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5 - My Favorite Daughter
5 - My Favorite Daughter
Bud


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: living room
Aperture: f1.4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2008

Viewed: 457
Comments: 25
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My favorite daughter, my only daughter! This is our joke. She is my little princess. I took this using the ambient light from the lamps in the room.

I love the 50mm, f1.4 - wonderful lens.

Slight crop to get rid of some stuff on the right and along the top, adjusted levels and contrast, shadows & highlights, a little dodge & burn, USM.

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03/01/2008 11:02:24 AM
Such wonderful depth in those eyes, such patience, and photographic issues aside, a delightful portrait.
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02/24/2008 12:18:35 AM
cute girl, the upper right corner draws a bit too much attention, but no so much as to make for a bad shot
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02/19/2008 02:09:50 PM
Good shot but I hate the hot spot above her head. Layer????
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02/14/2008 10:21:32 AM
Very pretty potrait.. Logically the lighting shouldn't have worked with it being everywhere except on the face but it does.. Nice job!
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02/12/2008 05:08:23 AM
Very nice use of the available light, detailing the hair, and bits of the jacket, and of course the catchlight in the right eye. Letting the light do the painting.
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02/12/2008 03:55:19 AM
Just beautiful! She is a little princess. Well captured!
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02/10/2008 03:47:54 PM
Nice and simple, very cute portrait... so I'm considering gettin that lens sounds like you really like it =]
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02/08/2008 04:00:00 AM
Very nice portrait. I like the lighting on her hair but find her face a little dark on the lower side. Beautiful daughter btw.
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02/05/2008 05:04:42 PM
I enjoy the tones and the gaze, she seems at peace while her favorite dad shoots her portrait. :)
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02/05/2008 05:07:00 AM
Great b/w portrait of a beautiful little girl!
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02/04/2008 11:40:09 AM
What a sweet photo! My boys will hardly pose for me anymore so enjoy this. I would like to have seen some extra lighting on her face too in order to place more emphasis on those big eyes! A lovely family keepsake.
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02/03/2008 03:55:50 PM
A child's world, the wordless world of implication. It is a very soft technique but ultimately powerful, so you remind me with this photo. Having two daughters, 6 and 13, I concur.
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02/03/2008 03:38:55 PM
i am glad you added the second half of that first sentence - i was beginning to wonder about you...

nice use of shallow DOF - the focus on the eyes is very solid and you stayed in control so to make it come across as natural and real
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02/03/2008 11:33:54 AM
Very nicely done, like the warmth. So will we later get a photo of your favorite wife?
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02/02/2008 12:06:42 PM
She is so cute! The lightings really sets a mood of gentleness.
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02/01/2008 11:58:46 PM
Beautiful girl you have, love the light in her hair but would like to see her face a bit brighter.
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02/01/2008 11:32:09 PM
You've captured a tender moment here and one you'll surely appreciate in the future. It would be nice to have just a tad bit more light on her face, but this gives a nice effect also.
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02/01/2008 11:23:29 PM
Very nice black and white portrait. I like the warm tones, and the lack of sharp highlights. Great job dad!
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02/01/2008 12:06:00 PM
Wonderful capture! I'm a nut for foreground out of focus areas so I really like it in your shot. I get a lot of comments that they are distracting, but it suites my taste well.

I love the natural lighting, but I would like to see a little more light on her face. You mentioned a little dodge and burn, I would go a little more with the dodging on her face and eyes. I would also burn the other parts so that you have a nice tonal seperation from her face and other parts of the composition.

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02/01/2008 06:57:57 AM
Lovely capture.. I would go for a little bit more sharpening around the eyes. Beautiful otherwise.
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02/01/2008 01:29:41 AM
She's a beautiful young lady - you've got a great model on your hands! I like the way the light plays on her hair and her hoodie.
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01/31/2008 09:17:11 PM
i would have saved this for the Eyes Have It chellenge, but maybe you have something better in your pocket, beautiful shot!
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01/31/2008 05:32:19 PM
You can tell she's the princess. That look of total love and devotion says it all: "I'm the favorite and I know it" :) She is beautiful. And the moodiness of the black and white processing enhances the feel wonderfully.

Have a safe trip. I hope it is for pleasure and you have time to bring back some great black and whites to show us :)

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01/31/2008 05:17:51 PM
Am glad you cleared the title up Bud, all sorts of things went through my mind when I saw the thumb in the main thread.

Lovely capture of innocence (yeah right, mischief more like). For me the oof foreground (arm of chair?) is a little too much, I know your showing off with the 1.4 but am sure the 400D can handle 1600ISO and maybe stop down a little?

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01/31/2008 04:44:17 PM
She sure has some beautiful eyes! (hint) would be great for the next challenge. :))
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