Newborn: Ira

Ira was 12 days old for this shoot. All shot with natural available light. I could not get over the amount of hair she had. The shot on what looks like a mirror of shorts was actually the kitchen table - dark smoked glass. When the background pink paper was put in place it created a fantastic colour in the table that I could not refuse. Overall I really like the session. I am starting to use the Nik Silver Effects much more for the black and whites - I find it adds way more depth to the shots.


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absolutely beautiful!

such a beautiful set of images. #3 is my favorite.

thank you
Joe

they are all absolutely gorgeous - and that baby sure is scrumptious!

I too love #3 the most!

1 is so cute! I love how her little hands are on her head too!

So cute, I love the last one.

Oh, so sweet. My fav. is the 2nd shot. What is Nik Silver Effects?

beautiful set!

suecassidy wrote in post #11931288
absolutely beautiful!

musso wrote in post #11931303
such a beautiful set of images. #3 is my favorite.

thank you
Joe

mom2AnH wrote in post #11931782
they are all absolutely gorgeous - and that baby sure is scrumptious!

I too love #3 the most!

dotTif wrote in post #11935412
1 is so cute! I love how her little hands are on her head too!

bexi20 wrote in post #11935461
So cute, I love the last one.

blondine wrote in post #11935782
beautiful set!

Thanks everyone....I think this is the best response I have ever had for a posting.

YankeeMom wrote in post #11935505
Oh, so sweet. My fav. is the 2nd shot. What is Nik Silver Effects?

Nik is a software. I have it as a plug in for Aperture 3. Silver Efex is actually a black and white conversion program. I know I could do most of it myself, but it is just so much easier to get great results from it right out of the box.

Here is a before shot of #1. I had to use Aperture (crop, exposure, black point), photoshop (cloning some black areas) and then finished with Nik Silver Efex (convert to B&W). Total time about 3 minutes.

wow. im stunned on the before and after effects. Amazing. # 2 is awesome. Did you use a mirror or clear/black plexi for #3?

Number 1 is outstanding. I agree about the hair.

On a personal note, I wanted to thank you for your earlier tutorial on the back and white technique. It was really helpful to me when our daughter was born a coupe of weeks ago.

toadallymissy wrote in post #12239248
wow. im stunned on the before and after effects. Amazing. # 2 is awesome. Did you use a mirror or clear/black plexi for #3?

Thank you. The mirror shot was a dark smoke glass kitchen table with the parent holding the paper behind.

alfman wrote in post #12239896
Number 1 is outstanding. I agree about the hair.

On a personal note, I wanted to thank you for your earlier tutorial on the back and white technique. It was really helpful to me when our daughter was born a coupe of weeks ago.

Thank you and your welcome...I'm glad you found it helpful.

great shots!