Caitlin Compton

Thanks, @buddingphotographer!

I put up my ISO really high, and take several shorter test shots till I get it focused, then go back to the settings I need for the “real” photo.

Ok! I tried that too, but still struggled to get it in focus. Hopefully I’ll have more success after a few more attempts!

Sorry if I’m posting this twice… it seems to be playing up on me. 🙂

@bennett-family

I always have a hard time creating set ups like this

I feel the same way! lol 🙂 I wouldn’t say that I’m naturally a super creative person. But, you just have to give it a go and you might surprise yourself!

I actually set these up in a very unorganised…[Read more]

And here is the setup picture!

@bennett-family

I always have a hard time creating set ups like this

I feel the same way! lol 🙂 I wouldn’t say that I’m naturally a super creative person. But, you just have to give it a go and you might surprise yourself!

I actually set these up in a very unorganised way.🙈 I decided that I wanted to shoot some flat lay for stock and knew…[Read more]

Thanks, @joshua_ong, for sharing your suggestions/thoughts! 🙂

Thankyou, @blessingscaptured, for sharing your thoughts!

There was one thing that stuck out to me on pictures 9460 and 7013. Being right-handed the cup and pin are on the wrong side. It’s probably something little but I noticed it right away.

Oh! 🙈 You’re right. How did I not notice that! Haha. Definitely will keep that in mind for next time.…[Read more]

Since this discussion on flat lay, I’ve tried my hand at it a couple more times using some of the tips given here on the forum. I thought I would post a couple of my pictures as a sort of update. 🙂

I was interested to hear what you all thought of these pictures and if you had any critique/tips, as I’m sure there’s still plenty of room for…[Read more]

@jamesstaddon

Yes, for sure. 🙂 Always interesting hearing your critique!

Thanks everyone for your input! That’s great that exporting is straight forward – I can just do what I normally do. 😅

Some photographers will pre-order a ton of blank thumbdrives that they customize with their logo/name on it, so when they deliver the photos to their clients, their clients know where that thumbdrive came from. 🙂

Yes! I was…[Read more]

Here are some more that I’ve pulled from my portfolio. 🙂

Thanks for your thoughts and critique, @bennet-family!

I like to get down low for a more unique perspective, so I think that’s what I would’ve tried here.

Yep, I can see what you mean. From memory I was perched on a rock, so I was trying to get a slightly more unique perspective by looking down…but perhaps it isn’t quite unique enough! One…[Read more]

Thanks! 🙂 Sounds like a good way to think it through, @bennett-family.

Oh! And here’s the original, un-processed imaged for those that find this sort of thing interesting. 🙂

I also contacted someone that I ‘know’ in regards to taking engagement pictures and thought I’d share the tips she shared with me in the hopes that it’ll be helpful to someone else. 🙂

try to create visual connection in pictures (making two people look connected) even though they aren’t touching each other. Just ask the couple you’re working wit…

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Thankyou so much for this, @jamesstaddon! I’ll definitely keep these tips in mind. 🙂 The photoshoot is next weekend (as long as this winter weather isn’t too wild), so hopefully we’ll end up with some nice shots!

I was excited to find out that I’ll just be able to enter this competition age wise. 🙂 Since this is the last year I’ll be able to enter, I’m thinking about giving it a go!

So apparently I have to take a picture of something ornate… The first thing that came to mind was the inside of an ornate building. But, I need some help to brain storm…[Read more]