You either needed more light or a tripod. On-camera flash would ruin the picture and a slower shutter speed might incur some motion blurring. Try again on a brighter day perhaps?
Ideally use a decent SLR where ISO 1600 would not cause unacceptable noise and drop the aperture down a stop. Focus on the mother's eyes.
Apr 20, 2009 Rating
Focal Point by: Danielle
It's hard to tell with the small pic that's shown here but it seems to me that your focal point was more the grandmother's shoulder. It appears to be what is most in focus. Next time I would try to pay close attention to where the main focus is. Making sure it is mostly on the face or eyes of your subject.
Danielle
Aug 31, 2008 Rating
iso 400? what about flash by: Joe
Hi Lisa,
I don't know if your camera can handle it, but if it can I would suggest popping along to strobist.com.
It's a site that talks about off camera flash. There are two (free) courses on off camera lighting which are a very comprehensive base. This would offer you alternatives to your iso 800 (although your photo's okay, you know, in terms of the amount of light).
But by using some of these techniques you can punch up the drama or light ratio in a picture like this
