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belibeli · Feb 16, 2006, 3:19 PM

Using my new flash Minolta 5600HS I did thisphoto to my daughter.

vIZnquest · Feb 16, 2006, 3:59 PM

First of all,

I am not up on flash photography at all. I applaud your post of your beautiful daughter who is growing up before my eyes.

One thing I would like to mention is the bright spot in or on her left nostril. Simple cloning of that out would take that out. I found it to be distracting right away.

I don't see any blowout of any kind but may suggest the use of a reflector to brighten it up just a bit to bring out more detail in her hair.

Sergeant · Feb 16, 2006, 5:22 PM

This is a good shot, but there are little white dots in the eye that I assume is from the flash, and I think it may look a little better if the white shirt was a bit darker.

Geminichild · Feb 16, 2006, 5:51 PM

vIZnquest wrote:

Quote:

First of all,

I am not up on flash photography at all. I applaud your post of your beautiful daughter who is growing up before my eyes.

One thing I would like to mention is the bright spot in or on her left nostril. Simple cloning of that out would take that out. I found it to be distracting right away.

I don't see any blowout of any kind but may suggest the use of a reflector to brighten it up just a bit to bring out more detail in her hair.

Think it's actually the right nostril

[email protected] · Feb 16, 2006, 6:05 PM

I think it's a good shot.

vIZnquest · Feb 16, 2006, 6:12 PM

Geminichild wrote:

Quote:

vIZnquest wrote:

Quote:

First of all,

I am not up on flash photography at all. I applaud your post of your beautiful daughter who is growing up before my eyes.

One thing I would like to mention is the bright spot in or on her left nostril. Simple cloning of that out would take that out. I found it to be distracting right away.

I don't see any blowout of any kind but may suggest the use of a reflector to brighten it up just a bit to bring out more detail in her hair.

Think it's actually the right nostril

It is the right. My reference was to what I was viewing.

julies517 · Feb 16, 2006, 6:31 PM

i noticed the nostril spot too, otherwise a beautiful photograph

klfatcj · Feb 16, 2006, 11:51 PM

I don't think the spots on the eyes are bad. What little I have read on portrait photography suggests that the general principal is to make sure the studio lights are in fact reflected in the eyes and not shadowed. Itadds a bit of twinkle/life. Of course one can break the rules at times or may look for a different effect.

Kevin

VTphotog · Feb 17, 2006, 12:22 AM

Exposure, focus and color are all excellent, and your daughter is very photogenic. Nice work. I think the only thing I would do differently, would be to have her stand a bit farther from the background so it would be a little more out of focus, giving better isolation of subject from background.

brian

belibeli · Feb 17, 2006, 3:34 AM

I didn´t notice the nostril stop. Thanks for your mentions.

It was a crowded place and I had to put my daughter too close to the leaves.

I will keep on mine all your comments for the next portrait with flash.

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Feb 16, 2006, 3:59 PM	#2
vIZnquest Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,974	First of all, I am not up on flash photography at all. I applaud your post of your beautiful daughter who is growing up before my eyes. One thing I would like to mention is the bright spot in or on her left nostril. Simple cloning of that out would take that out. I found it to be distracting right away. I don't see any blowout of any kind but may suggest the use of a reflector to brighten it up just a bit to bring out more detail in her hair.

Feb 16, 2006, 5:22 PM	#3
Sergeant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 126	This is a good shot, but there are little white dots in the eye that I assume is from the flash, and I think it may look a little better if the white shirt was a bit darker.

Feb 16, 2006, 6:05 PM	#5
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	I think it's a good shot.

Feb 16, 2006, 6:31 PM	#7
julies517 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 851	i noticed the nostril spot too, otherwise a beautiful photograph

Feb 16, 2006, 11:51 PM	#8
klfatcj Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 198	I don't think the spots on the eyes are bad. What little I have read on portrait photography suggests that the general principal is to make sure the studio lights are in fact reflected in the eyes and not shadowed. Itadds a bit of twinkle/life. Of course one can break the rules at times or may look for a different effect. Kevin

Feb 17, 2006, 12:22 AM	#9
VTphotog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Extreme Northeastern Vermont, USA Posts: 4,309	Exposure, focus and color are all excellent, and your daughter is very photogenic. Nice work. I think the only thing I would do differently, would be to have her stand a bit farther from the background so it would be a little more out of focus, giving better isolation of subject from background. brian

Feb 17, 2006, 3:34 AM	#10
belibeli Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 374	I didn´t notice the nostril stop. Thanks for your mentions. It was a crowded place and I had to put my daughter too close to the leaves. I will keep on mine all your comments for the next portrait with flash.