This photo was taken using evening sun coming through a window and reflected back into the shadows using a light disk. I then made a few adjustments to the tone in Lightroom and a little sharpening to the eyes and mouth. Finally I added the border and exported to jpeg.
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He-he. The face of the teddy bear is nice and sharp. Looks like either she moved or autofocus missed the intended target. Very cute little lady. Good luck in the challenge.
A sweet portrait - the inclusion of the bear adds enormously to the appeal. The curtain isn't entirely in keeping with the portrait - if you can persuade your young model to cooperate in a re-shoot, how about trying it again with some net hung at the window?
the lighting here seems to be coming from the bottom left of the shot, I would guess from a reflector given the clarity of the catchlights (but thats a guess and i'm far from an expert). Light from this direction has caused unnatural shadows on the face (we're used to seeing shadows caused by light from above) which I think detract from an otherwise very good photo, both technically in terms of focus and composition and also it's a great shot of the little girl.
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