A boy a ball and some bubbles

DavidS

I photographed this little boy last spring at a playground and his mother wanted me to photograph him again once the leaves changed. We don't have much color here, but her mother's neighbor had some foliage in the back yard. He was so adorable and a lot of fun to photograph, but it was a workout. He was non stop motion. C&C welcome.

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I am a little bummed about the fingers.


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Thanks for looking.

roentarre

you captured the innocence of the child

Well done! :ivar

DavidS

roentarre wrote:

you captured the innocence of the child

Well done! :ivar

Thank you. I love photographing children at that age. They are natural in front of the camera. On the other hand, I have a hard time trying to get a specific pose out of them. I have to set them up in a situation and let it play out.

Ed911

David,

Once again...very nice photography...the ball, the bubbles, and the wagon. I showed them to Nancy...she says she likes them very much...the way you captured the candidness of the moment. I'm going to take my grandson out and give it a try...you have inspired me.

Good work.

picturegirl

Wow, I really like these, they look great

DavidS

Ed911 wrote:

David,

Once again...very nice photography...the ball, the bubbles, and the wagon. I showed them to Nancy...she says she likes them very much...the way you captured the candidness of the moment. I'm going to take my grandson out and give it a try...you have inspired me.

Good work.

Thanks Ed. Have fun with your grandson.

DavidS

picturegirl wrote:

Wow, I really like these, they look great

Thank you Angie.

jeffreaux2

Very nice David. I REALLY like 6 and 8. Great job.

One nit I noticed in regards to #1. There is a "spot" of light from your flash in the center of the ball. That could be toned down...or eliminated with a little cloning. Try cloning it with a large soft brush set to saturation or darken....at about 30% opacity.

Thanks for sharing.:D

Jaraviss

awesome!!
it does look like it was alot of fun (and a workout to keep up with the youngster).

#4 is amazing..(the pouty faced one)
hehehe
great faming off center and his emotion is totally there.
hehehe
awesome!!

very inspirational.
i wasn't into photography when my kids were that age..now they're teenagers with acne and attitudes



great job
-Michael

DavidS

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Very nice David. I REALLY like 6 and 8. Great job.

One nit I noticed in regards to #1. There is a "spot" of light from your flash in the center of the ball. That could be toned down...or eliminated with a little cloning. Try cloning it with a large soft brush set to saturation or darken....at about 30% opacity.

Thanks for sharing.:D

Thanks for the nice words Jeff and for noticing the flash on #1 and telling me how to fix it. That is exactly how I fix shiny foreheads. I never thought about using it for other things.

DavidS

Jaraviss wrote:

it does look like it was alot of fun (and a workout to keep up with the youngster).

#4 is amazing..(the pouty faced one)
hehehe
great faming off center and his emotion is totally there.
hehehe
awesome!!

very inspirational.
i wasn't into photography when my kids were that age..now they're teenagers with acne and attitudes




great job
-Michael

I loved the pout face and so did his mother. Thanks for the comments.