My Daughter

[Azeiku]

This is my first DSLR and this was taken with in my 1st week of owning it. I shot it with RAW+JPEG and I'm learning how to process RAW files. The original was quite blue and I'm trying to get a good portrait of my daughter. Any recommendations on post processing to make this photo better would be appreciated. My secondary desire is composition of the photo.



EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Color Rep.: sRGB
Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
Aperture: F/4.6
Focal Length: 34mm
ISO: 200
Metering Mode: Partial
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Exposure Compensation: 0 steps
Date Taken: 6/20/09

[leonaashlee]

I'm no expert, but to me it would look better if you cropped out her hands...she is a doll.

[ricklumpas]

Welcome to DPS.

Congratulations on your new DSLR. We use the same camera. But I am still struggling to learn post processing. I am concentrating on composition.

I wish I could also see your daughter's hands and arms or just her adorable face.

I wish I also have a beautiful daughter. Congratulations on your child too.

Rick

[Azeiku]

Thanks for the feedback. I did crop this a little but I don't have the arms available. I'm curious, do you think if I crop just her face that it will be too overwhelming of a picture? I guess my next set of pictures I'll have to try to catch her with her hands down.

Anybody have any suggestions on post processing? I basically changed the color balance and tweaked the levels a bit. I shot RAW so I had more options. Should I add an unsharp mask?

Thanks!
Azeiku