Who's that?

[ionian]

A shot of my little girl from a baby group we go to each week. Despite the studio-esque background, it was taken on a playmat with room light only (fluros and sunlight from a window up and to the right), no flash and no fill. It was quite dark in the room, hence the shallow depth of field - was on the nifty fifty at f2.8 and ISO 400 I think, using Av mode as I usually do when grabbing the camera for shots in a hurry.

Have I overdone the post processing on her face? This sort of photography is understandably important to me as a newish Dad, so I'm keen to have comments on technical elements, both pp and taking the shot. Sorry for such beginner questions - I'm constantly reading and learning, but sometimes I find the volume of available information overwhelming. Your pointers are very valuable, so thanks in advance.

[Kris V]

Personally, I don't like the harsh yellow background.
I can't comment on the PP of her face, since I'm a klutz at portrait photography.
But she sure is a real cutie!

[ionian]

I had a bit of a sleepless night so worked on some photos, including this one. I've softened the background, had a small crop, and added some gradient to simulate light hitting a backdrop.

[IzzieK]

Better than the first one...leave it for a while then come back later. I like the new background but I would rather that you lessen a little bit more to the left. Let us hope our moderator, Manfred and some others who are good at portraits, will pitch in. I am still a newbie in portraits too and my model lives across the pond so I only get to do my portrait practice once or twice a year...She is lovely...and her pose is very nice too that much I can say.

[Kris V]

I had a bit of a sleepless night so worked on some photos, including this one. I've softened the background, had a small crop, and added some gradient to simulate light hitting a backdrop.

I like this a lot better!

[bnnrcn]

Second edit looks much better, beautiful baby

[klpurkett]

What a cutie! I like your second version better... If it were mine I would probably clone out the rectangular catch lights in her eyes, leaving just the circular ones... but, that's just a tiny minor thing, and I know a lot of people would leave them in. Nicely done, especially considering the less-than-perfect lighting scenario.