Little one sitting up

[clb76]

I've shared a previous picture from the same shoot. I am mainly working on improving my post processing skills. Previously, I just processed in DPP but I have finally gained the courage to process in PS. How is the clarity of this picture? I realize one side of her face is blown out, terrible problem or no? Is the grayish background really off putting, it is actually white but every time I try to lighten it in PS my picture gets messed up too (operator error, I'll get there eventually!) Is her skin tone good? Thanks!
Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

EXIF Data disappeared on Flickr but here it is:
Manual exposure
shutter speed 1/30
aperture 4.0
focal length 65mm
RAW
AI Focus

[ChrisAdval]

Originally Posted by clb76

I've shared a previous picture from the same shoot. I am mainly working on improving my post processing skills. Previously, I just processed in DPP but I have finally gained the courage to process in PS. How is the clarity of this picture? I realize one side of her face is blown out, terrible problem or no? Is the grayish background really off putting, it is actually white but every time I try to lighten it in PS my picture gets messed up too (operator error, I'll get there eventually!) Is her skin tone good? Thanks!
Untitled | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

EXIF Data disappeared on Flickr but here it is:
Manual exposure
shutter speed 1/30
aperture 4.0
focal length 65mm
RAW
AI Focus

You should put the image itself into your original post. Like the following...


Untitled by clblasiol, on Flickr

The lighting doesn't feel as consistent it should be on the right side you can see being very bright then falling off from there, I think it would look better if it was a tad more consistent at least. Also a wider shot that gets the "plant" fully with the baby, it could bring a more interesting shot in my opinion. Everything else looks good.