6 yr. old little girl...C&C please!

westerngirl14 · Oct 5, 2010

My cousin Kady. She had just got out of the water after swimming and I had the camera in my hands and she looked up at me and grinned! I tried something different by just doing half of her face in the lens and I like the effect but was wondering if it is too far off beat. I know that the quality of the picture is AWFUL but I still haven't gotten my camera yet so I am just using my moms junky little Sony "point and shoot" camera. ugh. I know.! LOL anyways I am having fun practicing with it. So now after this lengthy epistle, here is the picture:

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dcketcham · Oct 8, 2010

dont worry about only having a point and shoot... its not the camera that makes the photograph....

but, actually the photos not that bad... i like the clarity of her eye as my eyes are drawn right to hers...

if you get time to work on post processing, i would brighten the eye up though... its hidden in there with the dark shadows

SrBiscuit · Oct 8, 2010

some blowouts on the face too. nose, cheekbone, and around the eyebrow.
i agree with the need to brighten the eye a bit, but i disagree with 'good clarity' on the eye...looks like focus was nailed juuuuust above the eyebrow...on the same plane as the flyaway hairs.

nice shot overall!
keep saving for a dslr...although its not the camera that makes photos great, it will certainly make taking great photos easier.

westerngirl14 · Oct 11, 2010

dcketcham said:
dont worry about only having a point and shoot... its not the camera that makes the photograph....

but, actually the photos not that bad... i like the clarity of her eye as my eyes are drawn right to hers...

if you get time to work on post processing, i would brighten the eye up though... its hidden in there with the dark shadows

Thanks so much for your input! Yes I know..the eye is too dark. I will see what I can do to fix it up.

I really APPRECIATE you critiquing this.THANKS!

westerngirl14 · Oct 11, 2010

SrBiscuit said:
some blowouts on the face too. nose, cheekbone, and around the eyebrow.
i agree with the need to brighten the eye a bit, but i disagree with 'good clarity' on the eye...looks like focus was nailed juuuuust above the eyebrow...on the same plane as the flyaway hairs.

nice shot overall!
keep saving for a dslr...although its not the camera that makes photos great, it will certainly make taking great photos easier.

Thank you also! ugh, yes, the blow outs. The sun was so bright that day and it was a totally unprepared for shot, so i didn't have sun screens up. You're right, also, in saying the focus isn't on the eye. my goof.:blushing: thanks for taking time to critique this! I'm a beginner so every little bit of encouragemental help is GREATLY APPRECIATED!