My baby and me...

[tyasa81]

Took this shot of my daughter with a aurora costume given to us by friends. Her mom wishes to take a pict of her wearing it to show to the giver, so i just took the chance as a practice shoot... Intentionally going for a black background but with some seperation... Let me know what you think... of pose, lighting and composition and the overall feel of the photo... Thanx


Camera Nikon D7000
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 70 mm
ISO Speed 100

[ravishankar]

Beautiful photograph of a prettly little angel.

I am not sure about the qualitative aspects but personally feel you have a very good photograph.

Thanks for Sharing.


Ravi

[autofocus]

First of all your daughter is very beautiful. The lighting seems to be nice, along with the composition. Although I initially thought the little doll in her chair lower left was kind of a cute juxtaposition, but I found that I kept going back and forth between the doll and your daughter. That said, anything that draws your eye away from your main subject is probably not a good thing.

[startlearn]

I kind of feel the same as what Autofocus posted. I think maybe you can try to let the girl sit on the floor instead of the chair and hold the doll. Nice exposure and cute girl!

[tyasa81]

thank you guys for your kind comments... i just looked at it with a different computer... this time round i can't see the seperation (hair light) well at all... it looks like her hair blend in with the background... i know i have issues with gamma on my macbook that seems brighter than my office comp... i was wondering how others are seeing it? anyone with a calibrated monitor? can you see the hair seperation with the black background?

i'll note the doll next time... i just tot it adds a different thing to the atmosphere of the photos since she likes that doll... i have others without the doll and find some that looks a bit awkward... like she's just standing there with nothing to do... thanx for your comments will definitely look at the other sets with a fresh eye again...

any other critique? couple more impressions it gives to others will help too