Good friends of ours with their sweet little 6-month old baby. I'm trying to learn how to pose people for portrait shoots and it's not easy! I think I had Mom use the wrong arm to hold the baby here - her left arm would have cradled & framed the babe and hidden some of the shiny hiney which would have improved this shot IMO! I used a vignette to cut the glare! : )
Shot in RAW - RAW conversions. Elements - levels, selective color, vignette, dodge/burn, blur, hue/sat, minor cloning, USM, neat image, crop, save for web.
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Yes, lose the shiny hiney, but the shiny diamond is a perfect pose. And like a diamond, it's the imperfection that gives it value. The playful interaction gives the photo a familiarity that your concept may lack. Of course, it's worth a shot, next time, and let them pick. Very attractive as is.
I think you've been a bit harsh on yourself. I think this is excellent......one of the best baby portraits i've seen in a long time, and child photography is so hard. I really like the arc of eye contact, and I find the colouring and lighting subtle but very effective. And of course, a gorgeous baby and cute expression really helps too!
Fantastic portrait. Beautiful positioning of each member of the family to really convey intimacy and wonderful expressions captured on all three faces.
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