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Day 2 Baby Bloomer
Day 2 Baby Bloomer
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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon
Date: Jul 2, 2007
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200s
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2007

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Comments: 21
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 This is my daughter. She always looks adorable in yellow I think :) hehe I love to take her picture. She goes where you tell her to and doesn't move until you tell her she can. In the mean time, she makes cute faces and plays right where she is standing or sitting. I couldn't have created a better model :) I have NO idea where those catchlights came from and I am hoping I can repeat it somehow, someway!! :)

I told her this picture was for Daddy and she smelled the daisy just like she was supposed to. She is missing him bad I think.

This was shot handheld under a tree with a gold reflector just behind me and a hair to my left held by my middle son. I tried for a dreamy look in photoshop with a white layer on soft light with a low opacity. I erased out a little of her eyes so they wouldn't wash out with the white.

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 07/26/2007 05:36:51 PM
I LOVE this photograph! I wanted to tell you that I did a watercolor of it. I would like to send you a picture of what I've done; if it's cool with you?
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 07/10/2007 03:30:55 PM
This is so sweet and so pretty. If your husband is in Iraq, you might not want to send him this -- he may want to go AWOL after he sees it (just kidding, but you know what I mean).

Very nicely done with the soft layer, and you handled the eyes beautifully.
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 07/04/2007 10:08:24 PM
She's gorgeous. You're lucky to have such a wonderful model.
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 07/04/2007 05:23:26 PM
ooooh, ahhh. I've never seen anyone look so good/adorable in yellow. I think you should save this for free study, it's wonderful! :)
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 07/03/2007 03:34:53 PM
Heh what was that word you used for my pic - "beautimus"? Love that word and think it is way appropriate here. As always, your daughter is just a gorgeous model and I love the hat! Perfect here. Yellow flower - awesome addition.

What I love about this challenge is to read the personal glimpses that are attached to each moment. I'm sure you all are missing daddy right now. Still saying prayers of protection for him. And it's great that you are capturing these mementos for him while he is gone.
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 07/03/2007 10:02:27 AM
Awwwwww. I know Daddy will love this one! She is beautiful, and you are right, she looks good in yellow.
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 07/03/2007 05:30:17 AM
Really sweet casual portrait. Thanks for sharing the way you got that wonderful soft look. I will definitely use it. So, is her daddy away in Iraq? I feel for you on that one. I will say a prayer for all of you.
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 07/03/2007 01:18:27 AM
My first thought here was "Wow". Love the yellow color and softness and expression.
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 07/03/2007 12:15:11 AM
Great shot. I love the lighting and she does look adorable in yellow.
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 07/02/2007 08:15:33 PM
ohhhhhhhh, so sweet. the innocence is so touching! i am sure daddy will treasure this! lighting is awesome. kudos to the reflector holder, too!
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 07/02/2007 08:08:15 PM
so cute love the colors
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 07/02/2007 07:39:18 PM
Man this is so beautiful. The softness is perfect for the delicate baby & flower. Great job!
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 07/02/2007 07:22:45 PM
Love the subtle aspects of this shot. Everything seems to be just a little soft, the colours are just a little below the poppy sort of colours you'd expect, it's amazing!
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 07/02/2007 05:32:17 PM
Again a sot focus, but who could object to that given the subject. Lovely muted colours which added to the focus and your daughters wistful expression gives a real dream like feel to the shot
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 07/02/2007 03:28:44 PM
This is so ADORABLE! You have got the cutest little girl. :) Those catchlights are great too. Good job on the processing. I may try that white layer thing.
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 07/02/2007 03:25:50 PM
pretty and dreamy -- thanks for sharing your post-processing steps, too. What a lovely little girl, and kudos to her for being a helpful model. (I usually get stuck-out tongues from my two kids these days ;-).
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 07/02/2007 01:49:27 PM
Great job as usual ma'am!!! You know that little angel always makes for a terrific portrait! (could the catchlights be from the white petals of the daisy?)

regardless, i almost wish you'd consider having miss isa become a 'baby model' - WAY too adorable!
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 07/02/2007 01:27:29 PM
Well the catchlights are great. I would've taken credit for them though ;) And the dreamy PS look is great, I thought you'd used a soft focus filter or something.
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 07/02/2007 11:05:03 AM
Incredible portrait! You are blessed with a beautiful little girl! You captured her beauty well! Thank you for her!
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 07/02/2007 10:49:34 AM
An absolutely adorable little girl & a great shot! I'm sure her dad will love seeing it. The editing works really well, nice job!
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 07/02/2007 10:40:53 AM
This is a perfect portrait! I bet its one her dad will treasure, and should become a family heirloom!
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