Excited and fist-pumping into the air – yeah, that kind of excited! You see, my neighbor’s son agreed to let me photograph him.
Yes. I got to take pictures of a real live human boy.
I’m posting a few of my favorites here, but there were many “almost good, but not quite” photos to choose from – an immensely powerful learning experience. I realized I need to be much more conscious of my backgrounds as I had many trees growing out his head and I definitely need a portrait lens as I was unable to get a lot of the DOF I was hoping for. I shot these using my crappy kit lens. Yuck!
I also attempted back button focusing during this shoot and learned that my camera body may be too small to accommodate having my fingers back there (especially since I use my left eye), but can see how this technique may work well if you have room for your fingers. Overall, I wish my focusing skills were better, so many of the shots were not salvageable due to blur. And in the heat of the shooting moment, my nerves took hold and so much of what I have already learned went to the wayside and I made some pretty sloppy shots.
I’d like to hear what you think and how you think I can improve.