In built flash issue!

[Prue]

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Canon 50D
ISO 400
f/4
1/60

This shot was taken spur of the moment, of my friends daughter. I used the inbuilt flash because it's all I have.

Is it really to blown out? anything else I can PP to fix it?

[zona5101]

It does not look blown out. It is a perfectly good snapshot...and she's super cute! There are some compositional things that could be better but this was a quick snap, no posing , background, lights, and all that...

[cyber3d]

OMG that is one cutiepie!!!

I agree the exposure does not look blown out. But because the flash is so close to the subject there is a hot spot.

I suggest you first clean up the background a bit. May be mask her out and desaturate the background a little. Eliminate the window light at the top of her head and left side cheek. Only then would I look at adjusting levels. You may not need to after doing the above items.

I would suggest possibly to crop in the sides a bit. This would make her blue eyes the point of attraction.

[ChrisAdval]

Originally Posted by Prue

Canon 50D
ISO 400
f/4
1/60

This shot was taken spur of the moment, of my friends daughter. I used the inbuilt flash because it's all I have.

Is it really to blown out? anything else I can PP to fix it?

I would avoid using built-in camera flash as much as possible when shooting people, it just gives the feel of point-and-shoot photography that the general public mostly shoots in, so in other words snapshot feel photos. I highly recommend try investing into a external flash and if you know you can't afford it I recommend 3rd party cheaper external flashes thats around $60-$80 like YN560. Or if you're doing studio shots I'd look into monolights with a lightstand which isn't expensive. I got a monolight for about $50 for 160w which is good enough for one subject in a studio and doing low key lighting.

[Prue]

Thanks for the comments. She is a cutie! I had no idea that there were other options for flashes that were cheaper. I have now done some research on them thanks to your comment Chris. And I've got my hubbie onto the monolights for me. Many thanks for your critique.

[westernlights]

Hey there - nothing wrong with that exposure. She's a real cutie.
The only suggestion I'd make is maybe darken the distracting light above her head so it doesn't lead your eye away from those gorgeous eyes!