Naomi&CliffWedding.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by dwterry:
I like the candidness. I like the back lit hair and I don't mind that they are slightly underexposed. What's distracting is the background, it's just a little bit too bright. In this case, it might have been better to meter the background and then under expose the background a bit and let your flash fill the men in to even out the exposure. I realize in bright daylight that might be hard to do. And a reflector doesn't do much good if you're shooting candids. So sometimes you just get what you get. :-)

You could try loading this into PhotoShop and using a multiply layer (masking out the men and anything that's not a highlight) just to see what that will do to the background. I wouldn't darken it very much ... just enough to bring it back.

Mitchell(Naomi&Cliff\'sWeddi.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by dwterry:
I think I'd burn the wood and dodge his face a bit. Your eye tends to go to the lightest part of the picture and that is the wood leaving the little boy's face lost in the image. But I do like the expression here, he seems genuinely excited about something.

The only trouble is, if you hadn't said this was from a wedding, I'd have no idea. It could be that the kid is on the stairs of his own home playing around. My point is, while this image is fine on its own, you'll want to shoot other images of him that connect him to the event somehow.

IMG_2947.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by nixter:
Excellent work, Bec. Great lighting and processing. Nice highlights in the eyes.

IMG_2947.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by Jutilda:
Parents eat this stuff up. Did they order a 20 X 24? ha ha ha Sweet, very sweet.

Running from the Waves.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by Jutilda:
Great action and use of midtones!!

Running from the Waves.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by sherpet:
This is definately a wonderful candid/emotive image here.....
I especially love the sense of freedom that you have managed to capture here..... A dream capture of fun.
It shows perfect movement, and also perfect balance in composition.

Message edited by author 2006-12-03 21:52:53.

IMG_2947.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by sherpet:
You have a true gift when taking photos of new born babies.
This is just so heart warming, and love the look of innocence on the babies face.

IMG_2975.jpg
by -Bec-

Comment by Shecoya:
adorable... love the heart pose with those sweet little feet ;)

Hanging Out
by -Bec-

Comment by SandyP:
Oh Bec! I love this photo! It touches me! This is a photo that will survive forever -- long after the challenge is done and gone!

Beautiful job!

Hanging Out
by -Bec-

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Awww. This is a great image. Shoulda finished higher I think, but trust me, baby pics rarely catch a break here. ;-)