Lucy_updated with image

• Lainey

  Participant

  September 1, 2009 at 11:16 pm

  This was taken last month in the Glenview Hotel gardens. I’d appreciate a constructive critique…thanks for taking the time to look at it. [SOOC image]
  
  CianMcLiam

  Participant

  September 1, 2009 at 11:23 pm

  Lovely expression and moment captured here, to bring it up to perfect I could only suggest a little lift of the shadows in the eyes, a reflector or teenie tiny bit of fill flash would add a little sparkle.

  Very nice indeed :)
  Lainey

  Participant

  September 2, 2009 at 8:24 pm

  Thanks for that Cian..was looking for ideas to brighten her face so thanks for the advice ;-)
  LoGill

  Participant

  September 3, 2009 at 10:47 am

  Hi Lainey – I don’t really have anything further to add than Cian – reflectors are amust have ;) – but I did just want to say, I think the composition here with her body facing out of the image and the face tilted inwards is really lovely !! you should get straight out there and get some more

  L
  Lainey

  Participant

  September 3, 2009 at 11:09 am

  Thanks Lorraine – appreciate that :D She’s a bit of a natural poser – that positioning wasn’t planned so I can’t take credit for it. I did adjust my focus to the extreme right to keep her sharp. One thing about carrying a reflector though – although it creates lovely effects I find it a bit attention seeking when you whip it out on just a family day out. Maybe that’s just me and you get used to it with practice..

  As I’m a scrapbooker I thought I would show you what I did with this photo – I know scrapbooking is not for the purists out there who believe a photo should speak for itself but scrapbooking is about recording memories and messages for years to come. This is just something I like to do for my kids..

  TFL
  
  summerdreamn

  Member

  September 5, 2009 at 9:09 am

  lainey, scrapbooking is super fun. :) love it!