wayne-03 Loc: Minnesota

I have been reading a Scoot Kelby book titled “The Natural Light Portrait Book”. Wonderful book, just chucked full of information. Makes you want to grab your camera and start shooting. This is my first attempt at doing an indoor natural light portrait, as you can see, I need more practice. I used a 30-inch window for my main light. I placed my granddaughter about 6-feet from the window and back about 2-feet, the light was going across her similar to a feathered softbox. I had a small 20-inch reflector to her left to fill in the shadow side of her face. Camera was a Canon 5DII with a Canon 85mm-f/1.8 lens.

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jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Very nicely done!

Horseart Loc: Alabama

Very nicely done. I love natural light!

nathanweddings

Well lit. I would have had her eyes look a bit to her right to avoid the slightly crosseyed effect.

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

An EF 85mm f/1.8 USM shot wide open in a dark studio?
While fast glass works well in a cluttered venue on location to eliminate visual distractions, here you've lost way too much detail for little if any compelling reason in my humble estimation.

Seems that folks with fast glass believe it's perfectly fine to have only the iris in focus and the ears totally blurred... The artist of antiquity didn't go there... and they could have if they actually believed it would have enhanced...

Maybe capture again at f/4 on your 85mm
Just a thought...

Never been much of a fan of Scot Kelby...