Hello from Wisconsin!

[Sarah]

It looks like this board is pretty slow, but I hope it picks up soon.

I'm Sarah and I just got the book "Photographing Children" for Christmas.  I have a 2 month old baby boy, and I want to get good photos of him if I can.

My equipment so far includes a Canon 40D with a kit lens, a 50mm 1.8 lens, a Lightscoop, and a tripod.  Pretty basic. 

I'm looking for feedback and instruction, and I can handle criticism.  I hope to learn lots from all of you!

[StearnsJD]

Not to fear.... New site with some learning curves. You will have fun here. Here is a email I got from Photoworkshop.com forum;

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The message they sent you was:

Take a picture of someone or something near a window in diffused light without your flash. You want your subject to be well-exposed, although that might mean having dark areas in the room. Diffused light gives a soft light to the subject. You might also need to adjust your white balance as diffused light can give off a blue or greenish hue to your images.

--from Chris Bucher's PHOTOWORKSHOP.COM Book Series, "Lighting."

Assignment closes January 26, 2011.

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