This is my daughter Ellie, who has been putting up with all week long taking different shots, different angles, different lights and this is from the last batch I took. She is extremely patient and I'm the only one allowed to take her picture. I will post some of the non-chosen shots after the challenge is over.
This is outside, across the street, Cropped it, resized it, played with the color just a tad, cleaned it just a tad and used the gentle breath of the lens for the soft effect.
I have to be honest, I hated this challenge because to me a soft effect just looks fuzzy and out of focus and it drove me nuts to leave that element in there. I probably won't do well with this challenge at all but it's been a learning experience for sure.
I've learned that I do not/will not ever do soft focus again with out the proper filter and I can learn to appreciate the subtle art of it! :)
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A sweet portrait. Nice use of soft focus, works nicely on the wisps of her hair, it feels a bit intensely soft on her face, I'd like to see her a bit more clearly. I like your choice of the bark for the background - I'd crop on the left to remove that bit of grass it is distracting.
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