My 13 Month Old... CC please.

[Kellz625]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3651688582_afe6a4b802_b.jpg
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3650889295_55c7724820_b.jpg
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[Maureen Souza]

They are both a bit bright for me, the 2nd one lacks contrast. everyone has their own opinions on how much contrast should be used, tho..... I don't like it too intense on babies and small children.

Hope you don't mind that I did about 1 minute of PP to increase the contrast and pop those adorable baby blues out.

[Kellz625]

Oh wow, thanks! I do like that a lot better. I personally love bright pictures, but I love your edit to add more contrast! Bright doesn't mean flat and you made it look a lot better.

[supermom30]

what a beautiful little boy! i love the first shot! And the shot Maureen re did

[buttercup]

Maureen,

You have to share with us how you made those eyes pop.

Adorable lottle boy.

[Maureen Souza]

Maureen,

You have to share with us how you made those eyes pop.

Adorable lottle boy.
Easy, peasy. I just used the sharpen tool in my Photoshop CS4 (available in all PS programs) and ran it over the eyes at 38%. Then I passed the dodge tool over them once on Medium at 18%. The whole process takes less than 1 minute!

I change the percentages for each photo so you have to play around a little until you find the geneal area that works for every photo but these settings work well for most.

[Kellz625]

Thanks everyone! I am going to try adding more contrast to more of my pics, I think I'm a bit afraid of it for some reason.