 Tammy L. Odell |
Do my pictures look professional? She said she liked them, but I have to wonder. Would someone please give me some feedback???
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Tammy L. Odell |
Also, please check out my gallery. I welcome any feedback. Thanks.
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Jason A. Zwiker |
Hi Tammy, Your pictures are indeed very nice. The fact that the mom ordered any at all - regardless of the size of her order - is evidence of your professionalism. A sale is a sale. Selling photos is, like many other things, a numbers game, especially at the beginning of your career. You are going to get a lot of window-shoppers and small sales in the beginning, no matter how good your work is. Larger and more consistant sales come in time, if you keep at it. Best of luck, Jason
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Tammy L. Odell |
Thanks for your advice Jason. I appreciate your taking the time to check out my photos. I will stick with it because I love it. Someday I hope it will pay off. Thanks again!
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Candy Snyder |
I think your photos look great! I am just starting out also but am hesitant to jump in to quick. But I absolutely think your are on the right track. Hope everything works out great and Good Luck. Candy
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Nancy Grace Chen |
Hi Tammy... I'm far from a pro but am a serious photographer who will give you my honest opinion. By looking at the photos, it looks like you have a real strength in posing. The kids look really natural, and the framing looks excellent. The lighting also looks good. I don't know if it's a problem with scanned film prints or something, but many of the photos look a little soft on the focus. This may not bother the average person too much though. Also, something about the skin tone looks a little uneven. Again, may have something to do with the scanning or something. I think you definitely have a natural talent and encourage you to keep at it! I don't know how good you have to be to go pro, but I think there are a lot of people who would look at your work and choose you to photograph their family! Nancy
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Tammy L. Odell |
Nancy, Thanks so much!! It's so wonderful to get complements on my work, especially from serious photographers!!! I do think the softness is from my scanner, it's an old hand-me down from my brother. The prints are quite sharp. As for the uneven skin tone, I haven't really noticed it on the prints, but it could have been the lighting. Thanks again for the words of encouragement!!
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Melissa A. Reed |
Hi Tammy, My name is Melissa and I am in your boat and I have dreamed to be a photographer in journalism but I am not I am now going on 6 years as a studio photographer and know how children can be. Your work is great and like every photographer we all need touch-ups we get caught up in the wonderful sight in the center and forget the rest. Your portraits were great and most of them were awsome the only one I would on is keeping limbs in the picture if their ment to be in the picture. This the most common mistake in photography. Not to put your photography down but as a tip. I think your wonderful and will be successful you have a good start and keep up the good work -melissa-
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Tammy L. Odell |
Thanks for the compliments Melissa! It does feel like I get caught up in the center of the picture. When photographing small children the session just flys by because you just want to get them to smile and all that. And before I know it it's over and I'm thinking "Did I do this or that right?" And the kids never seem to cooperate!!But I'll stick with it because I love to get the prints back and see the end result!! Thanks again!!Tammy
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Lisa Pittman |
Hi Tammy - Your poses are great. I particularly like the one of Tanner leaning against the tree. I like the crop on the one of the little girl by herself too. I don't think you have any problems with composition. I do wonder about post processing. Are you using any kind of imaging software? The lighting does look a little uneven - that could be a result of the scan I suppose. It's good to have the skin tones even and soft, but the eyes need to be very sharp. The only other suggestion I would make is to watch your background and make sure it's as attractive as your subjects. Set your aperture so the background is slightly out of focus and it will make your subjects pop. Good luck!
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Tammy L. Odell |
Thanks for the advice Lisa. I'm not sure if it was my processing or my scanner or just my lighting in the skin tones. Like I said before, my scanner is old, but it could be my processing. I use a small lab, but they usually do a great job. They do alot of amature professional developing, but I'm not to happy with some pics they've done latley. They try to lighten faces too much. I plan to speak with her next time I go in. But the lighting that day was tough. The sun was bright and I didn't have much shade to work with. Maybe that had a bit to do with it. Can you give me some advice about using fill flash? I have an omni-bounce diffuser. Should I use exposure compesation on my flash or use the omni bouce or both? I have a Sigma 500 super and it seems to be too powerful at times. This is my main trouble with photography, because everyone has different skin tones. Could you offer some advice??? I have rambled on enough. Thanks for all your help!!! Tammy
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Patrick J. Whalen |
Hi Tammy, I agree with everyone, you have a lot of talent, I checked out you gallery and it is pretty impressive. I only have 1 suggestion, on just a couple of the photos , I would have cropped them a little tighter in the camera. I say go for it, and good luck to you. Pat
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Lisa Pittman |
I'm sorry Tammy - I just don't know that much about different flashes.
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Hi Tammy, I think your photographs look professional enough. If people like them, that's all that matters. The only criticism I would provide is your lighting. Although, it is okay, I would highly recommend that you use some fill-in flash. This would even out the shadows on their faces. Other than that though, your posing and ability to capture great images is excellent! Jerry
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Tammy L. Odell |
Thanks for the words of encouragement Jerry! I did use fill flash on all of the photos. They are much brighter on the prints. My scanner is old and doesn't do a very good job of showing the quality of my prints. Can you give some advice on using fill flash? What is the best way to make the lighting look most flattering? See my question to Lisa above. This is my biggest problem-trying not to wash out faces or make them to dark. Thanks for all your help. Tammy
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My advice is as follows, but take it with a grain of salt: I mostly use E-TTL. This way I don't even think about it and somehow the flash just knows how much light to provide using complicated math. Sometimes, when I really want full control, or if I'm using MF, I will go manual. When I go manual, I take a reading with my hand-held meter and note that. Then I meter the flash (you either need someone helping you - even your subject can help by holding the meter while you go trigger the flash, or you can set up a wireless system.) My goal is to have the flash one stop below the ambient light. So, if the ambient light reading is 1/250 @ f/8, I would get my flash reading at f/5.6. This seems to provide the right amount of light for fill. HTH, Jerry
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Melissa Peirsel |
Tammy, I just wanted to say as a mom all I order are 5x7. Anything bigger fills up my walls way to quickly. I do agree with the previous posters you have a knack for posing.
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Melody Milak |
I think your pictures look good.... but some things to consider: I hope some of these small tips help you on your way. Like I said I started the same way and wish I knew some of the small tips them. Feel free to call with any questions, I'd love to help 425 369.1178. I attached some of my work, or see my company site. Melody Milak
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