6 mo and his mommy

[Kauaicrazed]

I did this shoot a couple of weeks ago....this little handsome man is 6 months old and was so cooperative. I have a Canon 30d and used a 50mm lens. C&C appreciated and welcomed....so are any plays. TIA!

#1 1/125ss, f/3.5, 400 ISO
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/alohamommy/IMG_9062.jpg

#2 1/100ss, f/3.5, ISO 400
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/alohamommy/IMG_9053.jpg

#3 1/160ss, f/3.5, ISO 400
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/alohamommy/IMG_9111.jpg

#4 1/160ss, f/3.5, ISO 400
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/alohamommy/IMG_9120.jpg

[NancySnow]

#3 is my fave! Love the eyes!

[blondine]

#3 & #4 are beautiful shots.

[Lore]

I really like #3, I think it would look great in B&W too :D

[Kauaicrazed]

Thanks for the C&C! It's much appreciated!

[ka9546]

Awe these are Great!

[bobbyz]

Love the last 2 shots.

[JGelks2007]

Very nice set!

[brennasg]

1 & 3! I love the style of these great job!

[Kauaicrazed]

Thanks e1 for the c&C...It's greatly appreciated!

[ajbalazic]

#3 is fantastic! Well taken.

[Svetlana]

Wow the last 2 are fantastic!!

[Chet]

Way to bring out those eyes! What a cutie.

[Kimmy T]

His eyes are amazing. Will you share your pp techniques on the eyes??

[Kauaicrazed]

Thanks guys for all the nice C&C!

His eyes are amazing. Will you share your pp techniques on the eyes??

Kimmy, this is what I usually do:

What I did was mask his eyes out in PS...saved the selection. With his eyes selected I added an adjustment curve layer and lightened them up a little. Then with his eyes selected again I add another adjustment color balance layer. I adjust the eye color depending on the color of the child's eyes until I like what I see.

I may adjust the opacity of this layer depending on how it looks. I also sometimes select the eyes on the original layer and sharpen.

One more thing I also do is take the dodge tool at a very low opacity like 9-12% and run it over the eyes until I like the way it looks.

Hope that helps.

[Kimmy T]

Thanks guys for all the nice C&C!



Kimmy, this is what I usually do:

What I did was mask his eyes out in PS...saved the selection. With his eyes selected I added an adjustment curve layer and lightened them up a little. Then with his eyes selected again I add another adjustment color balance layer. I adjust the eye color depending on the color of the child's eyes until I like what I see.

I may adjust the opacity of this layer depending on how it looks. I also sometimes select the eyes on the original layer and sharpen.

One more thing I also do is take the dodge tool at a very low opacity like 9-12% and run it over the eyes until I like the way it looks.

Hope that helps.


Thank you very much for sharing your techinques. I'm going to give it a try. My daughter has dark brown eyes and I find it difficult to make her eyes pop.

[gheekay]

aw such a cute baby :D#3 picture looks great and cute, look at the eyes wow ! i wish i can picture my baby just like that.