My daughter, cc away please

Was having prob. with exposure. Alot of blow out even after stopping it down. Is it just the angle of the sun?, metering mode or what. New to this thing so any help would be great. Exif info should be there.

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No real criticisms. Tough lighting, good focus, good exposure. Try a bit of post-processing in Photoshop to enhance them, but they look fine just as they are.

Very charming little girl with a beautiful pose in both shots.

We have direct sunlight in #1 from her right side and a little behind.
In #2, it is similar backlighting but with the sun even more behind.

"Open Shade" was close at hand but ignored. Taking the subject out of the direct rays of the sun and keeping her under an open sky would have provided less harsh, more diffuse lighting as can usually be found on the North side of a tree or structure.

In #2, the harsh shadows in the face were avoided because of the backlighting, so the only problem is the blown out highlights on the shoulder.

In #1, the very deep shadow in her right eye socket is the result of the harsh sidelighting from the direct sunlight.

Given the lighting and orientation and vantage point chosen, the image is as good as can be obtained under those circumstances in each case.

Great shots, which could only be improved by better choice of lighting.

Good shot, pretty daughter - lots of character. Mine isn't a natural poser like our friend's kids.

I wish we all had an assistant that followed us around to hand us equipment when we needed or to hold reflectors/diffusers in bright sunlight.

Thanks for the input guys. I like your screen name "TooManyHobbies" My wife was just complaining how I just picked up another very expensive hobby. Now if I could just get rid of my job I would have time to do them all.

You have to try to use the "it's for the family's benefit" angle as much as you can. Good luck. I'm in trouble lately with my last purchase. It's hard to hide how much and Epson 4800 printer costs. The thing is huge!

Well I use that angle all the time to justify the $10,000+ of woodworking equip. in my garage.

Dan-o wrote:
Well I use that angle all the time to justify the $10,000+ of woodworking equip. in my garage.

You make me feel less guilty, but I probably make up for it in photo equipment. I too was into woodworking, but I have tamed that hobbie back to rough construction (attic, shelves, cabinets, deck, deck furniture, etc.). Now if I can just prevent myself from getting back into video which I was heavy into for a while and stop the desire to learn kite boarding and sell the boat ....

A slight fill flash could have done wonders on this shot.

I really don't see anything wrong w/the exposure.
Tell the wife that the you need the camera/computer equiupment to to photograph your woodworking tools for insurance reasons. 2) To photograph your woodworking projects that you are going to sell , so she can go shopping . 3) Just buy her something nice and she will forget what you spent