My Daughter

DavidS

Here are a few photos from a recent trip to the playground with my daughter. I want to improve so please let me know how I can do better. Thanks.

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Thanks for looking

len20

3 and 5 are the best. Great composition and they seem to have caught her in a more natural moment.

Agnieszka

Hi there. Cute shots!! I would say you should try to not center your subject, but use the 1/3 rule .... but other than that

joshhuntnm

Nice shots. I am trying to work out how you got such soft shadows in sunlight. The background looks like bright sun. What is your secret?

DavidS

len20 wrote:

3 and 5 are the best. Great composition and they seem to have caught her in a more natural moment.

Thank you.

DavidS

Agnieszka wrote:

Hi there. Cute shots!! I would say you should try to not center your subject, but use the 1/3 rule .... but other than that

Thanks Angie. I appreciate your kind words and your advice.

DavidS

joshhuntnm wrote:

Nice shots. I am trying to work out how you got such soft shadows in sunlight. The background looks like bright sun. What is your secret?

Thanks Josh. I was shooting somewhat late in the day, which helps if you are in the sun and I was using fill flash dialing in at -1.3 EV. I am not sure if the fill flash helps or not. I would tend to think that filling in the shadows, reduces the contrast between shadow and highlight. Even using -1.3 EV I could see the flash, which I do not like. I need to experiment with shooting outdoors and not using fill flash.