First Attempt Child Portrait by Kristanene
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This is my first serious attempt at any type of portrait, and I chose my mom's best friend's baby as my subject because the camera just loves her, and because she's always so sweet and happy! How did I do guys?? Think her mommy will like it?
Taken with my old-as-dirt Fujica ST605N (circa 1970s, with an m42 screw mount lens, if that tells you anything, but I prefer the term "vintage" LOL). It has a 55mm Fujinon lens, also old-as-dirt, and I used f/2.2 and shutter speed 1/15 sec. (it was a dim room), with a tripod of course, and Kodak B&W film ISO 400. I had the shots uploaded to a cd at Wal-Mart, and then I used the Diffuse effect in Virtual Photographer (in Photoshop CS2) to get the softness. And, last of all, I added her name down in the bottom corner.
This is getting lengthy, lol, so I'll just end by saying thanks so much for all the great comments and tips on my last shot "Cart 2-for Maggiemai". Hope you enjoy!!
Comments (18)
rayburg
the overall pic looks good...I think you should have left the eyes a little sharper(just my opinion).
ChuckEvans
Under your conditions, it's a nice first portrait. Fifteenth of a second is a bit slow (LOL) for little ones. It has a nice "finishing" effect you've added. Only thing bothering me is the eyes are too dark. 'Course, just my own opinion. Nice job!
Kristanene
Yeah, pretty much all of the shots I got of her are this way..she always tilted her head slightly down, and her eyelashes are so long. Wasn't much I could do with it. And yeah Chuck, lol, I know 1/15 is WAY too slow for little ones, lol, but, at the time, there was so little lighting in the room that I had to pretty much run the camera wide open. Yep, I was unprepared for the lighting issue, but I'll know better next time. :-D
kimariehere
soft and sweet I love the soft feel and sweet mood...awwe so cuddly with teddy!!
soulofharmony
beautiful and timeless... gorgeous composition :)
sfinway
pretty good job! keep it up. Kids portraits ARE hard to capture.
dark_storm
Beautiful protrait of a cute little bany. Excelent done and nice compo as well. Have a nice day. :O)
Damia
Very cute! The grain and softness makes it look vintage. I can see why the camera loves her! :)
Akinom
How cute this is! Not that easy to do but you've succeeded, brava!
GiMi53
Quite a challenge here... but you did very well, Krista ! I see more and more frankly comments in this gallery and this makes me happy... we are all here to improve... Thank you for the details of your work ! Thank you for the photography lesson.... :~)
Georges_H_Hoens
Fabulous first attempt ! Really impressed, this shot is a pure marvel, and this baby is so beautiful and full of life.
deannemart
A nice first attempt! It seems a bit too blurry to me, but that might just be my tired eyes at the end of the day :)
TheWarlock
Great stuff, if its the first attempt I shall dfntly wait to view the rest!! wow.. , wish there was more contrast in this
tvernuccio
What a cute capture, Krista!!!! I'm sure her mommy will ADORE it!!! Well, you had some tuff conditions to work with Krista, and you did a fantastic job! One thing you might be able to try is to do a selection on just the baby's eyes so that way you can adjust brightness & contrast. You might be able to bring out more detail that way. :) It's an adorable capture under some really HARD lighting conditions!!! Fantastic work! ;)
sharky_
VOTE** For a Beautiful Smile. Aloha
B_PEACOCK
You did a wonderful job capturing the joy in the childs face
logiloglu
how cute. a wonderful portrait. what a lovely expression. excellent in b/w. vote #:O)
watapki66
Truly wonderful portrait with a very endearing softness!