batonrouge

you did real good with the family shots....and they are the hardest of all...whilst there is no pressure as with a sitting for ££   $$....the family know you so well there is a tendency for them to think " o he's at it again" and not cooperate with your direction...but you did a nice job and got some precious memories into the bargain...10/10 for that
 
as to tips.............all I can do is to related my own experience which reflects my style...hope thats ok......................first of all I wouldnt have used the flash...I seldom did ; much preferring the  softer feel of ambient light...if needs be I would use a reflector to direct the light into the eyes or to even contrast level....very often it will give the eyes a catch light too
 
Mum and daughter is good....A) because its a true profile (only one eye visible) ..and they are both looking in the same direction with similar expressions ie  Happy ...also take a crop down the left to eliminate the curtain ( its a distraction )..and maybe the young girls knee too...as it intrudes a little
 
the biscuit shot is great ...brill idea maybe get her to raise her hand to pretend to steal a biscuit / bite  of the biscuit...this is where you rapport comes into play...clearly its there
 
Mum on red chair....the turning is good..it just needs a bit more care....you need to turn her whole body 45deg from the camera so as to slim her body down ( its the same for everyone ) watch the celebs on the red carpet...they always turn 45 deg from the togs....makes them look slimmer.....it is also a little over lit too......( see above re flash )
 
the sax shot is good ...gives her something to pose with and also builds her story / personality
 
finally ( for now ...I do go on a bit !!!)
 
in pro photography.....we say .....social photography is 25% photography and 75% people management...and that is so very true
 
hope this helps a little 
 
I have saved the mum and daughter shot....with your permission I would like to noodle it a bit for you....let me know if thats ok for me to post an edit on here....if you say no then I wont 

I think I could live with three lenses; a good wide angle, the 27mm as a normal lens, and a macro / portrait lens.
 
However, I wouldn't want to give up the 35/1.4 even if I do not use that lens very much.

Thanks batonrouge for your comments. It's nice that you suggest to move back from the subject, most of my recent work is further back from the subject(s). About location, I also started to move more and visit people on their working location. While it's true that it help provides a different setup from the studio, I must admit that it's much harder to cope on-the-fly with lightning and background I must think much faster in these situations! Anyway, thank you so much for your feedbacks!
 
I'll start with a very recent picture that is not published yet. I'm working for a technological business where most of the staff are men, mostly because there are a lot more men programmers applying for the jobs. For the upcoming International Women's Day, we want to highlight/feature the women working with us and encourage more to apply for positions. I came up with this image concept to represent the women working with us. I must admit that it's not my best work so far from a technical standpoint, but it was very nice to explore from a conceptual standpoint.
 
(I used the 27mm @ f8, with 3 small flash, unfortunately balanced with ambiant lightning. I feel like the 27mm let me down on this one, and my first intention was to kill ambiant light, but I had not enough power to use a small aperture and get enough depth of field.)
 

 
 
 

Hi everyone,
 
This is my first post here, but I've been looking at this forum and Fujirumors for a while now. I'm a 32 years old enthusiast photographer from Canada. I learned photography almost 20 years ago with film, I used to photograph my skateboarder and snowboarder friends using a Minolta camera when I was a teenager. Then like most of you, I switched to digital as young adult, almost 10 years ago. I used to photograph a lot of travelling/landscape pictures prior to to having kids. After having my first child, I felt like I had less opportunity to travel, and my camera remained on the shelf for almost 2 years (beside baby pictures). I heard about the X-T1 one day, and I decided to make the jump and buy a new camera.
 
Of course, I felt in love with the system. Although I was planning to work on landscapes again, the camera and family context drove me toward portraiture. Like all father & photographer, I started with picture of my own kids, then I tried to expend my work to family, friends, and mostly co-workers. One thing leading to another, I did more and more work for the business I'm working for. While I can't say I'm a professional photographer, I have many projects going on at work (like books), and a portion of my paid time is spent on photography. I must admit that I really happy about it!
 
I'm happy with what I managed to learn in the last 2 years of portraiture, but I'm really starving for more feedbacks from photographers. Social networks are nice for sharing picture, but "Likes" is not what I'm looking for at this point. I don't care if it's negative criticism, as long as it's respectful.  I don't know if this is a common practice, but I'm thinking about using this single topic to share some of my recent work and get feedbacks.
 
Thanks in advance to everyone who will give me feedbacks.
 
I'll share recent pictures as soon as this first post is approved, in the meantime you can check my work on my website and my 2016 portrait overview:
http://www.jbfilion.com
http://jbfilion.com/2016.html

yes its all good info ...I read with interest  and followed the link and bought the book to read more ( rocky nook )
 
TVM  to Fuji X Forum

this one - http://www.rockynook.com/shop/photography/the-fujifilm-x-t1-2nd-edition/
 
and if I'm not wrong you can use coupon XPERT40 for a 40% discount as specified on FujiRumor site - http://www.fujirumors.com/category/x-pert/

Auto ISO up to 3200, Auto Aperture, Shutter speed set to 60 for slow moving subjects and higher if subjects are moving faster. Zone autofocus mode with medium size box. Keep subject in the box. The 35 f2 should be stellar in that scenario. 

09:56 by Peter Zimmer, auf Flickr

35mm  1/100th  f4  !S) 2000  X-T1   :  title  -  And the World passes him by