My cousin's little girl

[MrJones]

Hi All,
I took this photo over the weekend, half candid / half staged, meaning it was taken at home, window lightning only and not so much of a controlled background.
I think it works composition wise, the thing that's been bothering me regarding the whole series is the WB.
feel free to comment and critique everything else as well.



EXIF:
Canon 50mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8
1/160
ISO 200
no flash
shot in RAW format with little PP (exposure, contrast)

[MrJones]

seriously? no one?

[kristenh]

Mr J i don't think there's a problem with the white balance, at least from where i sit. i like the photo and i liked the set you posted over on sys. i can't really think of a critique- the lighting is soft and nice, the expression is cute, background not distracting, frame is filled, nice sharp focus, nice catchlights....

only nitpicky thing- the hair in her left eye.

[RLucas]

I can't really find anything I don't like about it. On my monitor, it does seem a tad cool, especially the background. It has a tinge of a blue cast. Her shirt seems to compliment it well though. I am on the fence with it, as her skin looks very natural. Try setting the white point on the top left of the frame and see what it does for it. It may lighten it up too much, but it would be worth a try.

[MrJones]

thanks to the both of you
always nice to hear good words. Luke, I'll give it a try when I get home and I'll write back with my results.

[MrJones]

ok, so I went with the top RIGHT corner instead of the left one which gave exaggerated results and here is the final result which feels better for me.
what do you think?



here's the original again:

[RLucas]

It did seem to warm her up just a bit. I meant the top right. My mistake. It wasn't much, but it was almost a distraction to me. I think you have a very nice final image now.
Good work!

[Benji]

I normally give my expert critiques away but it would be wasted on you as you already know everything there is to know about professional photography (yeah sure, the above image proves me wrong there.) But I will give you this at least you pose images for critique unlike those other cowards here at DPS.

DPS still the most unfriendly photo site on the internet. It does mean Dumb Photographer's Site right?

Good by you jerks.

Benji

[Moncee]

Originally Posted by Benji

I normally give my expert critiques away but it would be wasted on you as you already know everything there is to know about professional photography (yeah sure, the above image proves me wrong there.) But I will give you this at least you pose images for critique unlike those other cowards here at DPS.

DPS still the most unfriendly photo site on the internet. It does mean Dumb Photographer's Site right?

Good by you jerks.

Benji

WOW really?? How old is benji 5 years old??

[Niresangwa]

Originally Posted by Moncee

WOW really?? How old is benji 5 years old??

Nope. Seasoned professional portrait photographer of close to 30 years experience.