Big Boy!

jeffreaux2

OK, I am about half done with my edits, but before I continue, Id like to hear your thoughts on what I have so far. This is my nephew from yesterday. He is 8 months old, and is a bruiser!

She gave me an etimated nap time, and I was ready to roll as soon as she called to say he wasn't wanting to nap at his "normal" time. I went anyway and got things set up. He was in good spirits so I began taking photos before the nap. I also shot some of him sleeping...and then with his mom when he woke up. He was very peacful throughout!

C&C for sure!:D

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11-Most of what is left to edit are of mother and son. This one was taken about midway through the shoot...and just before he fell asleep!

Qarik

very nice lighting as always

ShepsMom

Awww, he is a big boy, he looks so yummy!!
Great shots Jeff! I like the processing as well.

Swartzy

Jeff....great lighting and consistent processing. They're sharp and good comps. He really is a bruiser.. I really like them and understand the sepia you've chosen here...keeps them consistent. The last is very nice. I don't know what these look like in color as you do. I think she'll be thrilled. Love the selective focus on the feet....quite nice.

Agnieszka

Beeeeeaaaautiful!!!!! lust

cmorganphotography

I don't know about that last one... nodiaper with a boy..... :cry oh my...

What a face on that boy!!! SO emotional and what grand eyes! I like the nostalgic purple cast on the pics. It's a nice detour from b/w and selective colour BUT i love those too.

Awais Yaqub

lust Beautiful
Great photos

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Swartzy wrote:

Jeff....great lighting and consistent processing. They're sharp and good comps. He really is a bruiser.. I really like them and understand the sepia you've chosen here...keeps them consistent. The last is very nice. I don't know what these look like in color as you do. I think she'll be thrilled. Love the selective focus on the feet....quite nice.

Well they look thouroughly like crud in color! We planned from the get go for a warm monotone look and so the blanket we shot him on...and her clothing...and other elements we used in some photos not shown here are all mismatched as far as color goes, but it wasn't an issue since we "planned" for monotones. Most of what she has hanging on her walls are either BW or warm monotones of this ilk. I was aiming to be consistant with what they will hang next to.

Thanks for the detailed reply!

jeffreaux2

Qarik wrote:

very nice lighting as always

Thanks. These were all shot with window light, and many utilized an off camera flash to help ease the shadows a bit.

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ShepsMom wrote:

Awww, he is a big boy, he looks so yummy!!
Great shots Jeff! I like the processing as well.

Thanks Marina!!!

I haven't done baby photos in a while. We had fun!

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Agnieszka wrote:

Beeeeeaaaautiful!!!!! lust

Is that all the critique I get out of you?

Thanks Angie!

JulieLawsonPhotography

These are very nice. He is such a solid looking baby. Very adorable!

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cmorganphotography wrote:

I don't know about that last one... nodiaper with a boy..... :cry oh my...

What a face on that boy!!! SO emotional and what grand eyes! I like the nostalgic purple cast on the pics. It's a nice detour from b/w and selective colour BUT i love those too.

Purple?

Do you calibrate?

Thanks for the comments. BTW... boy are girl matters not one iota to mothers for this type of photography. I will say this though....so you know...on my authority...he is a pretty good aim.

jeffreaux2

Awais Yaqub wrote:

lust Beautiful
Great photos

Thanks Awais. I appreciate you taking the time to say so!

jeffreaux2

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

These are very nice. He is such a solid looking baby. Very adorable!

Oh he is very solid. Ready for the octagon this one!!

Thanks for commenting Julie. Do you see any processing issues?

heatherfeather

Oh, Jeff! I am loving these! Like from about 3 on, I just oohed and aaahed.
Very nicely done. I love the lighting and processing. Excellent work!

JulieLawsonPhotography

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Oh he is very solid. Ready for the octagon this one!!

Thanks for commenting Julie. Do you see any processing issues?

I seriously don't see anything wrong with these. I think they are fabulous, of course I love your work anyway. I think on #6 I would have preferred his full body, but it looks like his left leg was away from his body? That might have made the pic awkward. I love them all:D

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heatherfeather wrote:

Oh, Jeff! I am loving these! Like from about 3 on, I just oohed and aaahed.
Very nicely done. I love the lighting and processing. Excellent work!

Oh so thats your critique?....ooh and aaah?:D

I am thrilled that you like them. I think I stared at them too long today ...during editing.

I was pleased with the fact that I had plenty of natural light to work with...and was therefore able to control the flash very well to keep them from looking...well...flashy.

Thanks for your kind remarks!

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JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

I seriously don't see anything wrong with these. I think they are fabulous, of course I love your work anyway. I think on #6 I would have preferred his full body, but it looks like his left leg was away from his body? That might have made the pic awkward. I love them all:D

OK...just curious...I have stared at them too long today and am seeing gremlins in them. I will take a break and start fresh tommorrow on the rest. FWIW...I viewed the baby shots on your blog to prepare my mind for these.:D


So...thank you!

On #6...yes his other leg would have looked awkward. Keeping with my traditional approach, these will not be cropped until I order prints. I think that one wont look so awkward in a more traditional ratio. I think.

cmorganphotography

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Purple? .

Work monitor, I come to work and look at my galleries and go "Oh heck no! I didn't notice all this pixellating! Those artifacts! Yellow?? Who put yellow there!" and then i go home, book up my hd screen and my macbook pro and sign... then I curse... what this company... "Planar."
I've never even heard of planar monitors.

Suffice it to say, he's a handsome young man who can wear purple with dignity and charm.:D Yes, the pics look purple.

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cmorganphotography wrote:

Work monitor, I come to work and look at my galleries and go "Oh heck no! I didn't notice all this pixellating! Those artifacts! Yellow?? Who put yellow there!" and then i go home, book up my hd screen and my macbook pro and sign... then I curse... what this company... "Planar."
I've never even heard of planar monitors.

Suffice it to say, he's a handsome young man who can wear purple with dignity and charm.:D Yes, the pics look purple.

I am sure that "Planar" is a top of the line gee whiz monitor. I know ALL companies go all out with workstations. We have Dells at work...running a pentium 3 processor with a whopping 512 megs of RAM. They are real screamers. I smoked two last year using PSCS2. And the monitors are so dark that it is impossible to view ANY photograph. Text looks great though. Black on grey in Word!

cmorganphotography

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Black on grey in Word!

Oh wow... when was the last time I heard things measured in megs.... 5- 10 years ago?? I remember when a gig was unfathomable and now we have the terrabyte.
I have the grey problem too, so I changed all my "transitional" and "transparent" bgs like word and excel to baby pink. All my websites look super fruity and bright.

urbanaries

These are just stunning, Jeff! I think my favorite is the first one. His eyes are just so bassett-houndish....he just pulls you right in! And the lighting is just spectacular. Bright, detailed eyes and the rest of the frame soft and dark. Nice use of vignette and monotone in all.

Only nit (you would be disappointed without at least one, yes?) would be the diaper....these are so "timeless" in look and feel that the print on the diapers detracts. I don't shoot babies enough but I know a lot of photogs use either cloth diapers or diaper covers in sessions to camouflage. Just a tiny suggestion.

He is one gorgeous dude!!! You should be so proud!

DavidS

Awesome shots Jeff. I LOVE the light.

Cameron

LOVE your shots! Baby photography is challenging but you captured a wonderful mood and have done a good job processing them. I laughed when I read your comments about the multi-colored setup with planned monochrome conversions - you'd never know and it worked out quite well.

#1 and #4 are my favorites - I love the eyes in #1 and baby feet are always cute.

Thanks for sharing

jeffreaux2

urbanaries wrote:

These are just stunning, Jeff! I think my favorite is the first one. His eyes are just so bassett-houndish....he just pulls you right in! And the lighting is just spectacular. Bright, detailed eyes and the rest of the frame soft and dark. Nice use of vignette and monotone in all.

Only nit (you would be disappointed without at least one, yes?) would be the diaper....these are so "timeless" in look and feel that the print on the diapers detracts. I don't shoot babies enough but I know a lot of photogs use either cloth diapers or diaper covers in sessions to camouflage. Just a tiny suggestion.

He is one gorgeous dude!!! You should be so proud!

I agree on the diaper. When we first talked about doing these she asked me how he should be dressed. What outfit? I told her forget an outfit and find a cloth diaper. Unfortunately she didn't have one to fit him. The cover is a good idea that I hadn't thought of. Ill add that to my list for next time.

This went super smoothly...to my surprise! Thanks for the comments.

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DavidS wrote:

Awesome shots Jeff. I LOVE the light.

Thanks David.

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CSwinton wrote:

LOVE your shots! Baby photography is challenging but you captured a wonderful mood and have done a good job processing them. I laughed when I read your comments about the multi-colored setup with planned monochrome conversions - you'd never know and it worked out quite well.

#1 and #4 are my favorites - I love the eyes in #1 and baby feet are always cute.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment....I appreciate that.

Shima

Jeff, these are great. I love the lighting and post processing.

Vysionous

Jeff, great pics. #3 is my fav.

jeffreaux2

Shima wrote:

Jeff, these are great. I love the lighting and post processing.

Thanks Cat!

I am working on a lighting drawing from this shoot that I will post.