What happened to our baby?

[david_h]

Our daughter is growing up just too fast. This autumn she starts high school and I caught her pondering her on-line course sign up site.

http://djh.smugmug.com/photos/135594670-L.jpg

I was playing with my new 85mm f1.4 and the only light in the room was from the monitor.

[sskoutas]

Our daughter is growing up just too fast. This autumn she starts high school and I caught her pondering her on-line course sign up site.

I was playing with my new 85mm f1.4 and the only light in the room was from the monitor.

Very pretty image with wonderful gradients...

[Nimai]

Love it. Do monitors count as "natural" light? I'd say so. It's not a light you placed. I think it's got great mood. Helps that she's obviously quite beautiful too.
Thanks for sharing this one.

[Stormdancing]

Love it. Do monitors count as "natural" light? I'd say so. It's not a light you placed. I think it's got great mood. Helps that she's obviously quite beautiful too.
Thanks for sharing this one.
Very pretty girl and a great shot using "available light". I'm not too keen on the edge treatment though.

[Nimai]

Very pretty girl and a great shot using "available light". I'm not too keen on the edge treatment though.I assumed that border was a standard treatment that david_h employs. (We'll see when he replies)
I like to see what people do for their "digital frames".

[Rhuarc]

Great looking shot! Really like how you went against conventional wisdom and purposefuly blew out the highlights. It gives it a real glamour feel.

[DavidS]

Very nice.

[david_h]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Nimia, yes you are right about the border. I use this on all my blog entrys and also the on-line web proofs from our weddings. Nothing like having the client see your logo 1,000 times or so :D

Rhuarc, my portraits often have blown highlights, especially in the backgrounds. I tend to spot or center meter on the subjects face and let the rest of the image fall as it may.

Although this shot wasn't posed, I always include a similar portrait for our brides, usually lit by soft window light. Here's an example, this one done with my old faithful 85mm f1.8:

http://djh.smugmug.com/photos/135805693-L.jpg

[squeaky_clean82]

Wow... That last image is stunning! The conversion is great, too.

[peterst6906]

Great bridal shot David.

I think it is better than the first one, which is also good, but the slight softness (even if it's intentional) doesn't grab me.

I still like the composition. lighting and emotion of the shot, just not the softness (at least not of her eyes anyway).

Regards,

Peter