Baby and Dog

[JeanN|E]

Hello all, I just bought a huge piece of cloth and sorta did a DIY studio backdrop. It's my first time trying, so comments are welcome. Taken with just a 580ex mounted on the camera and all living room lights switched on :oops:

I thought there's a room for improvement, editing and lighting wise but no idea how. I think they look sort of underexposed too?

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[Tee Why]

The first one seems a touch dark and the light on the baby's face is a bit harsh on the second one but overall I like the series.
That seems like a very studious dog too.

[briarlow]

Love the face on the dog in the second shot!!

[Gvilla17]

lol very smart dog... Nice captures!

[rsagusti]

where are you pointing your speedlight?? Are you bouncing off of the ceiling or a wall?? If not try that it should help with the harsh lighting.

Last pic is hilarious!

[JeanN|E]

Thanks guys!

It's actually pointing straight up, I'm trying to bounce it off the ceiling but i think when I was bending down it sort of pointed diagonally against the wall instead.

Is there a way to photoshop only the overexposed baby's face in the 2nd pic?

[roszell]

Very cute pics. Like the second and last ones.