Hershey Kiss Anyone?

My little cousin found the hershey kiss bowl and was soon in his own

little world. I've never really shot kids, but he gave me some good

opportunities. I'd love some feedback please. Thanks.

Beautiful!

Great shot. Love the lighting.

The only complaint I have with this shot is that without your text we have no real idea what he's playing with. Some more focus on the Kiss would have been nice. Otherwise this is a fabulous image.

looking at an image on the LCD screen and adjusting accordingly. I had been shooting him and his little sister with a flash, but then I noticed the softness of the light coming from the lamp. So i turned off my flash, opened up to f/1.8 and shot at what my in-camera meter (set on evaluative mode) told me. I find it to be pretty accurate in straight-forward lighting conditions. Unfortunately the D30 doesn't have a spot meter, but if it had I would have probably spot metered the boys face where it was light and then opened up 2/3 - 1 stop... same thing you were saying but I usually like metering areas lighter than medium gray (i have an easier time exposing for the highlights and it's the safest way to insure that they aren't blown out.)

 

However, instant feedback (i.e. digital) is the best way to insure you get exactly what you want. I probably would have bracketed +2/3 and -2/3 had i been shooting chromes. Best wishes - hope this is of some help.