Child Photography Opinions wanted

[embdaw]

Hi! I am looking for some comments on this image.. The picture was taken with my 10D...lighting was just a regular overhead chandeler type light and a bounce flash....I PS'ed the vingnetting...just wanted some opinions

Thank you so much!

[exposingmyself]

WOW!

My, now long distance, friend just had a baby. Can't help but think how they're doing.

[*MOMOFAIRFORCEBRATS*]

its a nice pose and the lighting is great but the focus missed a tad teh adult handd is crisper than the baby face...babies hair is in focus too. just make sure the focus hits the face- otherwise a very very nice image

[TSEE]

I like it alot, a very nice pose. A precious portrait.

[Wavy C]

Nice pose for sure, but as already mentioned it's a pity the focus is off.

[tim]

Nice photo :)

[Kerbouchard]

Nice, but I'll echo the "out of focus" comment. And for me the adult thumb sticking up behind the baby's head is a bit of a distraction. Lighting seems good to me, too.

[jukas]

I'll go against the grain and say I prefer it slightly soft. When I think of baby, I think of innocence, the inability to care for themselves, and that wonderfull soft baby skin and new baby smell. Seeing this image tack sharp I think would kill the value of it for me. In fact I would probably soften the adults hands just a touch to bring it in line with the baby.

The only thing I find a distraction is whatever the object is above adults left hand and arm. Almost looks like a polka dot linen of some kind. I would burn or clone that out, , a little curves for the almost too bright highlists on the babies forehead and print this as a 8x10 with 11x14 matte and give it to the parents.

[embdaw]

Hey thanks for all the advice and compliments.


jukas- thanks for pointing out the dots, you know, as much as I have looked at this picture, I never noticed them... and your exactly right as to what it is too!! I'm burnin it out as I speak :lol:

[johneric8]

screw the out of focus comment.. This photo works.. It looks more like soft focus to me which looks great in this particular pic..

[vinnyveez]

love this shot. what lighting did you use? i have a newborn on the way and definitely will get this shot done. Great work.

[embdaw]

love this shot. what lighting did you use? i have a newborn on the way and definitely will get this shot done. Great work.

Well when taking the pic, (it wasnt very planned out...just happened to have my camera w/ me when visiting the baby)....I had an overhead dining room light (a chandeler type light)...it was very yellow...I also had my bounce flash....

When I edited the photo in PS...I did not like the tones that the yellow light gave the baby, so I made it b/w (if it looks bad in color, make it black and white :lol:)....but, I still wasnt liking it, so I used the spotlight lighting effect in PS...burned in the edges a bit...and there you have it, the final result!!

[Croasdail]

I like the soft focus - you don't want the image to shout at you.... good save!

[BEEEsH]

This is a beautiful picture, everything is soft and simple. It really reveals the complexity of life in its simplest from. Honestly, one of my favorite pics i've seen on these boards. I thought the lighting was well done,the gradient that happens from the elbow of the man, the face of the child.

10/10