sweet thoughts - day 8
by ErinM

Comment by Rae-Ann:
His eyes are amazing..I do not think that boy could ever look bad in a photo..and with a talented mom to photograph him, there is little doubt!

sweet thoughts - day 8
by ErinM

Comment by mia67:
Excellent Erin, it looks so natural, and emotional. Such a powerful
mood in this one.

sweet thoughts - day 8
by ErinM

Comment by Wink:
I've always liked how you capture so many details in your portraits but they work together so well because they fade out beneath the eyes and expressions.

a little attitude - day 7
by ErinM

Comment by Rae-Ann:
Love the light...great angle and effective use of DoF here!
Well done!

a little attitude - day 7
by ErinM

Comment by SandyP:
Erin, ths is beautiful! I don't know what the original grained version looks like, but seriously the grain MAKES this! Not that Tess is a stunning portrait no matter WHAT pose she's in or processing that takes place, but for this particular photo, the grain adds so much to the artistic look and feel of the photo. It's so striking, and again, she is so beautiful.

Methinks we better keep her out of the voting booth tho, huh? We have enough people here who hate anything artistic and slightly out-of-the-box, don't we? :)

midday at the museum
by ErinM

Comment by sevilduvarci:
missed this during voting. very cool capture, erin. underrated!

midday at the museum
by ErinM

Comment by SandyP:
Erin, what a COOL photo!!!! I love those silhouettes against those blues!

a little attitude - day 7
by ErinM

Comment by mia67:
Excellent portrait, angle is great, and I agree with Louis,
grain works great in this one.

a little attitude - day 7
by ErinM

Comment by walrus451:
excellent angle...i like the noise added....; )

a little attitude - day 7
by ErinM

Comment by Louis:
Lovely subtle light. I can't think of one picture you've posted that hasn't had beautiful, well thought-out light. This really brings out the form of her face nicely. (Thanks for the kind words. I actually don't know half as much as I should about how to light stuff, and I know even less than that than some others here.)

Edit to add: the grain is a good choice. Even more would be interesting. It might have been neat to do a quick mask gradient selection starting at her shoulder and ending almost at the right side, then adding the noise to that selection. That would have given the illusion of more grain in the darker/less focused parts of the image.

Message edited by author 2007-04-07 23:16:11.