achristensen

April 9, 2008

I have seen several examples of this kind of work and I like it too. I like your choice of scene. I think the little girl is a little large however in relation to the surroundings. Her face also seems really wide in relation to her shoulders and the relative size of her hands. Just my 2 cents.

April 9, 2008

reminds me of Edvard Munch's The Scream.

April 7, 2008

I am messing around with textures and blending modes

April 6, 2008

megan, this is a great photo. Congratulations on your success!

April 6, 2008

the reflection of the orangeish-red light in the water is simply gorgeous. The homes on the horizon look surreal and the mother and boy look almost forlorn. What an awesome mood you created with this.

April 5, 2008

Comments welcome! Amy

April 4, 2008

first attempt at shooting flowers. Please comment!

April 3, 2008

I debated whether to choose this with the overlay or the original.

Does the overlay detract from her face? Comments so welcome! Amy

April 3, 2008

I love the lighting- I assume its natural lighting? The focus on her eyes is great. I have a lily- is she your daughter?

April 1, 2008

please comment!

April 1, 2008

he doesn't look too happy about getting his picture taken. Its like seeing real life, not one where everyone has their hair fixed and best clothes on.

April 1, 2008

I love this shot. It catches my eye every time I scroll through the children's category in the critique forum. The composition is great and your model stands out well from her white surroundings. She looks like she likes to have her picture taken.

March 31, 2008

having three girls of my own, i just love shots of girls. This is absolutely precious! I love the lighting too. Did you alter the lighting in PS?

March 31, 2008

Linda, I love this photo and the overlay!

March 31, 2008

Please comment!

March 31, 2008

chris, i opened your image in ps and used the unsharp mask feature. image is attached.

March 30, 2008

Molly, I like the beautiful overlay and I have been seeing this effect a lot on photos. I think I would like it better if it didn't go over her lips since baby lips are so fine to look at- also not over her left eye. While some people may think the bright highlight on her face is a little blown, I really like it. I love the crop too. Beautiful.

March 30, 2008

if you use digital, have you tried using the high pass sharpen in Photoshop? I notice that makes a huge difference- also makes more noise but I can't understand how it really does sharpen the slightest bit of blur. I also read in Scott Kelby's book that you can use the unsharpen mask to sharpen. There are specific settings for using that feature which I can't remember right now.

She's very cute!

March 30, 2008

This is a very sweet shot. I like how you placed the father/son team to the side of center and left the flash of light at the top. Is this image unaltered or did you use some blur in PS? I love the dirt on his hands and he looks so happy to be with dad.