Keeper?

Quincy T

I got several shots which I was very happy with from the birth of my firstborn, but I thought this one was just unusual and special.



Am I infatuated with the wrong image here? There's something about those faces (and the lack of one) that just seem to come together for me.

bdcolen

Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in.

bfjr

Special to you is really all that matters.

Best to you and yours

Oh yeah and strictly image wise, what B.D. said

Quincy T

bdcolen wrote: »

Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in.

Tell me more! Too bright in the center?

bdcolen

Too bright in all highlight areas. Detracts from photo.

TonyCooper

It's not the type of photo I feel comfortable critiquing. In this case,
content trumps processing.

Of course you are going to keep it.

Quincy T

bdcolen wrote: »

Too bright in all highlight areas. Detracts from photo.

TonyCooper wrote: »

It's not the type of photo I feel comfortable critiquing. In this case,
content trumps processing.

Of course you are going to keep it.

Hahhaa, yes, I am, but I felt that this one transcends the event. Maybe not so much

PhotoDavid78

bdcolen wrote: »

Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in.

It's very difficult to get an accurate exposure in a hospital. Hospitals have some of the worst lighting I have seen anywhere. That being said, I'm not sure if burning at this point will do much because the highlights have no detail at all.

bdcolen

Well, yes and no, David. Yes, hospital lighting is appallingly bad for photography, because of the huge variation in brightness from those areas that are lighted, to those that are not. Best bet in those situations, especially in OR's, is to expose for the area of the room in which you want detail. That said, there's a fair amount here that can be saved, and increased contrast will definitely help.

MarkR

Never, ever, throw out baby pictures! You will treasure them always, regardless of their technical merits. Your wife will treasure them always. Your child(ren) will treasure them always.

PS make sure you have multiple digital backups of those, and maybe a few prints. You don't want to have an electronic hiccup and lose these!