Merry Christmas 2012
by kgeary

Comment by Ozzie:
Knew this would be a winner. Love, love the hair color and gorgeous girl. Now I know what to do with my Xmas lights, only the are multi coloured

Merry Christmas 2012
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Comment by tanguera:
Ha! Congrats, Kevin! What great timing.

Merry Christmas 2012
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Comment by GAP2012:

Originally posted by kgeary: Thank you all for the kind words. To answer Ryan's question, the lights are a combination of net lights and string lights. Here's a BTS shot:

I've seen how this technique is done a few times elsewhere and it is very effective, and you expertly used it here for a great photo and yes a wonderful christmas card, simple and elegant, but doesnt take away from those who used the whole family or themselves as per the challenge, congratulations nonetheless :O) and truly Merry Christmas :O)

Message edited by author 2012-12-20 19:46:40.

Merry Christmas 2012
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Comment by Dennisheckman:
Congratulations with your ribbon and a new PB. This is a fantastic image that meets the challenge 100%.

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Comment by Ann:
Gorgeous. Everything works perfectly.

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Comment by kgeary:
@mike -- it's just subject to background distance. the 50mm 1.4 produces beautiful bokeh anyway, but it's certainly helped a lot by the distance between subject and background.

In the BTS shot, she's closer to the lights than she was when I actually took the image. For the real shot she was slightly passed the halfway point on the other side of the bed -- the side I shot from.

Message edited by author 2012-12-19 21:33:10.

Merry Christmas 2012
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Comment by Mike:
how did you get the beautiful bokeh out of the 50/1.4???

Merry Christmas 2012
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Comment by kgeary:
Thank you all for the kind words. To answer Ryan's question, the lights are a combination of net lights and string lights. Here's a BTS shot:


Behind the Scenes of Christmas Card Shoot by kevingeary, on Flickr

Merry Christmas 2012
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Comment by Violetz:
Congrats! She's adorable and nicely done

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Comment by Kelli:
Congrats on your first ribbon! She's such a doll!