When I started this blog I had a FujiFilm FinePix 40i, and I mostly used it for snapshots rather than any serious photography, and while I have several thousand shots taken with this camera very few are likely to make it onto this site, mainly because the quality of most of them really isn’t all that good.
After working on yesterday’s shot, and realising that it captured something of our daughter’s personality, I looked through some of my archives for a shot that captured the spirit of our next oldest daughter. She’s currently eight, but was a few days short of turning six when this was taken. And while her elder sister is often contemplative, almost to the point of being withdrawn, she’s much more effervescent – the archetypal mischevous imp ;-)
So, technically this shot isn’t too great, but I like the composition and I do think it gets across something of our daughter’s almost manic personality :-)
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
comment byrachael at 02:32 AM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
I love it. I often like photos that are full of personality or emotion over photos that are technically good. oh course, I'm no expert either, so this looks technically good to me. :)
comment byRichard at 07:27 AM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
It's good but not too crazy about the 'halo' around her. But fun.
comment byDaniel at 12:36 PM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
Boy, she's got a pointy tongue! The effects on the background on the right are a little to surreal in my opinion. I like the blurry bottom of the picture.
comment by djn1 at 01:23 PM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
In light of Richard's and Daniel's comments I've toned down the background on the right a little.
comment bybtezra at 03:37 PM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
~this is by far one of your best shots in my humble opinion; great color, clarity and composition with the extreme in your face perspective...the expression on your daughter's face is PERFECT, really defines the personality and prose your wonderful daughter has to offer the lens, and the techs are not as bad you think, perfection is not easy to capture and is rarely as redundant as we hope~
i really like the colours, very bold as usual. although i'm not sure about the halo-esque blurring in the background and around her (as someone else mentioned).
she's got a very pointy tongue. strange! and i thought your children were white!
comment bydeceptive at 05:03 PM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
Great shot, I like the angle very much and as btezra said the expression is perfect.
comment by djn1 at 05:57 PM (GMT) on 9 April, 2004
If anyone's interested, the original image is here. As you can see the only significant change is a boost to both the saturation and contrast. As for the "e halo-esque blurring in the background and around her" ... as much as anything else I think this is a consequence of the sharpening and Curves adjustment rather than a deliberate effect.
d: Between us we have five daughters. The eldest (from my first marriage) visits in the holidays and spends the rest of the time with her mum. The next oldest two are my step-daughters - today's and yesterday's entries. And we've had the youngest two - currently two and a half and fourteen months - since we got together. We have a rather complex family ;-)
comment byheather at 12:14 AM (GMT) on 10 April, 2004
they're all so beautiful! and that tongue! my goodness.
I think it's a great shot.. and what a beautiful little girl..
comment by Judith Polakoff at 01:50 AM (GMT) on 13 April, 2004
Spectacular colors in this, and like the others, I can't find fault with it technically either. I really like your daughter's skin color too, she's lovely!
comment by Kate at 03:37 PM (GMT) on 13 April, 2004
And this one's looking particularly cheeky here!
comment by jane at 12:31 AM (GMT) on 15 April, 2004
Gorgeous and so mischievous!!! The colours are gorgeous and I keep expecting her to move!!!! What a cute tongue - the shape, texture and lovely pinkiness make it look like a strawberry.I'm intrigued by the reflection in her eyes...
When I started this blog I had a FujiFilm FinePix 40i, and I mostly used it for snapshots rather than any serious photography, and while I have several thousand shots taken with this camera very few are likely to make it onto this site, mainly because the quality of most of them really isn’t all that good.
After working on yesterday’s shot, and realising that it captured something of our daughter’s personality, I looked through some of my archives for a shot that captured the spirit of our next oldest daughter. She’s currently eight, but was a few days short of turning six when this was taken. And while her elder sister is often contemplative, almost to the point of being withdrawn, she’s much more effervescent – the archetypal mischevous imp ;-)
So, technically this shot isn’t too great, but I like the composition and I do think it gets across something of our daughter’s almost manic personality :-)
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
2.38pm on 27/8/01
f2.8
1/1000
n/a
+0.0
evaluative
200
8.7mm
jpeg/normal
daylight
none
I love it. I often like photos that are full of personality or emotion over photos that are technically good. oh course, I'm no expert either, so this looks technically good to me. :)
It's good but not too crazy about the 'halo' around her. But fun.
Boy, she's got a pointy tongue! The effects on the background on the right are a little to surreal in my opinion. I like the blurry bottom of the picture.
In light of Richard's and Daniel's comments I've toned down the background on the right a little.
~this is by far one of your best shots in my humble opinion; great color, clarity and composition with the extreme in your face perspective...the expression on your daughter's face is PERFECT, really defines the personality and prose your wonderful daughter has to offer the lens, and the techs are not as bad you think, perfection is not easy to capture and is rarely as redundant as we hope~
i really like the colours, very bold as usual. although i'm not sure about the halo-esque blurring in the background and around her (as someone else mentioned).
she's got a very pointy tongue. strange! and i thought your children were white!
Great shot, I like the angle very much and as btezra said the expression is perfect.
If anyone's interested, the original image is here. As you can see the only significant change is a boost to both the saturation and contrast. As for the "e halo-esque blurring in the background and around her" ... as much as anything else I think this is a consequence of the sharpening and Curves adjustment rather than a deliberate effect.
d: Between us we have five daughters. The eldest (from my first marriage) visits in the holidays and spends the rest of the time with her mum. The next oldest two are my step-daughters - today's and yesterday's entries. And we've had the youngest two - currently two and a half and fourteen months - since we got together. We have a rather complex family ;-)
they're all so beautiful! and that tongue! my goodness.
I think it's a great shot.. and what a beautiful little girl..
Spectacular colors in this, and like the others, I can't find fault with it technically either. I really like your daughter's skin color too, she's lovely!
And this one's looking particularly cheeky here!
Gorgeous and so mischievous!!! The colours are gorgeous and I keep expecting her to move!!!! What a cute tongue - the shape, texture and lovely pinkiness make it look like a strawberry.I'm intrigued by the reflection in her eyes...