Chloe at the Park

[candidrachel]

I took this photo of Chloe and love it but don't know if she is a little dark. What do you think? I think I used spot metering the exif data doesn't show it.

Canon 40D
ISO 400
Speed 1/320
f5.6

[MrJones]

I think it's a little dark, I would rather see her face light up than keeping the background.
you can burn the burn the background a little if it gives you more light on subject.

[Darnell]

Originally Posted by candidrachel

I took this photo of Chloe and love it but don't know if she is a little dark. What do you think? I think I used spot metering the exif data doesn't show it.

Canon 40D
ISO 400
Speed 1/320
f5.6

It looks crisp to me... Depending on how you wanted to take your picture. Natrual light would have brought out her features (away from shady places). I like it!

[z0mbina80]

it is a little dark, but not bad. You could mask the background in photoshop and play with levels or curve on just her.might brighten her up a bit Beautiful red hair!

[zona5101]

beautiful capture - just needs a little tweaking as others have mentioned...

[lputman]

What a cute little red-head. I personally would crop out the bar and stop just below the lock of hair falling on her shoulder. She is underexposed. This is the type of setting that would benefit from fill light.

[candidrachel]

Thank you so much for the replies. I'll tweak and tinker with it and follow your tips and repost tomorrow

[Tito87]

It's not bad, I kind of like it. You can use a reflector to lighten her up a bit, next time you encounter the same kind of lighting.