Two of my great-nieces, Raegan (left) and Jaidyn (right). They are both about 16 months old, and they are just the sweetest little things. I talked their grandma (my sister) into letting me spend the afternoon taking pictures of them in butterfly wings I found on clearance at a toy store last month. I just love the shots I got and can't wait to print them for their moms (my nieces...one is my sister's daughter and one is my sister's daughter-in-law).
I used several layers, including gaussian blur, gradient mapping, and a lot of tedious cloning and erasing. I love the finished effect.
I am sure there will be comments about the diapers, the strings on the back of the wings, and about the background, but this is what we had to work with so I ran with it. :)
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Oh Laurie!!! This is magical! And what a beautiful story to go with it. This will be treasured forever -- long after a wings challenge will be long forgotten!
Love the editing! Reminds me of those pictures (I can't remember what they're called, but the kids always have a rose & their selective desaturation....anyway). I really like it, the little smile is very cute.
Beautiful shot. Love the selective desaturation. Great composition. I think if the back wasn't so busy, with a slight better location to shoot from this would have been top 5. Still top 10 IMO.
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