idoor portrait of 6 month old

[jax314]

Any comments suggestions on lighting/focus/composition....I just got a 35mm f/1.8 to take indoor shots of my kids....

Thanks for any help.



Camera: Nikon D3000
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[lynnphotography]

I love this photo but I do think you could use a makeup tool or something to take the (food?) off of his face on the right above the eye. unless you where wanting to get that? Other than that I love this photo. Might have been able to use a little more light but I think it is great

[jax314]

HAHA!! You noticed that nasty squash on the side of his face??!! Thanks!! I had planned on fixin' that up some when I get to the PP part!! Before that, though, I was curious about the other aspects of the picture...

Thanks for the comments!!

[dblightsey]

I think just lighten a tad. I really like the shot. Save one with the squash too, its part of being a lil guy! youll love it later on.

[cherrygirl]

The white balance is off and it looks a little noisy..

[jax314]

Yeah, my camera seems to have a hard time with artificial lights in my house...but I'll see what Photoshop can do to fix the white balance.

Thanks.

[dishingthedivine]

Originally Posted by jax314

Yeah, my camera seems to have a hard time with artificial lights in my house...but I'll see what Photoshop can do to fix the white balance.

Thanks.

I have the same challenge in my home (which is often dark, and the camera has a hard time compensating). I might recommend (a) shoot the shot as is and then make it slightly less "warm" in photoshop, or (b) shoot with a flash, but try using an index card to bounce the flash away from the baby's face. Nothing worse than a washed out face on an otherwise cute pic. If you don't want to mess with the index card, you can set your flash exposure to be toned down a bit and then use the flash without completely blowing out his face. Really cute kid, though. And keep the squash. Why not?

[Jack Fussell]

Cute picture...cute kid. I didn't notice the food on the face...I did notice the white balance being a little off. I shoot in raw which allows me to fix it later if I don't nail it during the shoot. Then in Lightroom it's easy to fix.
Have fun!