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At great risk to my illy cup collection, I wanted to capture shots of Alex drinking from one of my cups.

I really wanted the benefits of the 85, so needed to balance keeping enough distance away to cater for the lens, whilst being close enough to catch the cup if it suffered instantaneous 2 year old syndrome.

It was quite humorous as he was swirling his milk around as he had seen me do with espresso!

C&C appreciated





I deliberately warmed this one up - does it work?



In our place, we have some fantastic natural light coming in, however, it is not always easy to capture.

My synopsis: hotspots and need for fill from camera right. What do you all think?

Hi Patrick,

No.3 really works for me. A really beautiful image. The warmed up tones really suit the subject, in my opinion. The subject has an excellent eye contact with the camera and his face expression and pose are really adult-like which make this image a stand out for me.

Alex

Alex wrote:Hi Patrick,

No.3 really works for me. A really beautiful image. The warmed up tones really suit the subject, in my opinion. The subject has an excellent eye contact with the camera and his face expression and pose are really adult-like which make this image a stand out for me.

Alex

Great capture, great setup - lovely

Patrick, all of them work for me. Each one has its unique appeal. The kids are gorgeous and the mother shows her pride and pose. To me a real good photograph is that which captures the subject in such a ways that draws you into the picture and makes all the technicallities redundant. You done exactly that in all of them, as far as I am concerned.

#2 is great imo - I really like the coffee machine in the background and the 'connoisseur' look about your son, my only gripe would be the way he is holding the cup and the chopping off of his other hand, maybe a little extra contrast as well.

cup if it suffered instantaneous 2 year old syndrome

nothing.... nothing in the world can prevent this at some stage (oh... except not having kids )

What is a lily cup?

Critter wrote:What is a lily cup?

Illy is a brand of coffee and the company hired Matthew Thun (I believe is his name) to design the 'perfect' espresso cup. Illy then got a bunch of artists to put designs on the cups. The cups are to espresso cups what Riedel are to wine glasses.

Oh, and thank you to everyone for your comments. Alex has a real knack for showing real adult attributes at times.

Reschsmooth wrote:...Alex has a real knack for showing real adult attributes at times.

You mean he can change mood at the drop of a hat, and never does anything he's asked to do?

sheepie wrote:

Reschsmooth wrote:...Alex has a real knack for showing real adult attributes at times.

You mean he can change mood at the drop of a hat, and never does anything he's asked to do?

Leon, I said "adult", not "teenager"

Nice series Patrick, I like the warmify treatment.

The last one just needs a little fill on the baby... Nicely done!

surenj wrote:The last one just needs a little fill on the baby... Nicely done!

He gets that about every 2-4 hours.

Thanks for the comments.