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05/05/2006 10:50:48 PM |
Once again I would like to thank all of you who voted for my photo and all of you who commented favourably or gave honest and true constructive critism. This photo is not of my own daughter, unfortunately, but that of a friends. She was 4 days old and this was one of the quieter moments in our session, most times she was either feeding or screaming!! LOL!! She is dear precious little thing and I could only hope to have a child so lovely one day. She is like my own though, and I'm so pleased and proud of this photo for that very reason. So thank you all once again for voting and picking this as the blue ribbon. You not only honoured me, but you honoured her, as the perfect little angel she is!
As for the technical stuff, lighting was limited due to space unfortunately. It was not done in my "studio" where I can control my lighting totally, but in the dining room of my friend. I did not use proper lighting, due to space and had to use my skills in photoshop to compensate for many photos, although not too much for this one except for the fact that it was underexposed and needed some saturation and some softening. A little blurr goes a long way in newborn skin which is often wrinkly and spotted!
So thank you all again. This was a tremendous honour and I am forever grateful for it!
Diane
www.dcsphotography.com |
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05/05/2006 08:42:05 AM |
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05/02/2006 09:41:14 PM |
| This is absolutley gorgeous! I wish I had a shot like this of my baby girl when she was this little. :\ |
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05/02/2006 11:58:46 AM |
| Peaceful image, really like the skin tone. |
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05/02/2006 11:24:28 AM |
Please share post-processing and lighting on this gem. :-)
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05/02/2006 11:05:16 AM |
| So pink and so cute! Congratulations! |
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05/02/2006 08:23:10 AM |
muck muck muckkk
She's a beauty, Miss World 2006 |
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05/01/2006 11:53:58 PM |
| Is this not heavenly or what? Congratulations on your Blue. |
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05/01/2006 01:45:24 PM |
| Wow! Great, delicate light. Beautiful. I wish I was into photography when my kids were that little... Congrats! |
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04/30/2006 08:17:48 PM |
| This is just precious! What a beautiful portrait! |
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04/30/2006 06:39:22 PM |
| cute, and photographically perfect |
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04/30/2006 12:49:30 PM |
| As precious as they come, this is top notch. Congratulations on your blue. |
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04/29/2006 08:19:36 PM |
| Beautiful, reminds me of an Anne Geddes photo. Congrats! |
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04/29/2006 02:47:43 AM |
Thank you VERY much - Now I want to do the same - Can't find any babies though. Will speak to the wife - will post my photo in 9 months and 4 days.
Absolutely stunning. Makes me sad that I didn't have a digital camera when my daughter was only 4 days old. She is now almost 3 - Flower would've been torn apart long before I took the shot.
Yet again - STUNNING. |
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04/29/2006 01:54:10 AM |
| Congratulations on a great entry! This is definitely a worthwhile photo and makes a wonderful keepsake. |
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04/28/2006 02:31:26 PM |
| Wonderful take Diane. Congratulations! |
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04/27/2006 06:06:53 AM |
| Simply BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your ribbon!!! |
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04/27/2006 04:24:01 AM |
This is a truly beautiful image
So well deserving of your Ribbon
Congratulations
Makes me feel warm and fuzzy |
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04/26/2006 06:04:02 PM |
Newer that your model is almost impossible.... just beautiful...
This photo transmit a beautiful message of happiness, serenity and well being...
Congrats.... |
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04/26/2006 01:31:03 PM |
What a WONDERFUL photo to win your first ribbon with! This is SO amazing!!!!
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04/26/2006 01:21:26 PM |
| Lovely shot, very well captured with a great "soft" feel to it. Congratulations! |
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04/26/2006 12:06:37 PM |
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04/26/2006 11:13:29 AM |
| This is simply perfect! congrats. |
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04/26/2006 08:50:18 AM |
A comment about the large flower - we put it there for two reasons, one, we wanted to avoid showing the nether regions, but in this pose, she moved. The second reason was she had the clamp on the umbilical cord still attached and it didn't look very pretty, so we put the flower in front of it to hide it.
The baby is actually lying in a large sea shell, but for this image i had zoomed in close. It was remarked that the image is very much like Anne Geddes, it was not my intent to imitate her, I was simply trying to create a beautiful image of a 4 day old girl for her parents. I hope it was not thought that I intentionally copied her images or anything.
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04/26/2006 08:08:48 AM |
| This is the must beautiful baby photo I've ever seen. Congratulations on your well deserved blue ribbon. |
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04/26/2006 06:29:09 AM |
WOW!!! i'm so excited to have won. I photographed this little angel on the night the challenge began, but I had no idea of the challenge. I was simply practicing newborn shots for a friend. Then, on the 18th I discovered the topic and thought, hey I could try this photo, it fit. Much to my surprise and joy, it did well, very well!
Thank you so very much for everyone who voted and especially all of those who left comments. It is a huge thrill for me to have won this contest! |
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04/26/2006 05:34:50 AM |
| What a great job for your friend :-) |
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04/26/2006 05:20:52 AM |
| Congratulations Diane, and i must say you came back to dpchallenge with quite a bang! I knew we would be close from the show your new scores thread and you got me. Your image is great and I look forward to seeing you near the top in the future. |
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04/26/2006 03:54:08 AM |
Message edited by author 2008-03-27 00:38:01. |
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04/26/2006 03:01:03 AM |
We are all born with a special gift, and your gift is taking images of new born babies.....
I have falling deeply in love with this image, and thank you for sharing it with us.
You so deserved this "Blue" ribbon....."CONGRATULATIONS"..... |
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04/26/2006 02:41:43 AM |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Wonderfully executed! |
I'll say it again. Congrats on the ribbon. |
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04/26/2006 01:18:13 AM |
| Congrats. How could a baby not win this? |
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04/26/2006 01:14:30 AM |
| Ah terrific! I'm so glad to see this win! As I said in my earlier comment, totally inspired kitsch! |
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04/26/2006 12:51:55 AM |
| She's a beauty. Congratulatons to the parents. And to you for this splendid capture. I'm sure the folks must be thrilled. |
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04/26/2006 12:45:41 AM |
| This is adorable. Wonderful image. Congratulations on your blue! |
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04/26/2006 12:13:15 AM |
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04/25/2006 10:25:45 PM |
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04/25/2006 08:24:27 PM |
Beautiful!!
forgot to add: returning with comment and bumping up to a 10! |
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04/25/2006 02:07:23 PM |
| This is so impossibly saccharine it's actually appealing :-) Don't take this the wrong way... That rosebud is absolutely inspired kitsch. |
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04/25/2006 10:41:32 AM |
| Very well done. Nice choice of flower color. Very cute! |
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04/25/2006 08:59:14 AM |
| Simply adorable,beautiful and so well done! Fantastic job. |
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04/25/2006 08:38:38 AM |
| Adorable. Wonderful lighting & colors. |
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04/25/2006 08:30:49 AM |
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04/25/2006 05:02:42 AM |
| I love this picture! I would have loved to have had pictures like this one done of all my children. To me this fit the challange perfectly, so perfect score in my mind. Great work! |
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04/24/2006 12:21:37 PM |
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04/24/2006 12:54:01 AM |
| Wow......... move over, Anne Geddes!!! Stunning photo! |
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04/23/2006 08:41:08 PM |
| This is one of the most beautiful baby photographs I have ever seen. |
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04/23/2006 04:17:38 PM |
| I would rate this photograph as a 10/10. It captures the innocence of a newborn child, the colours are etheral, you can almost reach out and feel the softness of skin, inhale the fragrance only new babies have. The expression of contentment and the colour and placement of hands and feet exude innocence and the promise of all that is new and precious in life. It is quite simply, beautiful. |
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04/22/2006 10:56:33 PM |
| Almost too much wth all the flowers, but it still works. I rated it very high |
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04/22/2006 02:25:25 PM |
| Quite appropriate for the challenge, and a lovely shot. |
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04/21/2006 03:18:06 PM |
| This is the most gorgeous baby picture I've ever seen! 10 |
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04/21/2006 03:01:55 PM |
| What a beautiful photograph! It truly captures the challenge of "Something New!" Amazing! A 10 for sure!!! |
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04/21/2006 11:49:55 AM |
| Very Geddes. Sweet and exquisite :) |
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04/21/2006 08:30:06 AM |
| this is a great shot.. lovely to have such nice photos of you child.. |
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04/21/2006 05:33:53 AM |
| A bit too Anne Geddes for me 6 |
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04/21/2006 04:59:55 AM |
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04/21/2006 12:39:41 AM |
| Great portrait! Excellent lighting and color! |
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04/20/2006 10:42:28 PM |
| One of my personal favorites of the challenge. Cliché? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. Simply perfect for this challenge. :) |
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04/20/2006 10:40:09 PM |
| This has got to be the best baby picture I've ever seen. Awesome 10 |
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04/20/2006 09:28:11 PM |
| I usually don't like the baby pictures, but this one is nice. I like the glowing effect too. Not over done. |
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04/20/2006 05:03:59 PM |
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04/20/2006 02:42:15 PM |
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04/20/2006 09:34:36 AM |
| oh my goodness! this is great...anne geddes, eat your heart out! great for this challenge, hope you do well with this 9 |
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04/20/2006 06:08:52 AM |
| So very sweet.....perfect in every way.....A "10" from me as she is a little princess..... |
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04/20/2006 02:13:51 AM |
| great picture. I just tried to shoot some baby photos for this challenge but couldnt get anything really useful for the challenge, 8 |
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04/19/2006 10:06:09 PM |
wow, beautiful, it's so spirutally cheering and loving, 10 from me,
nothing is as new as a newborn child and new feeling of love between mother and child |
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04/19/2006 09:53:47 PM |
| One of the few baby photos that I liked. I think i might have liked it better without the adornment..... |
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04/19/2006 03:32:37 PM |
It bring memories.... beautiful... love it...
Simpa |
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04/19/2006 01:03:45 PM |
| This reminds me of Anne Gedes. |
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04/19/2006 10:59:03 AM |
| How adorable. A 10 in many ways! :) |
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04/19/2006 09:36:14 AM |
| aww she looks so peaceful. good composition |
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04/19/2006 09:28:39 AM |
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04/19/2006 12:47:35 AM |
| Oh this is taken so perfectly! gorgeous pink glow, accented by soft flowers. This really is an awsome picture. |
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04/19/2006 12:28:12 AM |
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