Connie - Window Lighting

A quick reminder that everyone's monitor displays things differently. What looks one way on my monitor will look another way on yours. Something might look too dark or blown out on different monitors. I just want to remind everyone of that. So if something doesn't look quite right to you about another person's picture, it might be the differences in monitors.

I edited this picture and turned it into black and white. I really like this photo! You did a great job. You should be proud! The lighting is great! This is a hang it on your wall type photo. Not very many people take these types of photos. They turn on the flash, and it gets rid of those shadows.

I have three suggestions.

1. This picture is a "close up" picture, but I would try getting even closer. I would zoom in on her face using the zoom of your camera (don't physically get closer).

2. I would also try and get down on her level a little bit more. I understand that it might cut off part of her face, but then at that point you could try and get her to raise her head a little bit by putting her hands under her cheeks or pushing down the leg of the stuffed animal.

3. Can you see the light in her one eye? That to me is really pretty, and it is one of my favorite things about using window light; however, the other eye is a "dead" eye. There is no reflection in the other eye. I get plenty of those....actually, Cammie's eyes are "dead" in the picture I just posted! To fix that problem you might have to reposition her a little bit so that her eyes are facing the window a bit more.

These are some suggestions, but I find that sometimes...okay...most of the time, my kids won't cooperate, and so I just take what I can get!

Again, I think you should be very proud of your first post! I can't wait to see what you are taking in a couple of months. You have a good eye.