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Dawn- You have such an adorable model :) I love the expression, body positioning & the feet. This one is worth re-taking immediately. Same set up, just include more of the foreground, all the arms, hands & dress.

Since you don't have any "details" & I only see one catch-light in her eyes, I'm guessing you used either one off camera or one on camera flash.

Your images show such great potential, you just need to fine turn a little. One thing I always use to do (& sometimes still do) is try to compose the shot perfectly in the camera. Forget about that for right now. Most images do not fall into the 4x6 SLR format. So.... now I take the image wider than I think I want, you can always crop later. One of the best things I ever learned. 2nd, if you have the capability, shoot every thing in RAW. I guarantee you it is a life saver when lighting is less than perfect, which is most times :)

Keep up the wonderful work, I will be watching :)

Jayme, you have no idea how much your critques today have helped me! This was taken with 1 AB800 at camera right. I keep telling myself to take a step back and crop as PP but I am always worried that the eyes will be soft if I do. I also have trouble seeing a good crop on a wider shot. Does that make sense? Does that get easier with time? If I can bribe her, I will try this shot again.

Thank you so much!

Dawn

Dawn- I'm glad to be of help. It does get easier to see a good crop. I always try to remember exactly what I was thinking when I took the image. This helps me to zero in on my rationale for taking the image. Sometimes, I find myself wondering "What the heck did I take that for?" :)

Bribe her! It will be a gorgeous image, she'll cherish for years to come :) Here's an idea for the crop. Hope this helps. I love the feet!

Jayme, I was able to capture some images close to this. I'm really glad you encouraged me to try again. :) I actually got a new all time favorite photograph of Isobel. :) I'm not sure if I prefer it in color or b/w. It is the one where she looks like she is thinking of some kind of trouble to get into.

I bribed her with "being the director". She set up a bunch of shots and told me when to take the picture. I put those along with the ones for me in a folder called "light and crop". I was very aware of stepping back and allowing for cropping in PS. I also set up a "rule of thirds" grid that comes up when I open a picture. It seems to make it easier to see a potential crop, that follows that rule.

Thanks again for everything,

Dawn