Amateur Vs. Pro: How Differently The Same ‘Ugly’ Location Looks When You Become A Professional Photographer

LOL! My son loves freaking out the chickens! XD

That's from the wide aperture in my lens and yes, I'm sure I Brightened it in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Ofc there are some editing, but the real difference lies on the good camera, proper lens and white balance setup and artistic composing. Its very sad for a good photographer when people think that the picture is only good just because the editing.

before it becomes "because of the editing", it first is because of the closing in on the subject and smart angle

a little bit is editing and a little bit also the lens

That's the point. She's editing the photos in order to show how she sees the shot in her mind's eye, not the mechanical view provided via the camera.

No it is not :)

Thank you!

Guess what: the sunlight is "yellow". Its more about correct white balance. The first one has way to much blue.

The yellowishness gives it a kind of 1970s look I think.

Depends on your taste. The white balance on the kid's faces could use some tweaking but I personally like the colors in the grass

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... His photos, his way. I think the photos are wonderful.

I do not understand your comment. For the Artist, who did this photo, the yellow was correct. It is like it is and you can do Your Pictures with less yellow or bigger Rabbits.

Christie Mathis, I was just thinking the same thing when I scrolled down and saw your comment.

Who has the money to pay for stiff rehearsed pictures when you can very easily and quickly edit your own candids?

right so that's the point.... hire a photographer

Definitely not slow shutter with kids! You want as fast a shutter as possible! I shoot in RAW, which gives you a high level of dynamic range. Then, yes, you can brighten the faces in post.

Cutting the sun out of the frame and a lens hood help a lot in these situations. When I shoot in similar angles I also use the strobe to help a little... Though I'm not a photographer, this might be a bit too far for strobe use

I agree! Seen so many negative comments about these!

Well said Celeste! I think most images benefit from getting closer to the subject unless you want to show scale or the surroundings and their relationship to the subject.

Agreed, it's about the mental shift, not the lights and post processing that make up 75% of the difference in quality.

It's not a spot the difference competition.

Lots of things are different. Backlight the subject, closer to the level of the child, focus on the kid and use a larger lens aperture to blur the background.

so what. maybe he likes that style? :)

Bah humbug!

Is there anything wrong with that? Absolutely nothing! That is his style and you can't apply your style to someone. Just saying

That may be his style.

It's gorgeous. That's how I prefer to have my photos look as well. It's warmer <3

I agree. Getting closer in general and lowering your perspective especially with children can really improve the image imho.