New pictures of my granddaughter

Dragonlady

Ok not that anyone really cares but I have to tell you the background story on this one. I lost my beloved boxer a couple months ago to cancer and if you are a dog person you know there is a big empty hole left in your life. So a few weeks ago, I decided to get a new puppy and luckily I found one in FL , I happen to live in WV. The breeder was so wonderful, she said she would pack my new pup up with friends and sent her northward to a dog show in VA. My partner and I made plans to go pick up the pup in VA on Friday. I tell my daughter about my plans to pick up the pup and she says that is the weekend she and her husband want to go away for their anniversary and I agreed to keep the baby that weekend. ( Yes I did agree but she said they were going in Sept.) So now we had to drive 5 hrs to pick up the puppy and 5 hrs back on Friday. My daughter and son-in-law leave my granddaughter off on Sat. morning and my kid on her way out the door says "Oh if you get any time how about taking the baby's 6 mos pictures". That's why some mammals eat their young!!
So here they are:
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Yeah, no pics of baby and puppy. Puppy has piranha teeth.
Please let me know how I could have made them better.

Deb

InsuredDisaster

Nice series!

kidzmom

Really cute little baby! Congrats!! The lighting and exposure look great to me. Okay..just a few remarks. When I first started in photographing babies (okay, I'm still a beginner, lol!)...I got reamed for wrinkly backdrops. It really does detract from the baby. I'd try photoshopping it up a bit to smooth things out. I'd also try to steer clear of any dark vignetting on white. It also stands out a bit too much. Finally, a couple are also a teeny bit tight on the crop. I got reamed on this point by the ever-so-helpful Jeffreaux a few months ago. Printing these out any bigger than 4x6 will cause some cropping issues. If you upload these to EZprints you can do a quick run though on what they will look like at the various print sizes CUTE baby and I look forward to more shots!

JTphotos

I love the last picture of your adorable granddaughter. She is showing attitude w/ a classy look on her face! I assume that is her name on her cute booty!

Dragonlady

Thanks so much for your great replies. Yes her name is Mayla. I don't know where mom found the pants with her name on it. Thanks kidsmom for the suggestions. I did steam the background prior to the shoot but apparently I need to work on it a little more and adjust my crop as well. You are right about the vignette as well. Thanks for the tips.

rhondavid

Love the story but love the pictures even more. She is absolutley adorable and you did a great job capturing her personality. Bet your daughter was thrilled. Good luck with the new pup!!!