Please help me improve--8 week old!

[melissaandkris]

These were taken late at night (you get them when you can with an 8 week old lol). I dont have any lights or anything yet so these were just with the ceiling fan light and a bounced flash. Taken with my S5. Please let me know what you think!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2964671884_a02d8c4f85.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2964670410_f73fd0a54e.jpg

I wanted something up at the top and all I could think of was this song...any better ideas?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2963829895_4de06a8cb0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2963830369_25a849c9b3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2963831267_57512b1866.jpg

[somtim]

Amazing how many different looks an infant can do without the photographer saying a thing. I like the ones that are taken from the side.

[mai_lin]

I've got an 8 week old too - so I know what you're up against.

These are very good - I'd do a little post processing and help even out the skin tone on his/her brow. My little girl has the same redness on her brow and it cleans up nicely in PS.

The tule is a great idea - I'll have to try that.

I got a nice quote for the wall of my little ones room: "Such a big miracle in such a little girl"


Jen

[blondine]

what a cutie pie! I like them.... IMO I'd leave photoshop out of it.... thats how she/he is at this time.
very nice!

[rcarey]

It's almost hard to do a newborn because they are so pink or yellow...and most times have skin rash. I took this one, bumpped up lighting a touch on curves, added a white vignette, bumpped up curves just a touch in the eyes, used the Diffuse Glow in the filter gallery to enhance the white just a bit. I also made one insepia with my conversion using just a little extra contrast. But overall, I really think it was a good shoot...I just like playing with images, that's all.:lol:

[kajawhit]

Maybe if the basket was a little bigger it would of help?? The baby almost looks too big for the basket. I think in this situation that the image I have played with below is your best angle shown.

Just a couple second play. Blur, levels, curves, dodge the eyes, desaturate, color balance, sharpen for web. Done :)
Black and white was just taking the color version, using a gradient map layer and messing with curves
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i309/kajawhit/New-baby.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i309/kajawhit/new-baby-bw.jpg

[melissaandkris]

Amazing how many different looks an infant can do without the photographer saying a thing. I like the ones that are taken from the side.

Yea, I think you could snap 50 off in a row and he would have a different expression each time! Thanks for commenting.

I've got an 8 week old too - so I know what you're up against.

These are very good - I'd do a little post processing and help even out the skin tone on his/her brow. My little girl has the same redness on her brow and it cleans up nicely in PS.

The tule is a great idea - I'll have to try that.

I got a nice quote for the wall of my little ones room: "Such a big miracle in such a little girl"


Jen

Thanks Jen. That quote is so cute.

what a cutie pie! I like them.... IMO I'd leave photoshop out of it.... thats how she/he is at this time.
very nice!

Yea, his brother had the same birthmark, it went away after about 3 months or so, so I think I will leave it alone, its part of his newness...if that's a word lol!

Thanks for the plays guys, I really like the sepia and B&W ones. I have paint shop and Im still new with it so Im not so great at pp yet!