Turning 5.

[Garth Herrick]

Hi Mary,

This does look just like the color you described exactly to me.

Garth

[Mary Sparrow]

I tried to match the swatch as close to the portrait as I could. Is this better? (now if I could just go back and re-do ALL of the portraits I have submitted )

[Holly Snyder]

Hi Mary,

This looks very nice now, much warmer and more life like. If the image from your digital camera has this bluish cast to it, it's your white balance. I seem to remember that you just bought a camera, I don't remember what it was though. Check the manual to see if you can set the white balance with a grey card. If you don't already have one, you can buy one from a camera shop for around $10. That should give you the right color cast.

Cheers,
Holly

[Jean Kelly]

What a difference! Much better. Check the WB setting first. What settings are you using otherwise? I think we have the same camera, e-mail me and I might be able to help some.

Jean

[Chuck Yokota]

With the white balance, the camera is compensating for the light that you are photographing your artwork in. If you are using artificial light, you might be making it more challenging for the camera to correct. (See the various threads on lighting in other sections.)

[Jimmie Arroyo]

Good job Mary, I can tell it looks just like him because he kinda looks like you in your tinyhead. It looked nice before even tho your white had a bluish tint to them, but it looks even better now.

[Mike McCarty]

http://www.camerabugdigital.com/instructions.htm

Mary,

The above link may be of some use to you. It talks about some of the issues you bring up. I found it buried in my photo resource archives.

[Sharon Knettell]

Mary,

He is adorable!

It is hard for me to say too much about the color as I see the trouble you are having getting a good representation.

But from the get go I see you are getting much better variety in your skintone, which is why it is important to get some reference from life. Even with a wiggly kid! This will help you in the future interpret the color in photos better.

A couple of things: try to have a little more direction in your lighting. Very slightly to the side or slightly to the side and lower works well with kids. Lower lighting accents the top of the nose and the chubby cheeks. Not too strong as the effect can be harsh. Also, only use black on the eyelashes very sparingly, try to get away with a deep purple grey, until the last hit. It makes the eyes much softer.

I hope this helps!