Bedtime In the Fort

My kids love to build forts in the living room using every availablechair and blanket. My 7-year-old daughter decided to spend the nightin hers recently. It makes for a very cozy bed.

This shot was lit with my hot shoe flash attached via a remote cordand laid near her feet pointing away from her head. The StofenOmni-bounce diffuser lit up the quilt in the frame, which in turnreflected back to her face. I still had to brighten her face just abit in post.

Any suggestions for improvement? I'm starting to think I should haveangled the camera up just a bit, since the quilt is more interestingthan the dark floor.

I would suggest toning down the light on the quilt. It distracts from the face of the child.

I experimented some with darkening the quilt before I posted this photo, but the result looked unnatural. Maybe I wasn't doing it quite right.