Petting a Baby Goat
Took my daughter to a Purim Carnival when she was 6 years old and they were letting the kids hold and pet farm-type animals. My daughter is holding a baby goat ...
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Took my daughter to a Purim Carnival when she was 6 years old and they were letting the kids hold and pet farm-type animals. My daughter is holding a baby goat
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Jul, 2018Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo at a Purim Carnival at a local synagogue in Boynton Beach, FLTime
This is one of many favorites of mine. The little girl in the picture is my daughter, who was about 7 years old at the time. It was taken in the mid-afternoon on a Sunday.Lighting
The lighting was natural light, as it was a very sunny day and I used flash as a fill.Equipment
I used a Nikon D300 DSLR with an 18-55mm auto focus Nikkor zoom lens.Inspiration
I always enjoy taking photos of children, especially my own. I am also a big animal lover. I always love to take pictures of kids with animals. They just go together. It was a true moment of cuteness with my daughter holding a baby goat wrapped in a towel, like an infant swaddled in a blanket. The smile on her face speaks volumes. The goat also appeared to be very content.Editing
The only post-processing I did was some minor cropping and readjusted the white balance. I am a purist as my roots go back to the time when there was no digital photography. To this day, I hold true to the "what you see is what you get" mentality. I do very little post-processing.In my camera bag
I have my Nikon D300 DSLR, 18-55mm Nikkor zoom lens, my Tamron 200-500mm zoom lens, a Nikkor 70-300mm zoom lens, Nikon SB-800 flash, Nikon SC-58 sync cord and a Stroboframe camera-flip fash bracket.Feedback
First and foremost, make sure you sublect(s) is/are relaxed. A photo in which the subject is not relaxed, shows to the point where it is obvious that the subject may have been tense.Make sure that the subject is evenly lit, and use fill flash, when necessary to prevent unintentional backlighting. Also, always take multiple shots (in case the subject blinks). I always take at least three shots and sometimes as many as five. Always white balance the camera properly and use a ISO that will not cause noise. I almost always set the camera to ISO 400.
