My Simple Suggestion: Next time try it without using the on camera flash and turn the head so some of the "backlight" (it looks like window light) comes across the face and makes a "shortlight" looking image. As shown here, the face is entirely in "shadow" (with flash applied) and there is a very bright light source behind (to right) of the head/subject. Use a partial metering method to meter off the face. It looks "underexposed" to me.
Mr Steady,
How right you are. Being lazy and using on camera fill flash instead of positioning her to take advantage of the natural (and filtered) light that was available.
Before your comment I did not think it was that obvious, but of course I was looking at the subject and not the photo
A classic example of the available technology allowing me to be lazy istead of taking advantage of everything the technology offers.
thank you for your comment. I promise to try harder
Tim
thank you Liamh,
the grandchild is the property of my aid worker stepson, so he isnt really mine other than I have been there for Matty for 27 of his 34 years and he pays me the compliment of telling me what a great Dad I have been. You cant get a bigger ego trip than that!
The 19 yr old subject has all her mothers intelligence with the blonde coming from me. Guess she got lucky with that combination
thanks
Tim
well, I hope Im not being too harsh, but I dont like this photo at all. It seems like a random, up close snap shot. Its not very flattering to her either. The crop IMO is way to close and the flash is a bit to obvious. I say this for constructive criticism and hope the next photo turns out better. Cheers!
BenV wrote:
well, I hope Im not being too harsh, but I dont like this photo at all. It seems like a random, up close snap shot. Its not very flattering to her either. The crop IMO is way to close and the flash is a bit to obvious. I say this for constructive criticism and hope the next photo turns out better. Cheers!
Not at all Ben,
In retrospect you are spot on
we post here to learn and I thank you for your comment
Cheers
tim
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