Soft baby portrait
by Mike Richardson
(N.Falls,Ontario, Canada)
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?