Dec 13, 2009 21:11 | #1 I baby sat for a friend and she wanted some pics of her son with the bear he received as a gift. Here are a couple shots I got and played with in post. Ive got to get a light for background separation, other than that what do you think? Shot with my S5 and one light/umbrella.  Ran an action on these...not sure if I like it or not. He wouldn't go to sleep but I caught this when he closed his eyes for just a second!   http://melissamcneesephotography.blogspot.com/
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sandycanvas Senior Member  252 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada More info | Dec 14, 2009 07:57 | #2 Hey! Thanks! Sandy
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Kristy Cream of the Crop  10,583 posts Gallery: 31 photos Best ofs: 1 Likes: 77 Joined Sep 2005 Location: A dream world where nothing is what it seems. More info | Dec 14, 2009 18:51 | #3 I dont think the light is too harsh, it's just that it falls off so quickly with the black background. In this situation, it would be beneficial to add a second light to help create separation between the baby's hair and the backdrop. It's pretty simple to do, if you set your lightstand out at a diagonal from your main light and just have it sotly skim over baby's shoulder/back of the head. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away.
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Dec 15, 2009 12:52 | #4 sandierox wrote in post #9194213  Hey! Thanks for sharing your post! I think the light is a bit harsh on the front in my opinion. If possible, adding a bit of bokeh into the shot using a faster lens would help soften the image up so that the focus is the baby's eyes first and the bear second. I personally don't like the action that was added on the second shot, though I understand what you were going for. I'd try to duplicate some lens blur using the photoshop layers options available. Great post though and thanks for sharing! Thanks Sandra. Im shooting with a point and shoot so a faster lens is not an option...hopefully I can upgrade soon! Kristy wrote in post #9197977 I dont think the light is too harsh, it's just that it falls off so quickly with the black background. In this situation, it would be beneficial to add a second light to help create separation between the baby's hair and the backdrop. It's pretty simple to do, if you set your lightstand out at a diagonal from your main light and just have it sotly skim over baby's shoulder/back of the head. It's a cute shot just the same and I'm guessing his mama is going to love it!  Thanks Kristy, his mama did love it! Im gonna look at some of the threads for home made soft boxes and maybe make one of those and get another light. http://melissamcneesephotography.blogspot.com/
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