Hi Mom! i think you did a great job on this shot. the composition is perfect, and the lighting effect is very well done. I have noticed in a couple of photos of yours in dark conditions that you get a yellow cast... I don't know if you camera has a white balance adjustment, but you may want to check into that. I think your teddy bear photo has some yellow cast to it as well.
All in all, you did a great job, but the image has some camera limitations affecting it (white balance and grain or noise in dark images). I like pcody's idea to shoot this with the light reflection making a halo at her head! Well done!
Love,
Andy
(edit) I just noticed that your ISO was 320 for this shot. Try to set it lower if your camera will let you and it will minimize the noise/grain. It will also require a longer shutter speed, but you were already at 1/2 second, so I assume you used a tripod or other stable surface for the camera.
The idea is good. The light on the wall might have been more dramatic if it was moved more toward her head to form a halo. I think it would be more pleasing if there was less noise.
I was very curious when I saw this in the thumbnails, and I find it even more interesting once opened fully. I enjoy this image - the composition is unique, I find an odd juxtoposition with my perception, in that the fairy looks more concrete and real while the crystal has the mystical and fantasy aura to it. I think that and the technical execution is why the image captures my attention so much. Nice. 7
Nice use of thirds, I think the tightness of the crop helps a lot. Unfortuantely the image looks a little noisy, I guess because you had to keep the room fairly dark to cast a reasonable ring of light. Reducing the ISO may help (if you didn't already) and also using a wider aperture.
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