This little guy had a lollipop in his hands and was trying to show it to this little flower girl. I thought this was soooooo cute. The bride thought so too. This one went in their album.
Little kid shots don't usually do well here, so I'll be happy to break a 6.
Shot with some Alien Bee's bounced off of the ceilings for additional light in the reception hall. That black "rod" in the upper right corner is one of the light stands.
Editing steps:
Convert from raw to 16-bit psd with a +54 Clarity, +30 Vibrance, and defaults for everything else.
Clone out frosting on pants and other minor skin and hair problems.
Whiten eyes
Convert to 8-bit
Lucis Arts - Whyeth - 1st button - mix 40% - 29% opacity
Color Efex Pro 3.0 Dynamic Skin Softener - 50% opacity
CEP 3.0 Pro Contrast - 84% opacity
CEP 3.0 Film Effects - Kodak Portra 160NC - 45% opacity
CEP 3.0 Vignette - transition 10% - size 0 - opacity 16%
Select the bow on the chair to the right and use a Black and White adjustment layer - Maximum white preset
Notice that I missed a gravy stain on the boys shirt. Clone it out.
Dodge shadows on boys cuff.
Dodge shadows on chair bow.
Burn hot spots on bow
Flatten image
Crop
Change to 72dpi - 720 X 576
Smart Sharpen - 100 % at .7 px
Smart Sharpen - 60% at .4 px
Go back to Crop in history
Set history brush point at second sharpen
History brush at 100% on girls hair
History brush at 50% on the rest of girl and boy
Save for web
Submit
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Ok, I was wrong. Little kid shots can do well. Thanks for all the votes.
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Love how you cloned out all the food items that would have been on his clothes. Makes the picture that much more endearing. Congratulaitons on a wonderful finish and a fabulous photo!
You captured a wonderful moment here. I love the little girls bare feet and the rapturous expression on the boys face. It's an exceptional image. Congrats.
This was my top pick for the challenge. And my very favorite part of your detailed commentary (thanks for that, by the way!) is "Clone out frosting on pants" - heh!!
OH my...this is one of the cutest shots i've ever seen. The look on his face is adorable. This is just an amazing shot. I wish I had voted in this challenge. Definetely would have been one of my top shots.
Absolutely adorable and an image both the parents and the bride will cherish forever. Your timing, point of view and composition really make this work (but I feel you already know that). 9
10 10 10
fabulous adorable candid and so perfectly captured...
is he offering her $$ for a dance or saying "hey! Auntie LuLu is in the bathroom, wanna go through her purse and get those water balloons??!!"
This is just awesome. I love the candidness of it, the barefooted flower girl, the look of anticipation. Wonderful. Couple that with the strong technicals of the photo, and you have a great shot!
"Come on, I'm telling you, I really have one, it's awesome! You can come over, and turn it on and play with it, and it's really exciting and there are so many different games we can play with it and everyone will be so jealous! Please? Please come play with it?!"
"Jason, for the last time, I am not coming over to play with your Wii!"
Such a brilliant capture! The flow of her dress to his torso leaning back into her.
Be proud of this picture!
I hope both of them keep a copy of this for many many years.
This could be on a greeting card for Valentines day. Excellent lighting and the expressions. Only minor issue for me is the boys face right behind the hands, but this was obviously something that happened and you probably could not have gotten this by posing them. You get what you get with real life and this was a great catch.
What a precious moment you've captured here! Everything about this is just perfect, from the look on his face, to the bare footed little girl, the dof, the tilt, and processing. WONDERFUL! :)
stunning and fabulous, amazing capture, just gorgeous, lovely tones and warm feel, great sharpness and attention to details should have this hung on your wall, well done
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