B&W Portrait of my son

[mlwalke]

From Drop Box

I took this right after getting my 50 mm Canon lens. I'm having a hard time with it getting both eyes in focus in portraits. Is it the angle of his head or is it my aperture setting?

Additional Questions:
1. Is it too bright?
2. What do you think of the composition?

Canon Rebel XT
No Flash
50 mm
F1.8
ISO 400
Exposure time: 1/100

[sybren]

With F/1.8 you have a wafer thin DOF, so indeed it's hard to get both eyes in focus. Either rotate his head such that both eyes have the same distance to the sensor or use a smaller aperture.

The composition could use some work. His head gets very little vertical space. If you don't want to move further back, I'd crop off a bit more of his hair to give his chin some "breathing room" at the bottom.

The brightness is okay with me, but I do miss a small sparkle in his eyes. Having just a small highlight on his iris will bring his eyes out more, and fit in better with the brightness.

[Brittainy]

is this the same poster and subject that won the photog contest? or am i just delusional from lack of sleep? lol. i agree that its hard to get both eyes in focus with that lens, but its worth playing around with

[mlwalke]

If you were asking if my photo won a contest, no. I wish, though!