Thanks everyone for your responses. I really appreciate the feedback and advice.

Cathathome...The 3rd is also my favorite. Had I known I was going to try the B&W mode, I would have put a darker shirt on her. I know I need a faster shutter speed, yet I dont know how to adjust that. It's fast when the flash is on, yet when I turn it off it seems the shutter speed slows considerably. Which is why I used a higher ISO because it seemed to increase the shutter speed. But maybe there's another setting I'm missing entirely. The manual says to use the Ps setting, but doesn't do a good job of explaining it.

Gigi...I didnt think to open the aperture. I will try to figure out how to do that. HA! And thank you for the book suggestions.


Kris142...Thank you for the compliment. I do open all the windows up to let as much light in as possible...but trying to get her to sit in a certain spot is pretty much impossible. I probably will print that, but just to keep for memory sake.


Frog...YES...that's exactly the lens I'd like to get. Perhaps an older Minolta as they are cheaper than the Sony lenses. I didnt know there were lenses for sale here...I will take a look around. Thank you.