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I love the lighting, the angle. She's beautiful. And, in such contemplation. Excellent portrait.

Thanks. She turns five in a few weeks, which is mind-blowing. I always thought the phrase "they grow up so fast" was trite, but it's true.

I really like this. It goes so far beyond "regular" kiddy photos. It's not cute (nor is it meant to be, I think), but somehow just seems to delve into a level that most of us cannot attain. I don't know how you do these types of images, but I sure know I appreciated them.

Thanks for your comment. Although I take many snapshots of the kids doing kid-like things, in these more serious photos, I try to keep in mind that they are real people and not dolls, every bit as complicated as the grown ups who love them. My daughter is an intense little girl, even at her young age, really an old soul, to use a tired phrase, quite pensive and thoughtful. But then suddenly it all gives away to riotous laughing and running around with her brother.

Such a strong one. It's the human beauty at its best. I see it as so personal to you that it must took some corage to post it. That's art, I guess.

Regards, ricardo.

I was reading an article about Vermeer yesterday and thought that this photo, taken recently, had a similar painterly feel to those beautiful Dutch masters. It's hard to be objective about photos of my kids, and I appreciate your perspective.

Beautiful, Jeff. Three's not much more to say. This is an image not to be described but simply experienced.

A truely magical child portrait!! I just love to look at her facial expression – so at ease with the world and herself!! Great work - from both of you. Compliments - El

 

 

five. wow. even at this innocent age, there is so much depth.

It's quiet. It feels timeless. She becomes light. It feels painterly. I love the shadows of the eyelashes. Were you considering painting something similar?

nice portrait...the softness befits the mood. compliments -koushik

Jack: Around 5:30 every morning, I hear her creep around the house in her kitty slippers and then she'll find me either at the computer or still in bed and pounce, insisting on chocolate milk. She is beautiful in so many ways.

 

 

El: Your comment makes me smile.

 

 

Linda: For such a young kid, she sees the world in an incredibly complicated way. I hope this photo captured a whisper of that.

 

 

Donna: I miss painting. I have my paints stored in our barn. The last time I tried to paint during the kids' nap, they awoke too soon, and I had to hurriedly pack it all away. When they get a bit older and I have longer stretches of time, I'll return to it. For now, there's such joy in digital photography. I hear "DADDY!!!" in the background, and I can quickly hit the save button and run to the rescue.

 

 

Koushik: Thanks. As you mentioned, this is about softness.

It IS timeless and very artistic. great light ,and she is as if emerging to the light from the shadow. Like a dream. I love the shadowy eyelash.They are really your inspiration, Jeff .;-))

Thanks. I love when your heart speaks. I really appreciate it.

Soft, Beautiful portrait Jeff. The shadows are magnificent.

 

Kind Regards, Todd

jeff

 

i find this an incredibly wonderful photo. i've kept coming back to view it again. i like the way the light is pinpointed on her face and the depth of the surrounding darkness behind her. what a treasure. thank you for sharing.

Todd: It wasn't the light, but the shadows that got me.

 

 

Deborah: What a wonderfully gracious comment. Thanks.

Shadows indeed! The shadows and the look - very well captured!!

 

Best regards,

 

Vamsi Krishna

Great drama of light and very impressive expression of this child face, all of the best my friend.

Hi Jeff! Well this just had to get my first comment, it is adorable. It makes me

miss those days, they grow so fast. Wish I had my camera when mine were

young. Your going to have some wonderful memories to look at..

You should come shoot at my new studio in the South End...you can create lighting like thid snd experiment with it. Fun dtuff.

 

This is a perfect photo.

This picture is more about you than it is about your daughter in a way that I wish to explain. She is sleepy and lost in thought or remnants of dreams, could not care less about daddy messing with his photo toy...you on the contrary are probably quite awake and in love with her contemplative mood (maybe it's rare when she is so quiet? :). There are probably not just one picture but this is the one you picked because of the dreamy quality of it and the perfect lighting. It's a picture that she will like when she gets older, it'll make her reflect on the vision her dad had of her and influence her in the being she will think she is and choose to be. You are creating her in a way and that is why this picture is more about your vision of her and the influence it will have on her than it is about her...she is only a passive observed person here while you are the active maker of a vision of her. Being the observer...your eye create who she will be....Just like in quantum physics...the observer changes the observed world. It's a benevolent and loving eye you have so you can rest assured that your impact is a positive one. Your picture feels like a work of art, almost a black and white paintings from past times when romanticism was still alive but the essence of it is what matters really and it's got little to do with art and lots to do with love I suspect. And that's the finaal and ultimate strenght of this picture....your eye, what you see.

Jeff, a classic portrait from a loving and considerate Dad. Our love to both of you..

Those long shadows of her lashes add to the delicacy of your handling of the scene. The way the light strikes her eyelid adds so much warmth to her face. I love how so much of the frame is in shadow yet you have retained great detail in the darkness. Much of the subtly and nuance can be found hiding in those shadows.

 

One small issue which I find distracting is the highlight area of her right cheek. On my monitor the tones look artificial with the boundary between the light falling off below the highlight and the highlight itself looking jagged and abrupt as if the tones became a bit too bruised during your PP. A smoother tonal gradation between those two areas with less of a digital look would be more in keeping with the lovely and gentle transitions in the rest of the photo.

So many words for one hell of good photo!

With greetings.

 

p.s. Why did you change your name, uh were stands the "s" for?