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