Girls Playing

Took this of Michaela playing around in the studio. Changed to B&W, multiple filters and layers. Finally added a tritone action filter to add depth. Printed this on Epson velvet fine art paper and it turned out super. Don't you just love kids!!!

Thanks for looking.

Love it Jayme. Well done.

Very nice! Ahh, to be young again!

Hmm... The model is distorted and so is the image. Too much of a good thing, perhaps.

I remember her. She's the firefighter girl. Well done, Jayme. I really like the pencil drawing effect here. ^_^

Thanks all. This printed out so nicely, it is so crystal clear. I may burn in the hand just a little. This image is a classic example of why one should NOT pay any attention to ratings. Posting to the net absolutely does not do this one justice. :)

 

Peter- I understand the model's physical distortion, but please explain what you mean by image distortion. If you find this distorted, your monitor may be a miss or else it's just that nasty Jpeg web thing. The detail in this image, especially the hair, the shorts, the shoes and the face is truly phenomenal. I printed this on my Epson R1800, absolutely amazing. The Mark II DS really shines in this one. Definately need to view large, but then it's not quite as large as yours, it could be, but I chose not to waste my space.

Wow!!! what a high key :) A high mood and a tall girl ;)

 

beautiful shot, very energetic and happy. As all your shots are, Jayme. I really like your work for the love and peace that you convey with it. (I sound a bit strange in my formulation, what I mean is: the feeling of peace settles in me when I look at your shots. Its sometimes flavoured with happiness, sometimes with a smiley joy, sometimes with positive attitude).

Thanks ViP- she is really tall. She's only 9, but she's almost as tall as me, I'm 5'4". Her Dad is really tall! I had such fun with her yesterday, I needed some fun!

Hello Jayme, This is superb! I love this pic very much. It is a piece of art...

 

Congratulations on your opening of a studio! ......and My best wishes for your new professional career! It is wonderful to do what you love full time... isn't it?

A wonderful image and a great work on it ... congrats.

Truely professional job Jayme. Would love to have you as a tutor!

Thank You Brad, Bente and Regina. I appreciate the lovely comments.

 

As Monday grows closer, I am getting more and more excited. A job I am doing over the 4th of July, went from a one day , couple of hours, to a 3 day, several hours a day job. Hum.... that's what I get for saying yes. Oh well, it should be great fun. It's a little out of my field, it's a 4 family reunion, but it's my daughter's husband's grandmother's family. (Did you all understand that? :) She's such a sweet person, how could I say no! I am looking forward to the challenge and the learning experience. Anyone who has any words of advice on shooting reunions, please speak up immediately.

 

I can see myself chasing all the kids around for photos. What fun! Hope the weather stays dry!!!!

I like this shot, Jayme - had to adjust my brightness a little to get the edge detail, though. Lively and spontaneous!

 

As for the reunion, I'd say take a 200 mm lens and stand back for the candid shots. While it's fairly easy to get good candids of kids, it's harder with adults if they spot a camera. Of course, some shots will have to be posed group shots, but I always like the ones where people are just being people. Have fun!

Thanks Kim- I was going to take my trusty 28-300mm, it is by far my favorite. I was thinking the exact same thing. My other concern was finding out their names. I think they want to create a memory hardback book, with titles. I thought I'd carry a little note book and write down names. Tedious, but effective.

Another idea is a digital recorder - I have one the size of a cigarette lighter. You can quickly describe someone and add their name ("lady in red dress with purple polka dots is Ethel Somebody").

KIm- you are a wealth of ideas! I love this one. I've always wanted one of those recorders like the Docs dictate into, but could never justify one. Now..... I can see me using it for lots of things, like, remembering lighting set ups, my grocery list, you name it, now I will just have to remember to turn it on and off!

Jayme, remember there is a lock button, which I discovered only after taping many conversations on the way home when I bumped my purse and hit "record". :) Mine was about $60, but I know you can get them cheaper. Batteries last forever and it saves me much stress because the memory is the first thing to go after age 40!!! :)

Oh yea! That's an understatement! Memory, eyesight, etc., etc, etc! :0

Ow! I can feel my joints complaining just looking at this. I like the trainers - they seem to make it look casual.

 

All the best with your new ventures. I find with family gatherings is that there is always someone I miss which can be embarrassing to explain when I send the CD's out to everyone!

Update: Kim- I went to WalMart, the only place to shop in my small town, and found a wonderfully complicated voice recorder for 40 bucks. It has an A,B,C,etc channels so I can divide my messages in folders (yea right), and records up to 8 hours! WOW! Anyway. I plan on using it for everything. My only complaint, it doesn't have any way to attach it to yourself, like a hook, a clip or such, an obvious design flaw. But as I looked at it I realized it would fit in a man's shirt pocket very nicely, they must have forgotten about us woman who DON'T carry a purse. Gave it up and cured my right shoulder bursitis. That was easy! Plus, I carry my camera constantly, so one had to go! The purse was the obvious choice for me.

Jayme, this is an absolute cracker! For me, the shoes bring tons to the rest of the image (and her hair looks awesome). Yup, ratings are pretty much a waste of time. Your comments from everyone though speak loads for the shot.

Warren