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Postby Heath Bennett on Tue May 23, 2006 5:39 pm

3 from a couple of weeks back from an autumn/winter shoot for our library:

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Postby wendellt on Tue May 23, 2006 6:27 pm

yikes

that's getty images material

you work well with kids pictures show
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 23, 2006 8:32 pm

Heath

That second shot in particular is great. I like the off cnetre composition and the great eye contact. I also like the warm autumn glow you've achieved in each of these too.
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Postby Heath Bennett on Tue May 23, 2006 9:19 pm

Thanks you guys. Awesome getting good comments from people of your photographic knowledge.

Devils advocate - be cruel - what would you change in these pics given a perfect world?
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Postby marcotrov on Tue May 23, 2006 9:33 pm

#1 and #2 are fantastic images Heath. Great colour and composition.
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Postby rokkstar on Tue May 23, 2006 11:46 pm

Heath,

These are really very good photos.
If you want devils advocate I would say that the hair in the firls face in #1 is a bit distracting and there is a little too much space on the right hand side in #3.

But that's looking for faults mate.
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Postby Heath Bennett on Tue May 23, 2006 11:52 pm

Cheers Rokstar. Thanks Marco.

I just noticed that the young boy in the second pic appears to have a tongue ring :lol:
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Postby Alex on Wed May 24, 2006 12:20 am

Great images, Heath. The first one is fantastic.

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Postby ABG on Wed May 24, 2006 9:17 am

Great photos Heath. The first is great, the second awesome. If I were to be picky, like Matt I would say there's a little too much space to the right of the third. I'd be very happy if I'd taken any of them.
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Postby Hlop on Wed May 24, 2006 9:30 am

While all of them are great, first is my favorite - well composed and captured
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Postby admajic on Wed May 24, 2006 11:17 am

I love them. Wish my kids would be this natural. Everytime I get the camera out, my daughter runs in real close and I cant get a shot and my son make stupid faces. I guess it takes time...
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Postby Heath Bennett on Wed May 24, 2006 11:52 am

Thanks for the kind comments all. For kids it has to be fun and relaxed. That is all there is to it.
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Postby wendellt on Wed May 24, 2006 12:18 pm

Heath Bennett wrote:Thanks for the kind comments all. For kids it has to be fun and relaxed. That is all there is to it.


yeah but getting them to trust you so they are fun and relaxed is a different kettle of fish

who are these kids anyway heath relatives?
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Postby Geoff on Wed May 24, 2006 12:27 pm

I have found a few techniques when shooting kids, some of which have been mentioned already:

1. Make it fun, LOADS of fun.
2. Run around WITH the kids (where possible).
3. Let them occasionally see the images on the LCD - keep them involved.
4. During a shoot give them little breaks of 'no photo' time. Several short bursts of photos at a time.

5. Interaction is the main ingredient.

Beautiful images too Heath.
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Postby Yi-P on Wed May 24, 2006 2:50 pm

Number 2 is just spectacular... very good composition and warm colours!
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Postby Ronza on Wed May 24, 2006 9:21 pm

Wow, superb images - fantastic composition, fun looking models and everything on them is spot on IMO. The slightly off-centre composition in #3 doesn't work for me as much as #1 and #2.

What sort of lighting was used? Simply natural light?
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Postby Heath Bennett on Thu May 25, 2006 6:51 pm


who are these kids anyway heath relatives?


Friends and friends of friends children. I find professional models are a little to plastic.
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Postby Finch on Thu May 25, 2006 8:26 pm

Number 1 is my pic as best and number 3 is pretty cool as well.

Very classy shots of sometimes difficult subjects

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