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Soft baby portrait

by Mike Richardson
(N.Falls,Ontario, Canada)

Soft eyed baby portait

Soft eyed baby portait

Shot with a Nikon D200 and 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. ISO 100 SS 1/125 sec and F/8. Camera was handheld and lighting was provided by a 300 W/S strobe with medium softbox. Exposure was measured with a Sekonic light meter as being correct. Why is this image ( and most of this set) exceptionally soft? I'm assuming it's motion blur from the moving subject but I routinely shoot my older daughter with similar settings and don't end up with this. Won't the strobe help to "freeze" the subject even if she is moving?

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Soft baby portrait

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Nov 16, 2009
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starstarstar 		too much couch...
by: Anonymous

hi! you're daughter is adorable!wish you could have taken the pic with a little less of the couch and more of you're daughter.you captured her great smile in this photo...but could've been more great if you got a much closer view her.
Aug 26, 2008
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starstarstarstar 		Out 0f focus?
by: Anonymous

Great Picture..

Looks like the couch is more in focus than that of the baby? Could your focus not be put onto the baby's eyes?
Apr 02, 2008
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starstarstarstar 		Looks to me...
by: Jodie M

Looks to me like your focus fell on the pink ribbon on her shoulder. If the eyes would have been in focus you wouldn't have to worry about the rest of the shot. Try to focus the camera on the eyes, then reframe the shot and see if you get better results.
Feb 11, 2008
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starstarstarstarstar 		Very Nice
by: Hector

I'm not positive, but here's a few thoughts--
1. Did you take the light meter reading using reflective?
2. You might want to use a bounce flash

I've had similar outcomes, usually when there was a surface that was more reflective than absorbing of light. It looks like your daughter's face is too saturated with light, so possibly your light meter is at fault (double check settings, using reflective?, or try using camera's metering for comparison).

Another thought is how close you were when you took shot; maybe try further back or reduce power of flash. Hope this helps

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