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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Nikon
Location: Pa
Date: Aug 3, 2006
Aperture: 13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Aug 24, 2006

This was taken for a friend of mine of her new little man. They wanted me to create unique and different birth announcements for them. I had seen this idea somewhere, and I have been trying to try it out. I\'m so glad I got to. I just love this picture to pieces! :)

Rotated a bit, cropped, USM, levels and selective desat. and I cloned out an annoying thread from the towel. Oh, and resized and added border.

*Thanks to everyone for the comments! This didn't do as well as I had hoped, but that is OK. The parents of this lttle guy loved the pic!

I wanted to also mention that I couldn't do too much with this little guy. He was only 5 lbs and very tiny. He was 6 weeks premature, and we were very careful with him, as he was only home 2 weeks before that.

At that time, I took the shots I could get.

Thanks again guys!
:)

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Votes: 246
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12/02/2006 11:34:45 AM
How did you light this pic? I have a new wee one and would like to do something similiar. Nice job btw.....
09/08/2006 04:33:31 AM
Love this one so much, and hope do be able to take something similar next March, as our very first grandchild will be born, around the 1st March 2007.....
09/08/2006 03:54:23 AM
Cute concept. Would have had a lot more impact if you could see the baby more.

If you were to attempt this or something similar again, attempt to put one hand over the other and rest the baby's head on his hands or arm.

Oh and it would be cuter without the diaper too!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 09:18:25 PM
Very creative idea. :)
09/06/2006 02:47:45 PM
I don't normally warm to baby photos but this is very, very special. Well put together, soft but not soppy. The touch of blue and the label make it just perfect. Definitely one of my top picks in this exceptionally high quality challenge.
09/06/2006 11:19:44 AM
Fabulous Photo! Good work.
09/04/2006 06:17:04 PM
Awww, how cute is that? wish the whites weren't overexposed though, but still very good.
09/04/2006 02:26:16 PM
Love it!
09/03/2006 10:37:32 PM
Cute baby. Creative way to display the new addition.
09/03/2006 10:19:19 PM
That is special.
09/03/2006 09:27:19 PM
This is really cute, good use of selective colour.
09/03/2006 11:16:56 AM
Nice work, Annie!!! BOL
09/03/2006 08:37:54 AM
Sooooooo cute! The blue adds a lovely charming touch.
09/03/2006 07:46:44 AM
congratulations! lovely as a selective desat...this is a great pic for the family
09/02/2006 09:04:19 PM
The image seems familiar, but certainly well-executed. Nice homage to Anne Geddes, intended or not :)
09/02/2006 11:30:21 AM
Nice desat
09/02/2006 10:28:26 AM
Absolutely LOVE this one.....Stunning and just so beautiful.....
09/02/2006 06:12:34 AM
Awww nice use of selective color here. Nice sharp baby image. Your burning/editing could be a little cleaner around the head and just over his bum. But otherwise I like the compostion and execution of this shot.
09/01/2006 03:37:34 PM
I might have muted the blue just a tad more. 6
09/01/2006 10:38:35 AM
fantastic use of selective desat. and very creative shot. so sweet and youve shown soem great texture with those towels. love the border matching the ribbon too. I cant say enough good things about this shot. 10
09/01/2006 08:28:17 AM
Absolutely fabulous shot! This is a terrific new baby set up. Love it! The diaper is a tiny bit blown out which catches my eye, but doesn't take away from my scoring in the least bit as everything else is perfect! Wonderful job!!!!
09/01/2006 05:27:41 AM
ah man this is a beauty! congratulations
09/01/2006 05:27:25 AM
Absolutely priceless!!
Well done.
09/01/2006 01:31:08 AM
Great shot!
09/01/2006 12:34:44 AM
love the selective desat. very cute expression. nice border. contrast is a little bit too much on the diaper. but still... a wonderfully cute shot. 7
09/01/2006 12:28:45 AM
This is absolutely precious!


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