Pictures with flash...Did I light her up enough???

[Tiberius47]

Okay, in response to the OP, I personally would have under exposed the ambient light on the background by a stop or so and increased the flash power to compensate. What mode were you shooting in?

 

[Tony S]

From what I can see there's plenty of light. The problem now is your daughter is flatly lit with no modeling to give form or texture to her features from the direct flash.

 

[designerfoo]

I think the photos are over exposed and the skin tone definitely is not right!

 

[TamiAz]

Thanks, everyone... Marmots, I saw your edit last night and was too tired to respond. I was a little upset about the way you edited the one picture. My daughter is beautiful just the way she is. I don't care if someone does some minor edits, but to change her the way you did was not cool. You might have really been trying to help, but I would suggest not using someone's child. I didn't want to go all mama bear on you last night, so I didn't respond.

For those who commented on her skin tone...She was wearing some makeup with shimmer because she was a goddess, so maybe that's why it looks off. As far as her not being posed right...That's another thing I need to add to my list of stuff to learn. My biggest thing was having enough light on her. I've been hesitant using my flash and I'm trying to overcome my fear..LOL!!

 

[Robin Usagani]

TamiAZ, avoid on camera flash at all cost when shooting outside. However, if you only use very little flash power and mix it with the sun sometimes it looks ok. Personally if I did not shoot this with off camera flash, I would have set the flash to HSS/FP and use wider aperture to make your background blurrier (with shutter faster than 1/200).

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

I think it's incredibly inappropriate to photoshop someones child like that.

+1, post reported.

Reported? Really? I think everyone got the point across to marmots. I really don't think it's your place the be the whistle blower. That's kinda up to the OP on how they want to handle it. He's young and just learned this lesson the hard way. If he did it again, then I could see taking action. But still, that would be up to the OP... Not YOU!

 

[Robin Usagani]

Reported! You are being a whistle blower to the whistle blower!

I think it's incredibly inappropriate to photoshop someones child like that.

+1, post reported.

Reported? Really? I think everyone got the point across to marmots. I really don't think it's your place the be the whistle blower. That's kinda up to the OP on how they want to handle it. He's young and just learned this lesson the hard way. If he did it again, then I could see taking action. But still, that would be up to the OP... Not YOU!

 

[redessa]

ok im sorry i didnt think it would be taken so negatively

like i said it was the first time i did somethin glike that, and i ddnt think i was capable of making changes like that so i decided to challenge myself

Okay, if that was truly your reasoning, why would you have posted it here publicly for the world, and her MOTHER to see? I saw it last night too, and it was really tasteless to have put that up here.

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

Reported! You are being a whistle blower to the whistle blower!

I dont think I went running to the mods did I? Lemme check... NOPE I DID NOT.

 

[Natalie]

What's the big deal? It was an offensive, distasteful image, not to me but to everyone, and I reported it. I'm guessing you don't know much about how online forums work (as evidenced by your use of caps lock), but that's what the button is there for, to bring spam and abusive posts to the attention of the moderators. And I did, and the post got deleted. Problem solved, no need for your little rants long after the fact.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I think it's incredibly inappropriate to photoshop someones child like that.

+1, post reported.

Reported? Really? I think everyone got the point across to marmots. I really don't think it's your place the be the whistle blower. That's kinda up to the OP on how they want to handle it. He's young and just learned this lesson the hard way. If he did it again, then I could see taking action. But still, that would be up to the OP... Not YOU!

:thumbup: Thank you for speaking my mind. I couldn't find the words yesterday or I would have said it myself.

What's the big deal? It was an offensive, distasteful image, not to me but to everyone, and I reported it. I'm guessing you don't know much about how online forums work (as evidenced by your use of caps lock), but that's what the button is there for, to bring spam and abusive posts to the attention of the moderators. And I did, and the post got deleted. Problem solved, no need for your little rants.

The "Big Deal" to me is that we don't need any more cops in our lives. And frankly, do you really want to be part of the Offensive/Distasteful Police? Citizen cops are the worst too.

The kid had already apologized (kind of) for doing what comes naturally in the world of photography today. You want kids to be different, better, etc, raise better kids. Don't hit them over the head with a baton.

Bloody kids are not more intelligent.




Considering your number of posts I don't think you are going to be here very long. PC is mostly BS.

 

[Derrel]

I think the amount of flash used was a bit too much--it seemed to make the lighting feel a bit flat, and low-contrast, and the elimination of the shadows seems a bit un-natural. On the subject of the retouching, the original poster's profile says, "My photos are OK to edit" , which as I understand it, means JUST THAT. Period. Without exception, and without limitations, unless some are actually given. It seems to me that there's no need to rip on a high school kid when the OP posted the pics in open forum on the web, for literally hundreds of people to see, along with the blanket statement, "My photos are OK to edit." Oh, and Marmot...you are hereby required to show up at noon Sunday, in the town square, to be stoned to death. Natalie will be casting the first stone. Followed by Conrad...they will probably be aiming for your head for your commission of high crimes, I am sure.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I think the amou... ...ission of high crimes, I am sure.

Man you are such an a..hole but you are so lovable some times. :lmao:

 

[Derrel]

I think the amou... ...ission of high crimes, I am sure.

Man you are such an a..hole but you are so lovable some times. :lmao:

Right back at you cloudy!!! You too are a first-rate a..hole too! And at times, lovable, I guess...

It was weird...we both were responding at the same time. I didn't see your post until after mine was posted...it makes me worry when you and I agree on things...I hate when that happens! Makes me wonder if I have lost my mind, the same way you have!:lmao:

"We shall settle this score with a battle of the moustaches, at dawn!"

 

[Natalie]

+1, post reported.

Reported? Really? I think everyone got the point across to marmots. I really don't think it's your place the be the whistle blower. That's kinda up to the OP on how they want to handle it. He's young and just learned this lesson the hard way. If he did it again, then I could see taking action. But still, that would be up to the OP... Not YOU!

:thumbup: Thank you for speaking my mind. I couldn't find the words yesterday or I would have said it myself.

What's the big deal? It was an offensive, distasteful image, not to me but to everyone, and I reported it. I'm guessing you don't know much about how online forums work (as evidenced by your use of caps lock), but that's what the button is there for, to bring spam and abusive posts to the attention of the moderators. And I did, and the post got deleted. Problem solved, no need for your little rants.

The "Big Deal" to me is that we don't need any more cops in our lives. And frankly, do you really want to be part of the Offensive/Distasteful Police? Citizen cops are the worst too.

The kid had already apologized (kind of) for doing what comes naturally in the world of photography today. You want kids to be different, better, etc, raise better kids. Don't hit them over the head with a baton.

Bloody kids are not more intelligent.

Considering your number of posts I don't think you are going to be here very long. PC is mostly BS.

Um, I guess you weren't actually on when it happened, but it was fairly obvious that this kid's apologies were insincere, since despite saying he was "sorry", he still left the picture up for everyone to see instead of deleting it. Additionally, I made my post before he posted any of his "apologies", but because I went back and offered some feedback on the images too, mine got posted a few minutes after Marmot's. The kid's age is no excuse... At age 13, which is the youngest this kid could be, I would certainly expect he would know that something like that was offensive.

And I'm not sure what you mean by me not being here long. You've only been here slightly longer than me. I'm sorry I don't have nearly 5000 post like you do, some people just have more important things to do than sitting on an internet forum all day every day, like going out and taking photos. I'm done with this conversation, my actions were correct and I have no need to further defend them. Now excuse me, I have to go out and take some photos.