Bright Eyes

She wanted to "have her picture made"

Cute,good skin color. Would have elevated the soft box to throw highlight at 1 o'clock decrasing the shadow on top of cheeks.

I like the lighting. A lot. What exactly did you do ? Put two flashes with soft boxes, one on the right and one on the left ?

Very nice work!

I used one large softbox just to camera left. I had to lower it because her bangs are so thick, it was causing her eyes to grow dark. Had her mom brush her bangs back, that helped a little. I am not fond of the shadows on her cheeks and will dodge before printing.

i wonder if a bit of blurring can make it better?

Very nice portrait,especially her sparkling eyes.No blurring please!

Ilike the slight shadows on the top of her cheeks. Makes it a little different, a little more low key, without being distracting.

Sorry, but I can't handle the monster lighting on this face. I'd move the big light back up and use a fill light or a white reflector low - and brush that hair back a touch more if necessary.

 

Great shot otherwise. It's an adorable face and the shot is razor sharp (I've never understood why people like kids to be fuzzy).