Hello Lynn! I think this is wonderful but could be improved By focusing on Her face and better use of depth of field by making the background blurry.Mayby even a more beautiful background would make this photo stand out. Your duaghter is very beautiful and lights up the photo!It's a real good shot that could be a real great shot! Hope this helped Lynn! Take care, My best..........JOHN
the first thng that came to my mind when i saw the thumbnail, was that this girl seems to be in a rather unnatural and uncomfortable position. also, the light, in my mind, seems just a tiny bit too bright on her face (left side).
it is a nice photo overall however, in my opinion.
Every one seems to agree that the face is the most important matter in this photo. The only thing I can add is that I feel a slight over-exposure. So: On your place I would have at first centered my camera on the girls face, lock the focus and also lock the exposure (you can do it-I have checked that - "TTL-AE (multi-pattern, center weighted, center spot)" from camera specs). Then just set image to look like it sould and shoot. If model is stressed or just have a bad day it is good to shot two or three times, one by one. After the first, people seem to be more relaxed not knowing there will be others.
Take advantage of depth of field to improve the composition. Focus on her face or ever so slightly in front of her face. ( You can lock the autofocus on her face and move back a foot or so ) Then set the shutter speed as high as it can go ( Open up the lens ) to softly loose detail in the background. If your camera is mostly automatic, use the sports or fast motion setting but with a low ASA if possible. I like the natural setting but it does begin to overpower the subject when the detailed riverbank in in sharper focus than the subject.
first I'd like to say this is a lovely casual shot. I like the posing, her expression, really "real", very nice. I've two boys and they sometimes act in a very similar way when asked for a photo.
To your request, I've two suggestions to what could've gone better:
- Focus - physical focus. Seems like the camera's autofocus sensor focused on her shorts. Her face is slightly defocused, her left hand more. Check if your camera has some kind of focus lock so you can lock the focus on the subject and re-frame to compose the image the way you want. Usually, by pressing the shutter button half way you can lock focus.
- Focus "B" - subject focus. In my opinion, the main subject, or the subject of interest, or the most beautiful subject here are her eyes, face and expression. I'd have gone closer and filled the frame with her face. But you probably have so many images of her face that you decided to capture the posing, the acting, I believe. That's perfectly understandable :-)
Well, those are my two cents, hope to have added something. And congratulations for your image and daughter!
What a vision of beauty! This is technically and aesthetically wonderful! Better? Hmmmm. Perhaps clone out the two sticks lower left. Not much to improve on, Lynn. Seriously.
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