Owen S- Happy Image

Exposure: This photograph was taken multiple times each at a slightly different exposure. The first few were taken on aperture priority but this program feature did not render a property exposed image.I decided to switch over to full manual and decide on 1/80 sec (at 2.8 and iso 100). 

Focus: This image is in focus. I chose to keep the sharp focus of this image because soft focus is so often over used in portraiture, I bought a nice lens I'm not going to rub chapstick on the front element to soften the focus you know?

DOF: This image was shot at f/2.8 giving it a very shallow depth of field. This is just the look I was going for because my subject was properly isolated, despite being rather close to the background.    

Lighting: My light for this photo was totally natural. This photo was taken around 6:30 in a late summer afternoon so the light was very nice, especially since the cloud cover diffused most of the direct sunlight. As for white balance I shot in RAW and adjusted in Lightroom.

Rule of Thirds: This was a portrait orientation shot so I diddn't want to put the subjects face too far out of the center of the frame.

Framing: For a traditional portrait shot the arming is fine.

Color: For other images this set I desaturated the color as to emulate the look of an antique color photograph, this one however I kept the colors more natural looking seeing as how I had a human subject. 

Leading Line: While there are no lines in the photograph drawing the eye brought he image the eyes of my subject are placed just where I want them (intersection of the rule of thirds lines).

Dark v Light: The background of this image is sufficiently dark to separate the subject and ring her forward in the image. 

Balance: I think the background could be a little bit darker but the image works fine as is.

Mood: I like the mood of this photo, it came out the way I wanted.

Feeling: I think this is a happy image. thats nice.