This is my little girl's doll that I've been using to practice portrait lighting. I'm just a photo nut who's trying to improve his technique. All sincere and constructive comments will appreciated. Thanks.
Converted RAW
Slight exposure adj-brighter
Color correction to bring out more blues/purples
Slight saturation boost
45deg frontlight from right, reflector from left to open shadows and additional light for background to add depth.
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments and votes on my little photo. This was my first post on DP Challenge or anywhere. So it's nice to experience a positive outcome. I guess 5th place is ok for starters. I've learned some valuable things about this process already. I can see that the bar is high around here. Looking forward to the next challenge.
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What can I say, you placed fifth on your first entry. Very well done.
There are a few suggestions I could make to the entry. I like the 45 degree side lighting to your subject and the choice of background. I would have however used a bit of fill light or a reflector on camera left to slightly open up those shadows a bit. I also might have shot this from just a bit lower perspective, you might have been able to get a bit of a catch light in the eye a bit better and not been peering down so much on your subject. Overall I dont think you can complain and have done well for your first entry.
I'm not a good photographer and I haven't had the nerve top post anything yet, but I just love this picture. To me, it's well focused with nice light and shade. I like the composition too.
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