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Here I have used Soft Window light to create this image of my daughter and her best friend - our pet dog!  I am pretty happy with this but had to bump the ISO up to 800 as it was such an overcast and rainy day but it doesn't look too grainy I don't think.  i will definitely take this shot again on a brighter day but as the forecast for the next month is dismal I wanted to get something up.  I also want to work through the other light set ups - I particularly liked the shadows and reflections method and am super keen to try so will post something at a later date on this when I get around to practicing that style.

This was shot with my Pentax K200D, 24-70mm lens (at 24mm), f2.8, 60sec and 800 ISO. 

I think there lighting looks just fine Jane. I use up to Iso1600 regularly on my portrait shots these days and go as high as 6400 if the light is really poor. You can always use post processing programs like lightroom or photoshop to remove the noise.

Do you think you captured the essence of the "best friend relationship" in this shot?

Perhaps the following better shows the best friend relationship...thanks for the feedback as always, love your latest shot - about to comment!

That does show their friendship much better and the light you're using works well as a black and white.  :)

I've found with kids you have to become very good at picking the 'defining moment' that conveys the story you're after. Gets easier with practice ;)

I noticed you used f/2.8.  If you don't need such shallow depth of field (as in this case maybe?) you could choose a smaller aperture such as f/8 which would allow for a lower ISO.  That being said, I agree that unless you are making a huge enlargement, I don't think you need to worry.  Also agree that the second photograph portrays more connection.  Great discussion...will be helpful to others! Thanks for posting!