Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Sophia and Adrian

Here is my favorite photo (out of dozens) I took of my niece and nephew this past weekend as we celebrated Christmas in Wimberley. Expression is everything in a portrait and I really like the kids' expressions in this photo!

Title: "Sophia and Adrian"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > Duplicate Background > High Pass Sharpening > Curves Adjustment Layer with Layer Mask to reduce brightness in the background only > Merge Visible to New Layer > Nik Viveza to increase local brightness on the subjects' faces > Brightness / Contrast Adjustment Layer to increase overall brightness > Merge Visible to New Layer > Distort Lens Correction Vignette
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 23, 2008 at 6:54 PM

    I LOVE this photo! Adrian wants a bite of that carrot!

    MIL

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  2. LarryDecember 23, 2008 at 7:14 PM

    Nice exposure. What was your lighting set-up?

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  3. Barry ArmerDecember 23, 2008 at 11:29 PM

    MIL - I glad you like it! At first I thought Adrian was looking at Sophia but I soon realized it was indeed the carrot that fascinated him so much! :-)

    Larry - I was using my rig of a flash with Lumiquest Mini Softbox on my monopod triggered with a Pocket Wizard.

    Cheers!
    Barry

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  4. Larry J. PatrickDecember 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    Good expressions on both of them. Good interaction between them. Adds up to a GREAT environmental portrait. Really nice work.

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  5. Barry ArmerDecember 24, 2008 at 7:34 PM

    Thanks for the kind remarks Patrick!

    Cheers!
    Barry

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