Family Portrait -- *Mommy Kisses*

[fmpdena]

Hey guys!
I did a family session last week and I took this photo. I'm wondering about the saturation, exposure and the crop. What do you think about these things? What could I have done to make it better, when taking it & when editing? Any advice/tips is appreciated!



JPG
Canon Rebel XSi
18-55mm lens
No flash


Thanks in advance for comments!

[o.pulido]

I really like your frame. I'd try warming it up a bit, and maybe a touch of saturation. Anyway, great shot.

[fmpdena]

Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it! I see there's a lot of views and no comments....no matter what you say, I'll appreciate the thought!

Thanks guys!

[sheila3]

I really like this picture. Only thing I might have done is tried to not crop her hair out but cropped above the mans hands so his few fingers arent in shot. And increase the saturation as stated above. Really nice photo tho. Love the kiss obviously and the look on the father's face is great

[Niresangwa]

Square crop feels a bit awkward. Did you take the shot rotated, or did you add that? If you did, why did you do it? Aside from that, Increase the contrast and a bump in vibrance after that should make it pop a little more, as right now it feels flat and washed out.

When posting to the critique forum, it's asked that you include the Exif data. I pulled it for you:

Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 24 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

That said, why iso 800? Why f7?

[Surprised]

Although I'm no expert, I agree with previous posters about the need to warm it up a bit, and about the cropping of Mum's hair; the cropping of Dad's fingers bothers me less. What makes this pic for me is the impish dimpled grin I can half-see on the kid's face... delicious! A great pic.

[fmpdena]

Originally Posted by Niresangwa

Square crop feels a bit awkward. Did you take the shot rotated, or did you add that? If you did, why did you do it? Aside from that, Increase the contrast and a bump in vibrance after that should make it pop a little more, as right now it feels flat and washed out.

When posting to the critique forum, it's asked that you include the Exif data. I pulled it for you:

Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 24 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

That said, why iso 800? Why f7?

I took the shot like that, and her hair was already cropped that way, I just added the square frame. I'm not sure why, that's just how I did it.
Honestly, I was shooting in auto. I never use flash whenever I have natural lighting.

Thanks for the advice.