Princess Asia

[ATP]

So today when i got home my daughter was dressed and hair combed because she wanted daddy to take her pic...

1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3663447005_11c423be3e_o.jpg

2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3664248248_faacc4a691_o.jpg

3
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/3664248494_6aa330ac47_o.jpg

4
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3663447847_7bccac476e_o.jpg

5
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3664248736_237d5b4be1_o.jpg

[garbidz]

you got a very pretty girl there but why do you have to post mediocre pictures of her?
Just pick the best ones.

[RadAL]

1 and 4 are good

[ATP]

you got a very pretty girl there but why do you have to post mediocre pictures of her?
Just pick the best ones.


mediocre ? My daughter is NEVER mediocre !!!!

[garbidz]

mediocre ? My daughter is NEVER mediocre !!!!

I know, I know, I have a daughter too! :lol:

[christyjo2]

She is very cute, but the shots are over-exposed. The sky and the water especially are very blown out.

[garbidz]

She is very cute, but the shots are over-exposed. The sky and the water especially are very blown out.

The backgrounds are overexposed to be more exact.
To put the girl's face and the background in the same histogram one would either crop the shot differently, move the subject to where there is more light or use a fill-up light or a reflector.

Of course, one can try to use Photoshop darkening with masks and cloud filter etc. but it takes a lot of time and trouble and the result is hardly ever the same as with a properly exposed original.

Not easy to see the empty surfaces of sky and water (or other distracting details) while you are taking your shot, especially if you like the subject or with children who move about all the time.
Also, shooting with the DSLR a lot of things jump up from the background that weren't visible while you were focusing with full aperture. As the diaphragm closes down to the correct f-stop the depth of field increases and totally blurred things can take irritating shapes. One should take the habit of pushing the little DOF-button before the shot to see what one will be getting.

Things to look out for.
But a lovely girl, definitely. Daughters are...

[christyjo2]

The easiest way to fix the overexposed shots would be to run them through lightroom. If you happen to have it.

[garbidz]

The easiest way to fix the overexposed shots would be to run them through lightroom. If you happen to have it.


...and if you don't you can download a free 30-day trial version of the LR2!
(which is what I did yesterday)

[ccleroy]

#4.........

[Kimmy T]

Your daughter is beautiful. I love how she picked out her own clothes and did her hair. She did a great job. #4 is my fave.

[anthonyi]

Blown sky or not, #4 is a very cute image of your daughter...have you thought about a portrait orientation crop that would remove a lot of the background?