A prospective christmas pic - DPChallenge Forums

12/08/2005 12:32:30 PM · #1

This website doesn't do the pic and justice because I've uploaded it on Mpix and it comes in a lot clearer. Anyhow, I just want to know opinions on the lighting. It was taken at an easterly window during the morning. That's the only lighting I used, no flash.
Thanks

sunday morning

12/08/2005 12:33:24 PM · #2

Oh and I did do some adjustments in psp. I wish jusspress came out clearer because it looks blurry on there but not so in psp.

12/08/2005 12:35:05 PM · #3

The pose works very well and you've got the catchlight in her eyes. It does look a little too soft on the focus though.

12/08/2005 12:39:58 PM · #4

so if I sharpened it would it be okay? I'm just trying to get some ideas as far as the lighting go. Because the room I took this in is really the only room with a lot of light because the north side of the house is so shaded.

Thank you for your input cp

12/08/2005 12:46:16 PM · #5

It's really a little too blurry to work well. The pose is good, the facial expression is good, but I'm not sure sharpening will bring this to where it should be. I might crop it a little more off center, and give her a little more room in front of her face and less room behind her.

If you shoot it again, bring her farther away from the background and use a fill flash or reflector to avoid the shadow on the wall behind her.

12/08/2005 01:15:09 PM · #6

I said above that it comes out blurry in jusspress- the website I upload to. I'm not sure why. It's not blurry like that in PSP nor does it come out blurry in the windows fax and picture veiwer.

12/08/2005 01:23:21 PM · #7

Do you sharpen after you downsize the image for the web? If not, that could be part of the problem.

12/08/2005 01:29:46 PM · #8

That's not downsized. I didn't resize that one actually. I sharpened ect, but didn't resize.

12/08/2005 01:34:25 PM · #9

Originally posted by missinseattle:

That's not downsized. I didn't resize that one actually. I sharpened ect, but didn't resize.

You didn't shoot at that size, right? The website probably has a limit for the size of images posted and resizes any that are bigger. If you resize yourself it will probably come out much better.

12/08/2005 05:06:11 PM · #10

no, I shot in RAW at full size for the camera.

i took a bunch more today- as many as she would let me lol. I'll get opinions on those later. I SO need a tripod!

12/08/2005 05:10:13 PM · #11

Here are some more from this afternoon. I did use a fill flash this time and edited obviously. The first one is blurry but I love what I captured in her. I hope this works so you can see all of them without having to post the link for each photo.
christmas

12/08/2005 05:22:17 PM · #12

The first one in that bunch (the one at the top) is definately a keeper. Also, the black and white works very well with the soft focus. I'd say those two are the best of the bunch.

12/08/2005 05:30:32 PM · #13

thank you, you have been so helpful and sweet today lol. I'm so new to all this and I want to send out good ones. I need to order by this weekend so I have them to send out. I'll be taking a few more over her tomorrow if she'll let me lol. Her patience ran pretty thin today as did mine.

12/08/2005 05:31:56 PM · #14

Now, if only you could get her to smile. ;o)