Long story short, the parent company decided that for the holidays this year, instead of the usual gift boxes to the vendors etc., they would ask the employees to vote for their three favorite charities and make a contribution to each. Our local division VP (center) has seen me running around with my camera kit, so he asked me to take the press photo for our contribution to the American Cancer Society. I had the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 mounted, and for the best image of the eight or so I shot, it turned out I was running 42mm, f/4.0, and ISO 800 in aperture priority. I also had my Speedlite 550EX installed and running at 1/16 second, card diffused. The camera metered at 1/160 second. Here is what came out of the camera:
After post processing, here is what I submitted to HR for use in the next company newsletter (and probably some investor relations brochures that will be dreamed up in the future):
So, TR photo enthusiasts, do your worst. For this type of photo, how should I:
1. Improve the composition?
2. Improve the lighting?
3. Improve the color toning?
4. {Insert grievance here}?