Portrait C&C please

[pony]

I got a new lens recently and was just playing around while my daughter and I were baking. I liked the way this one looked, but would very much appreciate any C&C
Thanks

D90
50mm/1.4
1/200
ISO 250
f 1.8

 

[MrRamonG]

Adorable. Great portrait!!

 

[IgsEMT]

i love the CRISP in the eyes!
and catch lights are awesome
great job on that...

 

[bradleypics]

That's a great shot, very sharp.

 

[pony]

Thanks for the kind words

Is there anything I can do to improve photos like these?
Also, I cropped it down quite a bit...is the crop OK?
The original did not cut off any of her hair/head and had most of her torso and arm

 

[Mike_E]

What's on her forehead? Or is that blown highlights? It's a bit distracting to me although I think that the shot is worth taking again.


BTW did you adopt your greyhound or do you race them? We've adopted a couple- Great dogs!

 

[pony]

What's on her forehead? Or is that blown highlights? It's a bit distracting to me although I think that the shot is worth taking again.


BTW did you adopt your greyhound or do you race them? We've adopted a couple- Great dogs!

I'm not seeing the spots, but my laptop STINKS for viewing photos. I'll check it on my desktop later

No racing for us, we are all retired couch potatoes here I have worked with greyhound adoption groups since I adopted my first in 1994. Best dogs ever!

 

[pcacj]

I think the crop is fine. Brings focus on the most important part of the photo. I was struggling with identifying the object she is eating off of, but I can deduct it is one of those things that you scrape batter out of a bowl with. If you were going to restage (which I don't care for), maybe the utensil could be something that adds to the 'trip down memory lane'...wooden spoon, or a beater from an electric beater, etc. Great photo, beautiful child, awesome clarity. Put it in a scrapbook.

 

[annapierce]

I really like the crop! I personally think it would look better in B&W. Did you do anything to her skin? Looks like you ran Portraiture or something? If so, I would tone that down a bit. But adorable girl

 

[pony]

I think the crop is fine. Brings focus on the most important part of the photo. I was struggling with identifying the object she is eating off of, but I can deduct it is one of those things that you scrape batter out of a bowl with. If you were going to restage (which I don't care for), maybe the utensil could be something that adds to the 'trip down memory lane'...wooden spoon, or a beater from an electric beater, etc. Great photo, beautiful child, awesome clarity. Put it in a scrapbook.

That was one of my worries about the crop. I tried a few showing more of the spatula but they ended up being awkward sizes. Thank you for the input though. Next time we bake I will bust out the old skool bowls and spoons

I really like the crop! I personally think it would look better in B&W. Did you do anything to her skin? Looks like you ran Portraiture or something? If so, I would tone that down a bit. But adorable girl

I don't do photoshop yet and just airbrushed her cheeks a little bit using flickr photo editor because they were a little chapped. I will play with it again and see if I can do any better. Thanks