My first try at baby pics

[JimJohnD]

A friend of mine asked me to try getting some pictures of his 6 month old daughter. I've never worked with kids before so this was a new one for me She wasn't in a real happy mood but we got a few shots that looked fair.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/3037377605_5e9a168320_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/3038213212_4ebe23e479_b.jpg

The background was just a while blanket set up in their dinning room. I had tried to use flash but it was a bit too much for the kid so I went with my continuous setup instead.
One question for portraits, when you get more than one catch-light in the eyes, should you remove all but one or leave them there?
C&C welcome, thanks.

JimJohnD

 

[Christie Photo]

One question for portraits, when you get more than one catch-light in the eyes, should you remove all but one or leave them there?

It's really a matter of preference. I do recommend only one catch light.

When I create lighting for portraits, I nearly always want it to appear as if there is one primary light source, even though I always use four lights.

Also, I like seeing more color in the eye, so I retouch all secondary catch lights.


-Pete