Daughter pics - natural light

CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
edited October 21, 2010 in People
I just wanted to share some shots from this past weekend. Natural window light camera right and my wife is holding a white foam board reflector left of Sophie's face as close as she could get it. I still had to shoot very high iso and bumped the exposure up quite a bit post processing. Not sure if I went too far with some blown highlights.
These are some of my favorites.
C&C appreciated

1. Need to clean up the left over polka dot nail polish on this one!
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2.
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3.
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4.
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Chris Sowers

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  • briandelionbriandelion Registered Users Posts: 512 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Beautiful! 1 & 2 are my favorites. One small nitpick: clone out the tiny red dots on her fingernails on the first one.
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  • shatchshatch Registered Users Posts: 798 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    I love number 3
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  • AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    Sooooooooo very cute, I just want to snuggle up next to her! Beautiful photos! Great light and what a lovely subject! iloveyou.gif
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  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    shatch wrote: »
    I love number 3

    Thank you! That one is my favorite, too!
    Chris Sowers
  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    briandelion wrote: »
    Beautiful! 1 & 2 are my favorites. One small nitpick: clone out the tiny red dots on her fingernails on the first one.

    Thanks, I do need to zap out the leftover fingernail polish. Will take care of that asap!
    Chris Sowers
  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    Agnieszka wrote: »
    Sooooooooo very cute, I just want to snuggle up next to her! Beautiful photos! Great light and what a lovely subject! iloveyou.gif

    Thank you!
    Chris Sowers
  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    What a little sweetheart! #3 is my favorite as well. Gorgeous eyes.
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  • SevenNineteenSevenNineteen Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    Those are great photos. The last one is my favorite, she is such a little angel!
  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    All are great shots! I'd probably make #1 a high-key B&W as a second option with some glow in it. Very nicely done. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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  • Marissa K. PhotographyMarissa K. Photography Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited October 20, 2010
    these are amazing! nice job!
  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2010
    Great catchlights on #2 and 3.
    The light looks fine on this display though I know this one is a bit dark by nature.
    Will check on my display at home as well.
    She's a little doll by the way :-)
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  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2010
    Thank you all very much for the comments! 10,000 shots in 3 1/2 years, she definitely knows how to work the camera!

    Thanks again. Really appreciate the feedback.
    Chris Sowers
  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2010
    jiro wrote: »
    All are great shots! I'd probably make #1 a high-key B&W as a second option with some glow in it. Very nicely done. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif

    Jiro - Can you show me what you mean? Post processing is limited only to Canon's DPP software.

    I do have Elements 6, but in all honesty, very rarely use it.
    Chris Sowers
  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    CASowers wrote: »
    Jiro - Can you show me what you mean? Post processing is limited only to Canon's DPP software.

    I do have Elements 6, but in all honesty, very rarely use it.

    I can relate to that, I use Nikon's software and very rarely go into PS....
    Yo soy Reynaldo
  • rhondavidrhondavid Registered Users Posts: 433 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    I keep coming back to look at these beautiful shots of your beautiful daughter. I love each and every one of them. Excellent job!
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    CASowers wrote: »
    Jiro - Can you show me what you mean?

    Something Like this:
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    Beautiful.

    About the nailpolish--I like the little leftover bits. I find it endearing on my daughter and on yours.
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  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    rhondavid wrote: »
    I keep coming back to look at these beautiful shots of your beautiful daughter. I love each and every one of them. Excellent job!

    Thank you!
    Chris Sowers
  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    jiro wrote: »
    Something Like this:

    Now I'm with you. I was just reading a post in this forum about High Key Halloween pics. I think it was Nikolai that defined it as "bright and cheery". I will play with that type of effect in DPP.
    Thanks for taking the time to put that shot together. I do like the effect!
    Chris Sowers
  • CASowersCASowers Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    lizzard_nyc wrote: »
    Beautiful.

    About the nailpolish--I like the little leftover bits. I find it endearing on my daughter and on yours.

    Thanks, Liz
    Chris Sowers
  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    I agree with Liz
    I leave the kiddos as they are unless we are doing formal portraits
    Yo soy Reynaldo
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