I agree, however our babe is only 1 month old. So, I'm pretty much stuck with "posed" shots, seeing as how she can't even sit up on her own. She's just too cute (biased of course) to not take any pics at this early age!
Thanks for the help, I will definately check out the PUG as well. --- Timothy Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Steve... > > Not to through you a loop, but you may want to > consider more "natural" > backgrounds. I personally appreciate candid > portraits that include a bit of > the person's environment, but at a large enough > aperture as to avoid > distracting details. To me, backdrops seem to > encourage unnatural and wooden > posing (perhaps its the photographer's fault). Tom > Van Veen's recent baby > portrait post (from another thread) is a great > example (just put your thumb > over that loud coffee cup <g>): > > <http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/derek/042902/22a.jpg> > > The PUG is loaded with other examples, too. > > t > > On 1/3/03 11:30 AM, Steve Pearson wrote: > > > I'm thinking of going with a white sheet for a > > backdrop for some b&w's of our new baby. Seeing > as > > how I do not have any "professional" backdrops, my > > choices are limited. I also have light blue, > green, > > tan, etc. colored blankets. > > > > Any thought as to which might look best? > > > > BTW, I will be trying the Pan-F. Do you guys > shoot > > Pan-F at something other than 50 ISO? > > > > Thanks again! > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
