This noob took a picture of his daughter having toast

Hi

Just a picture of my daughter eating toast just wanted everyone's thoughts on it.

Nice picture she is cute as a button.

I think the toast is not toasted enough.

It's sharp and well exposed so the technical side is OK. Now you have to realize that when you look through the viewfinder, your brain let's you see only what you want to look at. You can concentrate on your daughter and forget the two conflicting colours or the cushions behind her and her expression. Creating a portrait that will draw you in is another level of photography that involves cropping (try not to have the subject right in the middle of the shot) and some background blur to keep the viewer's eyes on the subject.

Good start anyway, enjoy your Nikon.

Hi

Yes i did realise the cushions but she was sitting there and i had the camera lol i didn't really know what thread to put it in that's why i chose portrait but this isn't really a portrait.

But thank you i do welcome any help i can get lol

Dave

nook6 said:

Hi

Yes i did realise the cushions but she was sitting there and i had the camera lol i didn't really know what thread to put it in that's why i chose portrait but this isn't really a portrait.

But thank you i do welcome any help i can get lol

Dave

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You can do a daily post in the 365 thread. Don't worry that this year is almost over. Just keep it going into the new year.

And you will only learn if ya practice right?! Nice shot too.
Don't worry...in time you will be seeing through the viewfinder instead of just looking!

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A portrait orientation generally looks better on a shot like this. Here is a quick edit on what it could look like.

Don Kuykendall said:

A portrait orientation generally looks better on a shot like this. Here is a quick edit on what it could look like.

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This must be one of the reasons you are a super moderator. I really like your posts. So far (remember I´m a "noob"here), you never put anyone down and always try to show the best way. Kudos

Fantastic shot!!! Really nice!

Nice shot, Marcel and Don said it all, enjoy!

nook6 said:

Hi

Yes i did realise the cushions but she was sitting there and i had the camera lol i didn't really know what thread to put it in that's why i chose portrait but this isn't really a portrait.

But thank you i do welcome any help i can get lol

Dave

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Dave, I really like your shot. I agree that it looks better cropped, but I also admit to tending toward the opposite extreme of 'over cropping' my portraits at the shooting stage. Another way around distracting colors is sometimes (and this doesn't always work) trying the image in black and white to see if that makes a difference. I took a few photos of my daughter under the Christmas tree last week. I had the heating turned up a bit too warm and her cheeks were so flushed they didn't even look real. Against the backdrop of the gaudy colors of the tree, lights and all else, the photo was too busy, despite having composed it fairly tightly. Black and white worked in this case for me and it was much better.

I like the fact that you have the eyes sharp. That's usually one of the first things to draw me in with a portrait

Hi

I thought i would revisit this photo and play with it a little more and see if this looks better.



Dave