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Mira Scores at the Candy Machine
Mira Scores at the Candy Machine
tgplummer


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Lucky (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Location: My home
Date: Jan 4, 2009
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 4, 2009

For the lighting setup I used one Nikon SB800 with an umbrella as a main light, one Nikon SB600 super flash unit for a fill light, and one SB600as a background light. I used a white backdrop mounted on a background stand system but tried not to lighten the backdrop too much to keep it a bit dark so that it did not distract from the focus of the story. I kept the f-stop low, so that Mira's face would be the main focal point. I stood on a ladder to capture both Mira's face and her hands full of candy. I did a small exposure adjustment in the RAW file and a small crop to take out extra space on the right side of the photo.

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 87
Avg (all users): 4.9481
Avg (commenters): 6.1111
Avg (participants): 4.7750
Avg (non-participants): 4.9884
Views since voting: 761
Views during voting: 365
Votes: 212
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/12/2009 10:15:12 PM
Now this girl is LUCKY! Great model, perfect expression. good DOF. Nice catchlight.
01/12/2009 06:57:11 PM
I would prefer if the candy machine were also in focus.
01/10/2009 08:54:13 PM
Wonderful shot! I love her expression. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/10/2009 03:51:37 AM
NICE EXPRESSIONS CAPTURED...YA..! ITS REALLY A LUCKY DAY FOR MIRA..SHARE SOME CANDIES WITH ME...HAHAHA
01/09/2009 11:05:53 PM
what a ham!
01/08/2009 07:54:02 PM
Nice Candid shot. I like the focus on her face and the slight softness of her hands. I find the table top and the table structure (y section directly under her hands)slightly distracting.

Great shot, well framed, good lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/08/2009 02:26:22 PM
Love the joy here, and surprise. More specific lighting to reduce the background would have improved this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/07/2009 07:52:06 AM
Cute expression
01/07/2009 04:19:07 AM
Nice idea, better focus would improve the shot greatly IMO


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