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 09/11/2007 10:18:53 PM · #1
I had a session yesterday with a 6 week old baby girl. Mommy and I were sooooo patient with this little one trying soooooo hard to get her to snuggle into a comfy spot and nap so we could do some arty shots - but baby had her own agenda and our needs did not fit in. She was very fussy. Our hour session was 2 1/2 hours and sweet and beautiful baby Sydnea cried throuh all of it - 80% of the time one of us was just holding her & trying to comfort her and nobody was shooting anything. At one point she cried herself into exhaustion and actuall slept - I'm not kidding - for like 2 minutes! I dropped her onto a sweet little stool and asked mom to keep a hand on her while I grabbed another backdrop (thinking she'd sleep for a bit) - but she started to stir again so I grabbed the camera and shot all I could get. There were a few other moments when baby was semi-still and allowed me to get a few shots, but overall I went to bed very disappointed in the session and afraid the Mommy would regret having bothered.

This morning I got up and started editing and was AMAZED at what a little time in PS could do to some very hasty shots. After a few hours of processing I was able to give Mommy a very nice gallery of her new babe. But this one..... the moment on the stool..... was so worth everything!!!!

This:

So I got this:
became this:

Thank god for little girls. :)

A couple of other keepers from the collection:
I mezmerized her with the flash for a minute. She's a Georgia fan - gotta love that!! :D
[thumb]585691[/thumb] What I shot while she screamed. :)


09/11/2007 10:22:46 PM · #2
You've done a great job. I love them all. I really like what you were able to do with the first shot. It is a slavage that doens't look like a salvage. Like it was meant to be.
 09/11/2007 10:36:02 PM · #3
Originally posted by idnic:
[thumb]585691[/thumb] What I shot while she screamed. :)


LOL!!! So I'm not the only one shooting screaming babies!!! And that's precisely what I've done too... when they stop cooperating I just move in close for the macro shots. :-)
 09/11/2007 10:39:38 PM · #4
;-)


09/11/2007 10:42:55 PM · #5
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
;-)



That's awesome, Slippy! Really makes me smile! :D
 09/11/2007 10:45:19 PM · #6
Originally posted by idnic:
That's awesome, Slippy! Really makes me smile! :D

Well, then I won't tell you about the babies that sank while I Photoshopped your photo. ;-D
 09/11/2007 10:48:02 PM · #7
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by idnic:
That's awesome, Slippy! Really makes me smile! :D

Well, then I won't tell you about the babies that sank while I Photoshopped your photo. ;-D


Hahahaaa that made me spit my drink! :P

Does drowning pixels send you to the lowest resolution?
09/11/2007 10:53:02 PM · #8
Originally posted by dwterry:
LOL!!! So I'm not the only one shooting screaming babies!!! And that's precisely what I've done too... when they stop cooperating I just move in close for the macro shots. :-)


David, have you tried this one.....
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Mom & Dad's wedding bands on baby's toe
Grabbed it while baby was having a bottle. Surprised mom & dad and they loved the idea.
09/11/2007 10:54:18 PM · #9
By the way... this is baby number five for this couple. The first girl! :D
 09/11/2007 11:03:50 PM · #10
Originally posted by idnic:
Mom & Dad's wedding bands on baby's toe
Grabbed it while baby was having a bottle. Surprised mom & dad and they loved the idea.


AWESOME idea! Bet it really tugs at the heart strings. Which, of course, drives up sales! :-)
 09/11/2007 11:05:15 PM · #11
Originally posted by idnic:
By the way... this is baby number five for this couple. The first girl! :D


No WONDER they want to shoot it! Not their fault you misunderstood the assignment...

R.
 09/11/2007 11:10:08 PM · #12
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by idnic:
By the way... this is baby number five for this couple. The first girl! :D


No WONDER they want to shoot it! Not their fault you misunderstood the assignment...

R.


LOL Robert, they apparently wanted a girl really really badly! Daddy sat very quietly through most of the session; Mommy whispered to me that he'd had a vasectomy on Friday. lol Guess it was all about the girl. :P
 09/11/2007 11:18:14 PM · #13
Well, let them know I've got two girls if they want to trade. Signing of a waiver required.
 09/11/2007 11:21:42 PM · #14
Great shots Cindi!...Good thing you had parents that were patient enough to for her to settle, sometimes the parents can get as flustered as the baby... I hope they are some crying shots in there for them, so they remember what their little bubba was like on the day! Sometimes they can make the cutest photos!

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 09/11/2007 11:29:54 PM · #15
[quote=-Bec-] I hope they are some crying shots in there for them, so they remember what their little bubba was like on the day! Sometimes they can make the cutest photos!

Thanks, Becky! Oh yeah, I threw in 2 nice screaming shots - one with her buck naked and mad as hell! heheheee Its all a part of "baby" and that is what mommy & daddy want to remember.
09/12/2007 07:33:25 AM · #16

Sugar & Spice...... :)
 09/12/2007 07:50:01 AM · #17
I feel your pain Cindi, as a childrens portrait photographer I deal with that stuff at least once a week, sometimes once a day.
 09/12/2007 09:01:16 AM · #18
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
;-)


Oh, good grief, Slippy, you are just too much!!!!

ROFL!!!!
 09/12/2007 10:22:43 AM · #19
Originally posted by idnic:
[quote=-Bec-] I hope they are some crying shots in there for them, so they remember what their little bubba was like on the day! Sometimes they can make the cutest photos!

Thanks, Becky! Oh yeah, I threw in 2 nice screaming shots - one with her buck naked and mad as hell! heheheee Its all a part of "baby" and that is what mommy & daddy want to remember.


Those are the blackmail shots for the teenage years. ;o)
 09/12/2007 10:36:10 AM · #20
Originally posted by idnic:

Sugar & Spice...... :)


Very nice one cindi :)
 09/12/2007 11:40:23 AM · #21
This was my nephew when I shot his "first birthday" thank you cards:

09/12/2007 11:53:06 AM · #22
cindi good photo maker with very big brain.

jp impressed.

again.
 09/12/2007 01:45:54 PM · #23
Originally posted by alfresco:
cindi good photo maker with very big brain.

jp impressed.

again.


LOL Thanks, JP. :)

AJ, love the pic, he's soooo cute!
09/12/2007 01:55:58 PM · #24


This is absolutely gorgeous, you did a great job, Cindi!

My nephews wife has been in labour since early yesterday afternoon.
We're all wrecks waiting for the news that the baby's finally arrived (I think it will be their only child ;-)
 09/12/2007 02:20:20 PM · #25
Those shots are wonderful. I just left a session with a 5 week old. About 2 hours and I would say 75% was crying. Mom got him to sleep and I was able to get a lot of great shots. I have learned that it takes a lot of patience to work with newborns (or any child in general).

Those shots are perfect. Her parents will be very happy.

P.S. I love that Georgia outfit. :)
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