Eating a lemon

[Fridgecritter]

I shot this with the morning sun coming through the sliding glass door. He stood there pretty still for about 20 to 30 seconds. This was taken at 1/50th at 5.3 with my Nikon D40 with the 18-55 kit lens.

I was hoping a few of you could give me some pointers as to how you would have taken this shot. Which settings, etc.

I have since upgraded to the D5000, and I use a Quantaray QDC 900WA for fill light. I would appreciate detailed explanations on different ways you would have approached this shot, and why (assuming you could duplicate the circumstances). Thanks a ton.


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[lputman]

I would have had him turned slightly towards the window and had some type of curtain to diffuse the light coming through the window. It appears very strong.

[cherrygirl]

It is too blown out on one side and too dark on the other. Also, the background is way too distracting. While I know it is hard to get a little one to pose (I have four myself) next time try to wait for that light to be a little softer and maybe use a little fill light on his face. I would have also zoomed in a little tighter. All easy fixes...just keep trying!

[Fridgecritter]

I really appreciate the comments. The background is distracting. I would agree with you that little ones are hard to get poses from, but I can definitely set up a fill light with a shoe stand (It's usually handy in my bag) and set it to remote. Thanks again for the comments.