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Day 11 - the best photographer in my household
Day 11 - the best photographer in my household
jonfrommk


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Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Milton Keynes
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2007

Viewed: 302
Comments: 8
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My beautiful daughte Daisy who produces a lot better shots than I do and has a stunning eye in terms of picture composition

This was taken a few weeks ago (though the processing was done today) at the Peace Pagoda in Milton Keynes, we were wandering around taking some shots and she sat on the plinth and was contemplating how to best take two dragons that 'guard' the pagoda

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filtered black and white applied

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07/03/2007 05:15:05 PM
fantastic candid!!!
this is so good
black and white is definitely your thing!
i love the way she is resting her face on the camera, somewhat bored but still ready to snap a shot at any moment :)
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05/15/2007 10:29:07 PM
It's great to catch them unaware, isn't it? She's beautiful and this is a wonderful, natural moment you have captured.
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05/12/2007 04:47:51 PM
What a thoughtful image! Beautiful!
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05/12/2007 04:29:21 PM
A beautiful portrait - I like the thoughtfulness of it. And you should get her a portfolio (or let her have a folder in yours) so we can see her pictures.
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05/11/2007 06:20:01 PM
Oh she IS beautiful! This is such a great portrait of her looking so natural in her element. And it sounds cliche, but I really mean it. The tones of blacks in the foreground and the grays in the background make this really pop.

Is Daisy a member of DPChallenge? I love it when kids jump in. So many times they amaze us and do really well. I'd love to see some of her work too.

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05/11/2007 04:48:52 PM
Jon, great shot, how cool my daughter is also into photography. I bet you guys had fun, I know we have a blast when we go out just hang out and take pictures. I like the composition in this very much you have captured a moment to remember here, way to go!

Thanks Brad! Great tip, I didn't know that!
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05/11/2007 03:20:39 PM
Hi Jon,

Have a PS tip for you on how to remove the halo around her sleeves and such (if it's of interest).
Use the clone tool, set to darker mode, small, soft-edged brush, and sample just to the outside of the area that is light, and then clone away over the halo part. In darker mode, it will only replace the pixels that are lighter than the sampled section, so worrying about going outside the lines like on the jacket/sweater won't change. Vary the strength of the tool, sometimes 50% works, sometimes you can go to 100%.

It's a real quick method and precision isn't needed. In the area around the pull loop for the zipper, you can sample way over to the left, in an area of about the same density/tones, and clone darker over the whole thing, as it will only darken the lighten pixels. It's almost as easy as sampling way over to the left, on an even horizontal line from the corner of the lens, and go over to the lens and clone all the way down to her pants in one step.
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05/11/2007 03:04:00 PM
Nice profile pic with a good emotion on the face and hands. Curious if you have any photos your daughter has taken. It is always refreshing to see young children's photos and perspectives. Good capture overall.
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