Ldps, good ldps, great ldps!

[rjtkdplus]

My lovely wife shot this old buck Sunday.

All cell phone pics. Same deer, different backgrounds angles and lighting.

Full sunlight, low angle but on flat ground. Background too busy, everything else has too many shadows.



Full shade on one end of the house. I was able to get lower than the subject because of the slope. Background still too busy though. The mortar lines make it harder to see the tines.



Even though there is a tree in the background, the antlers really stand out. I’ll have to cut the tree down next year[emoji16]



Feel free to add any tips as I’d like continue to improve so I can take better photos of our hunting memories.


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[Gumbo Man]

I have nothing to offer other than great deer and congrats to your wife.

[Drycreek3189]

I’m far from an expert, in fact I usually forget to take pictures, but the bottom one is the best one IMO.

[lmartin5]

Great deer…and pics!


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[doghouse]

All look good to me. Congrats to your wife!

[Aggiehunter08]

Congrats to her! Whenever you can skyline them seems to work well.

[bowmansdad]

Congratulations to your wife. I like the last one best.

[AntlerCollector]

That tree makes it harder to see the tines than the mortar did.
A sky blue background without that tree on the last pic would have been perfect. All are good, but you asked.

Congrats to her on a nice buck

[Artos]

You forgot to leave the bloody tongue hanging out... Not sure why but it always bugs me to see ldp's like that.

Congrats & good pics...I like the last one the best.

[Triple 000 Buck]

I'm no expert but I'll try to lend a little of what I like to tell my wife "constructive criticism". (she never takes it well) LOL
As stated above when you can skyline them it works very well or use a large cactus patch behind the subject, I like to use a blooming yucca plant during spring turkey season. I like the middle pic for a pose of the very nice subject and the successful huntress, although it seems close or the pics are just too large for my screen. Your right the background and the lack of sunlight on this one is not complimentary to the pic. Try to get the sun directly into their faces, unless its a sunset pic and you want it in the background, those angles are great also, the first pic is in the sun but casting a shadow on the left side of your wife's face and on the deer.
The last pic is good but next time have your wife move over a bit to her right, that way she can sit up straight and not leaning.
I intend for this to be helpful and not taken negatively, hopefully it helps someone.
Congrats to your wife on a very nice buck and you for taking the time to capture the moment to look back remember and enjoy!

[Deer Tracks]

Ldps, good ldps, great ldps!

Of the 3 examples, your third is most on point.
The hunter should be lower than the deer. A hunter hovering over the deer makes the deer look small.
The hunter should be looking at the sun, otherwise, you’ll have to deal with shadows all over their face. I try to do pics on cloudy days, or early morning before the sun gets up too high or around sunset. If you don’t have a walk in cooler to position and store and deer until better light, just do the best you can with what you’ve got. Nighttime pics can look really good if you have enough light shining on the subjects.
Horns should be against the sky as much as possible.
You can pose the deer in a laying down position with legs tucked under but I like to splay their back legs apart and tuck the front under. It makes their rear end sink and chest / neck sit high.
The photographer should be low. How low depends on what angle is most flattering to your subjects.
Eye level might be fine but sometimes I have to lie completely down on my stomach.








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[asu-indian]

All are great pics.

[Mexico]

Skyline the horns.... and please to God don't sit 73 feet behind the animal to make it look bigger. My 2 takes

[S-3 Ranch]

I always liked to have a cloudy day and having a platform to pose the deer on
Makes a difference,

[Double L]

Great buck RJ, congrats to your wife! Others have pretty much covered the LDP thing. You out kicked your coverage brother!