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lizardbeth
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 18:21
This was a picture I passed by the first time through as her hands were in her mouth. I think now I've decided I like it better than my initial choice. Please feel free to critique and give suggestions. Thanks.

http://www.pbase.com/lizardbeth/image/40471896.jpg
laurenn
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 19:35
she has the prettiest eyes ive ever seen.
Raj
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 19:38
Very nice picture, i love the soft look in it :-)
& very pretty baby too :-)
liza
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 19:46
She's absolutely captivating! What a wonderful photo!
Mills
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 19:57
Love the hat. This shot has a great look.
John Trogdon
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 20:14
Gorgeous! I think the hand in the mouth makes the shot. The eyes are stunning. Very nice b/w. Thanks for sharing.
scottbergerphoto
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 11:46
Beautiful shot. Best I've seen for a few days.
Thanks,
Scott
andygrif
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 14:10
I think it's a stunning shot. I'd be interested to see the one you chose over this one!
lizardbeth
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 16:44
Here's the other:

http://www.pbase.com/lizardbeth/image/36988341.jpg


I think it's a stunning shot. I'd be interested to see the one you chose over this one!
stoneylonesome
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 16:57
Both are beautiful shots, very well done. :) :)
Jetmech1
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 17:25
Love them. The eyes just stand out.
pradeep1
28th of March 2005 (Mon), 22:03
Beautiful baby. Beautiful light. Share some of the techniques you used to capture these pictures so sharply. Was this with an 85 1.8 in window light?
lizardbeth
29th of March 2005 (Tue), 07:01
Thanks for the nice words everyone!

These were taken with a white down comforter and two alienbee 400's. I had one light camera left and the other almost right about camera level. (I cloned out the extra light in the first picture and should have done so in the second.) The main bee was metered at F11, and the fill at 8. The camera was set on F11.

For post processing I ran a softening action and then erased the softness in the eyes. For the color picture I decreased the saturation a bit to soften her color.

The lens was a Canon 28-70. I was taught to use the cameras sync speed to set the shutter speed when using flash. In my cameras case this is 1/200. This fast SS gives a better chance of capturing sharpness.

I think that's about it!