my family

Elaine

Today is my birthday, so I was able to leverage a family photo! I shot RAW (only my third time ever!), shot manual, and used my camera's built-in flash. Yay me! Now, I'm up for some C&C, please!

gmonkeh

Hi Elaine,

For built in camera flash, this turned out really well. It doesn't even look like on camera lighting.

Nice shot,

And happy birthday!

Alex

Cuties02q

Happy Birthday!! What a great looking family you have Elaine

btw:My b-day is monday

Scott_Quier

you got at least 3 gifts for your B-Day

• You found that there's nothing magic or difficult about shooting RAW
• You found that using flash for fill is not hard to get right (Yup, this is a good looking shot! Congrats!)
• Finally, you now know that getting one year older is really getting one year better!

Beautiful family and very nice shot.

saurora

I can't top what Scott said, I agree entirely, so Happy Birthday Elaine and this is a great shot!!! :bday

macmac

Nice shot. I like the framing of the tree and the blurred background is great. The people look great!

PineapplePhoto

Happy Bday!

Lovely family and lovely shot. You did use a self timer or remote?

Also, where's your hubby giving you that new Canon 40D with the 70-200 f2.8L IS USM lens?

ShepsMom

Happy B-day Elaine!!! Nice looking family, good shot and i'm glad to hear you're shooting RAW!

Elaine

Thanks, everyone, for the birthday wishes and kind words! :ivar

Scott...shooting RAW still makes me a little nervous, only because of my lack of skills in the pp department! I'm limping my way through it, but I know I can do better. I am able to see, however, the huge benefits...lots more detail available to work with and the ability to correct for slight blow-outs, to name a couple. I do seem to be seeing some differences between my edited shot and what is seen here, though (less contrast here). Not sure why that is. I have a long ways to go before I'm confident with the flash!

Pineapple...I so WISH I had a shot of my husband giving me a 40D and 70-200 f 2.8!!! I can hope for Christmas! BTW...I used a remote cord for this one. I set it on 2 sec timer so I could push the button, drop the remote and put my hand in place on my son's arm.

Cuties...Happy (early) Birthday to you! It's a great time of year for a birthday, don't you think?

Thanks again, all!

DavidTO

Elaine:

You done good. Very good.

Oh, and

binghott

adorable picture!

jeffreaux2

Great exposure. sharpness, composition and background.......what else is there to say....except Happy Birthday!!!!!

Now....who did you say that hot chick in the photo is?....

Elaine

Thanks, David, binghott and Jeff!


Jeff...you're too much! :giggle

grimace

Nicely done!!

adpace

Great family portrait! Happy Birthday!!

LiquidAir

You mixed that flash with some great natural light. Well done. Oh, and happy birthday.

urbanaries

I almost missed this one Elaine! What a fantastic photo, awesome colors and expressions! You guys look like a very happy family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! hope it was a good one! :cavig

Elaine

Thank you...Adam, Angela, Ken and Lynne! I had a nice birthday, which was punctuated by getting a family shot I was pleased with! Thanks for all the kind words!

DavidS

What a wonderful family portrait. The expressions seem very natural and the lighting is great.