the dreaded holiday portrait

Andy

my dw likes to put a pic of my youngest in with our holiday cards. well today was the day that i got the hellish assignment of having to shoot a for-real shot of my squirming worm of a five-year old

honey, why not use one of the great candids i've got of him?" i ask. "oh no, it's *got* to be a fresh photo - taken this month - today in fact!" (those of you with wives will understand why i didn't argue this point....)

i think i've aged 10 years today. sigh.

i pleaded, cajoled, bribed, begged. he was a hostile witness, your honor!



if you like, you can see the out-takes here in this animated gif **warning** it is about 2 megabytes and it's right here

enjoy (holiday portrait) photography,

John Mueller

Ah,come on Andy,you had fun and you know it

Nice image and I liked the animation

tmlphoto

Nice job Andy! Try four at a time, ages 10 mos, 3 yr., 4 yr & 6 yrs. The whole shoot lasted about 5 minutes before the uprising. Then chaos set in.



I like the shot of your son with his chin on his hand. That kid has alot of personality. That expression reminds me of my third one.

Andy

tmlphoto wrote:

Nice job Andy! Try four at a time, ages 10 mos, 3 yr., 4 yr & 6 yrs. The whole shoot lasted about 5 minutes before the uprising. Then chaos set in.


I like the shot of your son with his chin on his hand. That kid has alot of personality. That expression reminds me of my third one.

thanks thomas, yeah, i just posted that shot, too. four, that's like herding cats, eh? nice job

pathfinder

andy wrote:

my dw likes to put a pic of my youngest in with our holiday cards. well today was the day that i got the hellish assignment of having to shoot a for-real shot of my squirming worm of a five-year old

honey, why not use one of the great candids i've got of him?" i ask. "oh no, it's *got* to be a fresh photo - taken this month - today in fact!" (those of you with wives will understand why i didn't argue this point....)

i think i've aged 10 years today. sigh.

i pleaded, cajoled, bribed, begged. he was a hostile witness, your honor!



if you like, you can see the out-takes here in this animated gif **warning** it is about 2 megabytes and it's right here

enjoy (holiday portrait) photography,

Aw, come on, Andy - He is gorgeous. What a shot - kind of posed, but absolutely lovely too - The girls are gonna love him in a few years... Be prepared!

tmlphoto

Hey Andy, I hope you don't mind me messing around a little. The darkness of his eyes kind of bothered me so I lightened them up a little. What do you think?

Andy

tmlphoto wrote:

Hey Andy, I hope you don't mind me messing around a little. The darkness of his eyes kind of bothered me so I lightened them up a little. What do you think?

yeah, i need an eye tutorial. i like the effect - please describe what you did, and will it stand up to a big print? i know when you start messin with the blue color, it can get noisy....

thanks thomas!

Nir

Fantastic shots guys - both of you! Beautiful offspring!

Andy, I'm with you 100% on the 'wife issue'

tmlphoto

andy wrote:

yeah, i need an eye tutorial. i like the effect - please describe what you did, and will it stand up to a big print? i know when you start messin with the blue color, it can get noisy....

thanks thomas!

All I did was use the dodge tool, sized to match the iris. I think it took about 5 clicks on each side. You can see the effect as you go. Just click and go!

Andy

thanks mike

MHJS wrote:

Ah,come on Andy,you had fun and you know it

Nice image and I liked the animation

appreciate your comments

snapapple

Good job Andy. Here's my "Christmas photo"...


You've got a cute kid there, Andy. He's very photogenic.

This is my son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids. I took this while we were walking in the woods during our Thanksgiving visit to New Canaan. The boys are 7. It's not too hard to get a picture of them, but they are starting to get those stiff, self conscious smiles. Have to catch them off guard.

Andy

Nir wrote:

Fantastic shots guys - both of you! Beautiful offspring!

Andy, I'm with you 100% on the 'wife issue'

hey thanks, nir

Andy

snappy

snapapple wrote:

You've got a cute kid there, Andy. He's very photogenic.

This is my son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids. I took this while we were walking in the woods during our Thanksgiving visit to New Canaan. The boys are 7. It's not too hard to get a picture of them, but they are starting to get those stiff, self conscious smiles. Have to catch them off guard.

nice - i like the dangling feet