blk&wht baby

just got a 580ex flash

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I'll check back tomorrow, I want to see all 3 pictures before I comment. The first two are red X's.

there is only one picture. I was having problems gettinig the pic to come up. i took this with my black sheets in the background. Just trying to get the feel for the new flash. any sugetions would be great!

Try a smaller aperture to get less depth of field. The image is a little flat as well (try upping the contrast). Other than that, cute baby and good focus! Speedlites are awesome!

Ahhh, I thought there was 3 different pictures and the first ones just didn't show.
I agree with 1rushfan tho, the contrast needs upt (sp?) a bit, its looking a tad flat. B&W's I personally think looks great with lots of contrast, this one is a lot of greys, try bouncing the flash different directions to see if you get something with a bit more contrast. I'd dodge the eyes a little too to make them show (my new favorite tool btw LOL). Otherwise it looks good, I always like cute baby pictures.

thank you so much for the advise. I will try those things. I just read about RAW and think I will retake the pictures tomorrow like that with some bouncing of the flash.