day in a boy's life (harry 6 img)

urbanaries

Luckily yesterday was cloudy enough to put my flash away! haven't shot natural light in what seems like ages. We went to Nashville, Indiana which is a very artsy, touristy town. Harry was insanely busy running around, squealing, and making a general mess of himself. Here's a few examples.

1. Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (hey, at least he caught it)


2. Channeling James Dean while watching the street performers (heh, he WAS a Hoosier after all)


3. Wrapped around mom's little finger.


4. Jumping like a frog and saying "Ribbbbat! Ribbbbbat!"


5. Putting on a free show for all the old ladies.


6. End of the day: 8 filthy fingernails, one bruise under eye, one strawberry on forehead. Oh and I think it's time to fill my pants. Today was a good day!


Thanks for lookin'!

Swartzy

Wow
My goodness you have a knack. I want that look. You do it so well Lynne. These are great photographs and love the way you processed them....care to share your secrets? Excellent!

Cuties02q

What a cutie and you got some really great shots!!!

System

very nice lynne!-

Scott_Quier

Yup, these'll do in a pinch He is such a gorgeous young man!

I really, really like #2 - channeling James Dean.

Well done!

saurora

Wow, wow, WOW!!!!! Love #2, but then I saw #3 and just MELTED!!!!! Absolutely adorable! Love the triptych, too. This is a fantastic series, Lynne, and the best thing is that they are shots of your little Harry! Your processing just shines in these, you are progressing in leaps and bounds!!!

1220

3 is by far my favorite. The expression is beyond his years. A true keeper. well done urban

jeffreaux2

This is another awesome set you have here. Great captures all, but 3 and 6 are my picks of the bunch. 3 is adorable and 6....well 6 breaks some rules....we all like to do that....and you just gotta love the scratched brow and dirt under the nails. What I like best about these are that they are not the prettied-up story book looking images we typically see, but are instead a true reflection of this little man and his personality(which he seems to have an abundance of). What I like worst about these is that I don't have a knack for the inventive fresh things you do with your clients and camera.



Thanks for inspiring...and sharing!!

Elaine

Wonderful!!!!

Love the colors, the range of expressions, the PP...and LOVE #3! Make it BIG!!! Congrats on your fun day and fab pics!


Sigh...I have soooo much to learn.

urbanaries

Swartzy wrote:

My goodness you have a knack. I want that look. You do it so well Lynne. These are great photographs and love the way you processed them....care to share your secrets? Excellent!

What nice compliments, Dave! These were all processed in Lightroom, the colored ones with a nice S tone curve and using the clarity tool at 50%, it acts as a high pass filter of sorts. In the triptych I used vignette and played with the blue and aqua channels until I got the punchy look I was after.

The "sepia" tone one was done with a preset that ships with Lr called "Lith" effect.

The black and whites were done in LR too, I just try to get them as contrasty as possible without blowing skin out. Obviously, I don't worry too much about plugging the blacks. ::uhoh

Thanks again for your awesome feedback!

cutie02sq wrote:

What a cutie and you got some really great shots!!!

Heh Steph, it takes a cutie to know one! Thanks for looking! Your little guy is about this age right? (30 months) They never sit still!

gefillmore wrote:

very nice lynne!-

Thanks George--!

Scott_Quier wrote:

Yup, these'll do in a pinch He is such a gorgeous young man!
I really, really like #2 - channeling James Dean.

Thanks Scott! He really is growing up and I needed to shoot him more often! #2 is a fave of mine too. He can be so intense! Wonder where he gets that from? rofl

saurora wrote:

Wow, wow, WOW!!!!! Love #2, but then I saw #3 and just MELTED!!!!! Absolutely adorable! Love the triptych, too. This is a fantastic series, Lynne, and the best thing is that they are shots of your little Harry! Your processing just shines in these, you are progressing in leaps and bounds!!!

Oh man, Susan, your post made my day and brought me almost to tears! Yes it gets frustrating shooting other peoples' kids and then not getting the same results out of your own. I was really happy with the series today and am so glad you all like them too! It's fun when the "fam" here on dgrin cherishes shots of your own kids like they knew them! Thanks for your feedback! And as a mom to a boy, I knew you'd like #3 too!!!

1220 wrote:

3 is by far my favorite. The expression is beyond his years. A true keeper. well done urban

Awww thanks! That one sure stole my heart as well! He's definitely looking too mature for being only 2.5. Thanks for commenting!

jeffreaux2 wrote:

This is another awesome set you have here. Great captures all, but 3 and 6 are my picks of the bunch. 3 is adorable and 6....well 6 breaks some rules....we all like to do that....and you just gotta love the scratched brow and dirt under the nails. What I like best about these are that they are not the prettied-up story book looking images we typically see, but are instead a true reflection of this little man and his personality(which he seems to have an abundance of). What I like worst about these is that I don't have a knack for the inventive fresh things you do with your clients and camera.

Hiya Jeff! 3 seems to be going over well....rofland it's cool you like 6 too! After jumping around on that porch nonstop, he just stopped, laid down and put his face in his hands, it was the cutest and most unexpected "pose" all day! And of course it only lasted exactly 3 frames so I'm glad I was on alert. Kids are definitely a different animal than adults/teens, you can't really force them to do something, you just have to have quick reflexes and anticipate the action (like sports!) I like real life, the gritty dirty funny stuff. Glad you like it too!!!

elaine wrote:

Love the colors, the range of expressions, the PP...and LOVE #3! Make it BIG!!! Congrats on your fun day and fab pics! Sigh...I have soooo much to learn.

First of all if anyone has gorgeous natural light shots of their son, it's YOU! Thanks for the rave reviews! I have been concentrating on "work" shoots so much lately, I had forgotten how much fun it was to shoot someone you adore. What good is being a photographer if you don't have wall-worthy shots of your own cuties? And yeah...#3 is going to be huge somewhere in my house!!! Now, to clear a wall.... D

Cuties02q

Your little guy is about this age right? (30 months) They never sit still!

Yep he is 28 months and I cannot get a good shot of him for the life of me. Your little ones looks much better behaved...lol.

DavidS

Wonderful series. I love the expressions in #2 and #3. I especially like #3, the composition, the lighting and the eyes.

photogmomma

OMG! These are stunning! #2,3,6 are my absolute favorites. I jsut LOVE LOVE #6 - he's such a boy and I love it!

These are really awesome. Wow!!!

adpace

Great shots! I just love the comments on them too - a wonderful story! Really nice work!

Mitchell

Lynne,
These are fantastic. I love the pose and the look in #3. The last one is just a classic. Great how you caught the detail in his fingers and the dirt under his nails. All boy!!!!

kenlyne

GREAT captures --your little boy is beautiful in a manly way! I enjoyed looking and seeing the masculine/all boy as I have 3 girls. Please blow some of your wonderful talent my way!

wxwax

Most excellent.

System

lookin' good lynne-