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Sunday, June 01, 2008
I'd Forgotten....
...just how much I love portrait parties!!! They are a lot of work, but so worth it!! Just look at all of the beautiful children I got to photograph all in one day! This party was unique in that each session was just a single child. I love the interaction between siblings/families, but it's extra fun for me to really connect one on one with a child and find what goofy thing I can do to bring out their true personality. I did a lot of jumping, growling and making silly faces/noises. I just LOVE my job!!!
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18 comments:
Looks like the kids had fun too- what lovely smiles you captured!
Holy catchlights, Batman- those windows are heavenly!
Holy heck that first one is adorable! These kids are some really good looking kiddos!
WOW!! One perfect pic after another! And beautiful children too!
Prefection to me is when you capture their person as you have done in these beautiful images!!
Oh wow what a fun thing for you. Looks like a lot of work but very rewarding.
O my gosh...look at all those little darlings...great job
ADORABLE!!!! I love how you captured their eyes so well! Beautiful!
Wow these rock! You captured their personalities so well. Love the tutus and pettis.
Thanks again for your help :)
Wow cindi, those are amazing. Is that all natural light? Did you do those in your garage or the store?
wowzers! talk about a group of good looking kids!! these are all so awesome and i really like that brown background.
Those are just beautiful. I love how crisp and clear their eyes are in all of them!
What beautiful portraits, every single one of them!
These are all wonderful and I LOVE the outfit in the first one!
These are AWESOME! I love how each child's individual personality just shines through! You have a gift with kids, that's for sure!
they are all precious and wonderful!
I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite! It makes me want to have a portrait party! You capture eyes so beautifully? Do you have any advice?
Cheers,
jewels
Thanks for the very kind comments!!
I thought I'd answer the question about eyes here.
The most important thing is good light. Catchlights make all the difference. I angled the kids so that the window was at a 45 degree angle to their faces. Also, I'm a big believer in focus points over recomposing and I work really hard to hold my camera very steady. Also, my lens Sigma 28-70 is very crisp and I LURVE my D300.
For PPing, I usually add a soft light layer and erase back the face using a layer mask, then I use a white brush to brush back the soft light layer on the eyes. (Unless the soft light layer made them too dark), I also dodge the catchlights and right around the pupil once or twice at 12% opacity. That's about it...
HTHs someone!!
OH MY that 3rd shot....now that is something...I LOVE IT!!!
Cari
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