2 week old Jaliyah

Gaby617Gaby617 Registered Users Posts: 218 Major grins
edited November 16, 2013 in People
So I was asked to shoot a session for a co-worker who I had shot a Maternity session for. You can see a shot from that session here …

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=240993

I dont aim to be a baby photographer but she was persistent so how can I deny a good reason to for more general practice. The baby was pretty fussy only letting me snap shots quickly when placed down. As soon as she was placed I probably had about 3 seconds before she fussed. As always feel free to leave C&C.

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Comments

  • fullyreclinedfullyreclined Registered Users Posts: 3 Big grins
    edited November 14, 2013
    These are absolutely gorgeous.
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2013
    I think these are lovely! The only quibble I might have is that matte/flat processing, but that's merely a matter of taste - it's a very popular look right now, simply not one that appeals to me. Great job on these!
  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2013
    #5 is utter perfection. ...so lovely!
    Kate
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  • Gaby617Gaby617 Registered Users Posts: 218 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2013
    These are absolutely gorgeous.
    Appreciate the comment!
    divamum wrote: »
    I think these are lovely! The only quibble I might have is that matte/flat processing, but that's merely a matter of taste - it's a very popular look right now, simply not one that appeals to me. Great job on these!
    No offense, I was trying a preset I set up in LR4 due to request from other people asking if I can edit images w/ that low contrast look. It so happens I had the basic edited version of this session and just for kicks a set of these I kept around after playing w/ them. I only tried this because I did this edit for one of her Maternity shots (linked above) and she loved it. When she came over I opened up LR4 for a basic ones over and she fell heads over heals for this look aside from the simpler edits. Im so green to photography im still utilizing every session as a experimental edit. I feel over time a natural look wll start to show itself but it takes time to develope a style you want to stamp as your own. I get alot of inspiration checking out all of you guys work and sometimes i'll build up enough confidence to show some of mines.
    kdotaylor wrote: »
    #5 is utter perfection. ...so lovely!
    Thanks, her favorite also. She had a tang top on in the original picture. She wasn't comfortable doing topless even w/ my wife assisting. She had no idea i did the clean up for #5 and #6. After seeing them she wished she wuld have known how much classier and natural it looks, she would have saved me the edit time. lol.
  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2013
    This is some REALLY, REALLY, nice newborn work. I love the posing, props, crops etc. The images with mom are really special.

    I would really like to see one or two without the unique post processing though. It's just me, I'm an old school kind of guy.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited November 15, 2013
    Incredibly intimate and beautiful.
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  • Gaby617Gaby617 Registered Users Posts: 218 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    This is some REALLY, REALLY, nice newborn work. I love the posing, props, crops etc. The images with mom are really special.

    I would really like to see one or two without the unique post processing though. It's just me, I'm an old school kind of guy.

    Thats the beauty, every has there opinion! So here are 2 basic edits …

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    My routine is basically to filter through images and do a quick basic edit so the client can come and select the images they want which in turn will get more editing like skin touch ups and more techniques I prefer to do in PS over LR. The final edit, shown above in the beginning continued to step 2 due to her request. This basic edit posted here would have eventually had a bit more edit to them but would basically resemble a straight forward image if she would have wanted this look.
  • Gaby617Gaby617 Registered Users Posts: 218 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    ian408 wrote: »
    Incredibly intimate and beautiful.

    I was aiming for that for the mom/baby pics. Instead just displaying the baby i wanted to show a connection. Thanks.
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