Today over at iHeartFaces they’re running a “Constructive Feedback Friday”, where fans and professionals of photography are heading to a few amateur’s sites and offering their thoughts on a selected photo.  Here’s my original photo, and I’d love to hear what people have to say (click for full size, 2112×2816):

I am using a Nikon Coolpix L2 (6 megapixel, 3x optical zoom).  I have Photoshop CS4.

Here are my dilemmas:

- My couch is dark, so is her hair.  How can I increase the contrast when I’m taking photos or editing them?
- Lighting in my apartment is horrible.  Our windows all face east and we get the morning sun, but the rest of the day it’s very dark in here.  Any quick lighting fixes?
- Any easy ways to edit the spit stains off her shirt? (same for the colourful toy at her side)
- What about the angle of the shot?
- Also I know next to nothing about photography and it shows, so whatever else you can offer I would love to hear!