New dance look

My oldest daughter spent an hour straightening her beautiful, curly hair last night in preparation for a school dance. 

Certainly a different look, but I missed her curls. She is beautiful regardless.



A reminder of her usual locks.

 

Thanks for the kind comments.

I wish I could say I did something different on this one, but it was just the typical settings I tend to use in natural light.

This was taken outdoors just before sunset in a shaded area of bougenvilla. I shot RAW with the D2X and the 85mm, f1.4 at f1.4 and 1/2000. I had forgottent to change my ISO from earlier indoor shots so it was at ISO 400. Matrix metering was used. A little boost in contrast with ACR. I didn't adjust the auto WB. Minimal USM was then applied.

 

Thanks for the kind words, Frank.

She is quite the athelete, but she also likes to dress up with the whole make up and hair thing! Hopefully the sports don't lose her interest as the teenage years and boys arrive.

 

Thanks, Gordon. The dance was fun and all of her friends couldn't believe her hair!

Thanks, Woody for the kind words. Everyone here has such a love for their kids that it seems to come through in their photos.

This picture does seem to have a glow about it. I can't quite place where that came from. Must have been the soft bokeh from the lens mixed with the diffuse lighting.

 

Thanks to the both of you for the nice comments. I'm usually pretty compulsive about the ISO thing, but when your 11 year old tells you to hurry up and take just one shot before the dance, mistakes are usually made!:redface: