Brother & sister outside a store

This was a shot I took coming out of a Barnes n Noble bookstore.

There was a light on the exterior wall and I asked the kids to stand

under it. This is a portrait experiment using available light.

Comments and ratings welcome - Thanks in advance for taking the time.

I would use a reflector to make it some more interesting.5-5.

the contrast is extreme. So the girls forehead is overexposed, and the boy is underexposed. If you want flat black areas in a photo it is important to make sure that the shapes that are decernable are strong graphically and are legible.

Great lighting

Somewhat it seems to bother me how the woman is looking at the camera but I still cannot see the eyes. It's interesting how the man is silently smaller in the background while the woman is dominating the image.

 

Overall, I like this photo.

Thanks all for the direction and comments - regarding lighting - this was an 'available lighting' experiment - so no reflectors, etc.

I like this one ,specially the ligthing , and how it flows in the girl face, well done :)

 

ps

Thank you for the comment on my work , Im new here, so I dont know much about this site!

 

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Thank you :)

I like using what light there is especially giving strong contrasts. Good one Gerry.

I appreciate your time in looking at my work and commenting - Shirley - nice pieces over on DA - very creative - Terry Thanks for taking a look at this and regarding the lighting - it was just a downward facing wall sconce outside Barnes N Nobles bookshop - I didn't set the lighting up - I just took advantage of it

I like the moody lighting this has..