I'm going into this one knowing that portraits/family portraits don't tend to do well in a free-study. Having said that, I want to test my portraits against the other portraits entered. This shot was a real winner with the family I shot it for, but mass appeal is something else entirely. This is the first leg in understanding what makes a portrait stick for mass appeal.
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I like the pose of the subjects but not sure I like the processing...oversaturated maybe? The colors seem a little bit off. I think it is interesting that the kids are looking at what i assume is someone standing beside the camera and the fella on bottom is looking into the camera.
I fail to see how anyone can say that the "colors seem off"??? According to what? What can that statement be based upon as a comparison???
Ok, maybe, I'm blind because I can't see the "blow outs" that others in here can see! What I see is a great portrait shot that is really pleasing to the eye and senses composition, content, colour, light and just about everything else. It's not the "technically perfect" that grabs attention in a photo! That seems to be what a lot of people in here don't seem to value! What I see here in this family portrait shot is a great time between father and children, happy, smiling faces that portray the sense of love and closeness that a family has with one another. That, to me, is the message that SHOULD be portrayed....not the "blow outs" or the "oversaturation" that I still can't see in this either!
Keep on shooting what pleases YOU and emotes something from others. THAT is far more valuable than technical perfection! Please don't change your view from behind the camera to please voters in here. Keep up your own style and eye through that viewfinder because you've got quite an eye!
Edited to add....don't forget...every monitor is different so, everyone viewing this will see it slightly differently.
I like the pose of the subjects but not sure I like the processing...oversaturated maybe? The colors seem a little bit off. I think it is interesting that the kids are looking at what i assume is someone standing beside the camera and the fella on bottom is looking into the camera.
Of course the kids are looking at a neat bird flying by in the background or something. It's not perfect. They lean to the right, look at something other than the camera. . . . I think all of these things come together beautifully to give this photo it's charm. Frame it and hang it up on the wall!
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