These are photos from a recent family portrait session. Obviously this was a quicker session than some of the others I’ve posted on here since there aren’t as many photos or variations, but the client loved them and was super happy. That’s my main goal with any photo I make, create something that makes people happy. The reason I named this “Don’t Fret Messing Up” is because I was a little nervous (I’m constantly nervous) and did not check pretty much any of my settings. HUGE mistake!!! I shoot on a Nikon Z6, so looking through the view finder I saw they exposure was looking fine, but noticed I had to drop my shutter speed and bring up the ISO. I forgot to check my aperture. I like to shoot wide open for portraits, i.e 1.8 on my S lens for Nikon. Well, after I got a bunch of shots I noticed it was set to f4. Now, that might not seem like a big deal, but that was a huge deal when I’m trying to blur the background and bring a lot of focus to the subject. Luckily, even at f4, the subjects of the photos turned out super sharp (who would have guessed) and still had enough separation from the background. Most importantly, their mom loved the photos even though I thought I ruined our session. So, moral of the story is, don’t fret and just keep shooting. Most of the time you’ll probably notice something wrong and will start adjusting what you’re doing and/or realize the mix up and fix it. Photos still came out great and everyone was happy.
