Photo Critique 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Hey @ephillips! Really nice shot! I like it for similar reasons to what Caitlin said.
Here’s a forum thread on the Principles of Photo Editing from a few months ago; you might find some of the things mentioned in there helpful if you haven’t seen it before.
I know how it is when you hit a roadblock in editing and you can’t quite sort out why…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Made In His Image in the forum Shoot to Serve Photo Assignments 1 month ago
Love it, @vincent-charmaingmail-com!
When I first saw the request for the concept of a child with light on their face/dark background, I wasn’t sure how on earth I’d do it. Putting the child in front of a window did just the thing, though! So glad you did that in the example images, James!
Also, how to get a 1 year old to look up “in wonder”?!…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Making Money with Photography… for a full-time college student in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month ago
I like the idea of doing family photography sessions, I know I could shoot videos for a business, and I’ve heard a bit about real estate photography. I guess my question then lies primarily in marketing. I have skills and equipment, but how do I get the ball rolling?
If you haven’t already, I think it would be good to set up some s…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Sunset Pictures in the forum Photo Critique 1 month, 2 weeks ago
WOW, that is indeed a beautiful sunset!! Such a blanket of color in those clouds!
I’m noticing the silhouette aspect of the landscape, and thinking that would be something to capitalize on in this sort of situation. I see a windmill on the distant horizon, and I think if you were able to zoom in (or get closer to it) and make that and…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Model Release in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Neat! Thanks for sharing that, @creative-click-photography! Very interesting.
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Help recommend a camera in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for that info, @loganlamar! Well laid out and good to know!
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Culling workflow in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hey @loganlamar! My culling process is pretty similar to @dfrazer‘s but not quite as in depth. I go through pretty quickly and flag photos I want to edit, and then as I’m going through and editing, I’ll give them star ratings (I do 5 for great, 3 for nice and 1 for fair) as needed. My process is still in need of refinement though, and I just might…[Read more]
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Help recommend a camera in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Good to know! Thanks @blessingscaptured!
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Help recommend a camera in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month, 4 weeks ago
My sister has a Kodak pixpro AZ401 bridge camera. The biggest limitation and frustration for her is that it doesn’t have manual focus point selection
Somehow I didn’t see this before! Thanks for mentioning that, @blessingscaptured!
Is that normally the case with bridge cameras?
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Help recommend a camera in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
Ultimately, what you said about goals is where the decision is going to be made.
Good point. From my understanding, her son doesn’t have goals in photography, per se…he’s just wanting to use something other than a phone or ipad to take pictures.
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Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Autumn Artwork Reference Photo in the forum Shoot to Serve Photo Assignments 2 months ago
I’m not sure if the final two photos didn’t upload or if they’re just being slow, but here they are again.
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