I need a face lift

[Scatterbrain]

I wonder if you can help me. I'm pretty new to photography & have taken this picture of me & my daughter. I love the composition/lighting etc, but can't help thinking that I need to do some work on my face, perhaps smoothing or softening it somehow (not vanity, it just doesn't look right in the picture). I have photoshop elements 5.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2288322001_03cf550914.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

I would welcome any advice. Thanks.

Scatterbrain

[wulf]

To be honest, I might trim a fraction off the top and bottom (losing your nostil at the top and truncating the V formed by your daughter's sleeve at the bottom) but otherwise I think it is great. Your face looks a little older (though by no means rough, wrinkled or ugly) but I think that helps by adding just enough contrast to make your daughter look more young and innocent still.

Wulf

[KathrynWilson]

You are out of focus, probably due to your shutter speed, but other than that you look fine!
Making it brighter will help, as the skintones are a bit muddy and the pic is dark. In the play below I added contrast, boosted midtones, and dodged you ever so slightly.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/2292720648_e85cc8e8cf_o.jpg

[Panama]

What a great picture to have of you and your daughter! I'm pretty new to photography, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. It does look like you are a little blury to me. But, other than that...it is a really, really nice picture! Since I'm also learning here, could it be because the f-stop was set at 1.8? With it being 1/8 wouldn't only the focus point be clear and the backgroud be blured? Could this be why her face is out of focus???