This was taken after a 9 hour drive from Cicero Ny to Columbus Ohio. We got home around 5:30pm, unpacked and shot this real quick. I had envisioned this while on vacation all week but had to make it home for the light setup and backdrop. I had Aidan standing on a plastic bin while I squatted behind him. Our ring light was almost to the direct left but standing out a foot or two for the shadow. Editing darkened it up a bit using the burn tool though I think I could have come pretty close to this with basic editing.
PP - RAW conversion, various hue/sat and selective color layers, minor cloning to remove some scratches on Aidan, dodging and burning, high pass sharpen, NI, resize, USM and border.
The story behind the desire for this shot began last year at my sisters wedding. My dad (whom I see once or twice a year) came up to me and Aidan and asked me in reference to Aidan "Do you know how long its been since I have seen this face?" I said "Yeah - it's been about 9 months". He then replied "No, it's been about 30 years. This little boy here looks just like my little boy." My dad has a cool way of seeing things and then putting it into words. I took this picture for not only me and Aimee and Aidan but for my dad as well. Thanks dad!
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Great family portrait...hop you print this for the wall Tim...love the light. I love the story of the conversation between you and your dad...you need to see him more often man!
Great shot. Your only pulling low score on this??? What a shame...some people have no imagination. I assume people don't understand the difference between similar and exactly alike. Bummer.
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