Christmas Gift for my Mother - Please Critique

This is her 5 granddaughters (no grandsons anywhere in my family). It was a hard shoot between the baby not wanting to sit, to just getting all them posing at the same time

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granddaughters final by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr

Good grief! Are these a real family? Does a family with every female in it so beautiful really exist?

You've certainly come a long long way with your photography since you first started coming here to ph.ca. My only critiques here is that I find the vignette to be a bit too strong and invasive into the frame. I'd probably experiment with making that fence and grass more blurred if possible as well.

Lovely shot -you did well. To me this is the best editing I have seen of yours. It is very natural, colour is good and doesn't look over 'shopped. I agree vignette could be a little lighter but doesn't bother me too much, and only I thought it after seeing MA's comment.

If being picky I notice some stray hair across the faces of top right and bottom left models. Again it doesn't bother me and indeed adds authenticity to the shot, but some may prefer to see it removed, so I am just mentioning it.

Your mother will love it

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Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

Good grief! Are these a real family? Does a family with every female in it so beautiful really exist?

You've certainly come a long long way with your photography since you first started coming here to ph.ca. My only critiques here is that I find the vignette to be a bit too strong and invasive into the frame. I'd probably experiment with making that fence and grass more blurred if possible as well.

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Thanks MA, we do make pretty girls. Thats my two (front center, back left), my sister's two (baby and back right) and my brother's little girl. Even on my wife's side, there are no grandsons.

I did a little softening on the BG, I might tweek it a little more. I agree the vignette is a little too harsh.

I like this image and lovely skin tones - The vignette doesn't bother me, my only nit might be your daughter's face in the back row- just a hint red for me.

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Originally Posted by theantiquetiger

Thanks MA, we do make pretty girls. Thats my two (front center, back left), my sister's two (baby and back right) and my brother's little girl.

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I knew that had to be a movie family :)

Nice work, A.T. The others have already mentioned any pp necessary. Your mother will love the photo!

Having the dressed in same color (white) also definitely contributes in group pics. Nice one AT.

Beautiful!... The girls and the execution. Your mother will love it!

Congratulations, a really nice group photo with everyone looking great - something very difficult to catch.