Background blur or no?

[mhendershott]

I rather like this shot of my daughter, but I keep looking at it and thinking something is amiss, but I can't quite place what that is. I wonder if it would have been better to have kept the background in focus as well.

Thoughts appreciated.



Camera Nikon D3100
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 1600
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash

[Niresangwa]

It needs to be oof for the premise of the shot to work.

It is however, way underexposed. i doubt you could have upped the ISO much as you're already at 1600, and slowing the SS would have brightened it, but perhaps blown out the screen...

only option left to you would be to use some extra lighting on the background or dim the brightness of the screen substantially. not sure what lighting you have available to you.

might want to account for the WB too.. tungsten light, unaccounted for always exacerbates under-exposure leaving it feeling hot and muddy.

[mhendershott]

Thanks for the feedback.

You are right that I was having trouble balancing the exposure of the screen with the background. It really hadn't dawned on me to lower the brightness of the screen.
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