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dahlin


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: Shawnee, Kansas
Date: Oct 31, 2010
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Candid, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 1, 2010

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Comments: 4
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 December Topaz SC.

Took several shots of my daughter wearing her "pretty dress" and really liked this one of her looking off to the side.

These were my steps:
I selected the white part of her eye and increased the brightness.

I used Topaz Detail "Soft Looking" as my starting point. Reduced the sliders on the small and medium details a bit and increased the contrast and brightness within Topaz Detail. After Topaz Detail, I increased the vibrance just a touch and applied USM very lightly.

Cropped it to get some background toys out of the scene (the toys are strung everywhere), added the border, resized, and saved for web.

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 12/06/2010 09:01:15 AM
Oh a little princess - how sweet! My fave part is the details in her hair. It's like I'm waiting for the strands to whip back around.
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 12/02/2010 10:51:21 AM
Great use of topaz to keep it real yet bring out what you want! She's so cute!
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 12/01/2010 11:16:58 PM
What a gorgeous profile portrait. I love the softness which is so appropriate to a beautiful little child. Her hair looks so fine and soft. I also like the softened and simplified background.
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 12/01/2010 06:00:09 PM
That's quite the poignant shot. How about telling us what you did to it, in your notes?
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