Taking pictures of 2 Year Olds is hard!

[Labrosse]

Hi Guys!

I was just wondering what you thought of this picture and how I could improve on it. Any critic is welcome!

Thanks!



Model: Nikon D90
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: F/4.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: SB-600, at 1/128th power, off camera on left, triggered via CLS

Here's a larger size on Flickr

[kstiltne]

My first question is how did you manage to get an SB600 to 1/100? Otherwise, the lighting looks pretty good, and I like his expression, though the background and tight crop at the top don't do much for me.

[Labrosse]

Originally Posted by kstiltne

My first question is how did you manage to get an SB600 to 1/100? Otherwise, the lighting looks pretty good, and I like his expression, though the background and tight crop at the top don't do much for me.

Haha my bad! I have no clue why I put down 1/100th I meant 1/128th power via Nikon's CLS system.

[terri33inne]

I like it! Looks like you caught the impishness of a 2 year old very well in that expression... you just KNOW he's got some mischief brewing in that brain...

[Labrosse]

Thanks terri33inne!

Here are 2 more images from that little photoshoot. Looking at them all together, I think I could reduce the yellow a bit on the picture in my original post...

I'm still really new to off camera lighting and my lightstand was my girlfriend , so the light position wasn't that consistent.