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Her eyes are real.

Her eyes are real.
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cameraNIKON D300

settings Aperture f/2.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/50 

upload_dateDec, 2013

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8 Comments |
vsidles Platinum
 
vsidles December 30, 2013
No faking it with this kid....she's a natural and this shot is fantastic.
appysnappy
 
appysnappy December 30, 2013
This stood out from the crowd, for me.
Jon--Hall
 
Jon--Hall January 05, 2014
Look at those eyes, great stuff! :)
Changingmemory
 
Changingmemory January 11, 2014
Beautiful!
jeffallen
 
jeffallen February 08, 2014
Very cool……….love the colors
bloonnut
 
bloonnut February 21, 2014
Beautiful!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 December 10, 2014
Congrats..She is soo damn cute ")
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz January 08, 2019
Mesmerizing image...….congratulations on your finalist award!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken in my living room.

Time

Morning

Lighting

The morning light shines through our living room window. It was Christmas morning and I was doing my best to capture some shots of her opening presents. I asked her to turn around and she did, but began to walk toward me. Instead of recomposing I noticed she walked right into the light coming through the window and just began shooting. All the shots were crummy except this one. Unfortunately I was only able to capture part of her right eye so I cropped it to this composition.

Equipment

Nikon D300; Nikon 35mm f1.8.

Inspiration

My daughter...no other inspiration needed.

Editing

This shot was pretty maintenance free. I use CS5 right now and shot this in RAW. Once minor adjustments were made in the RAW converter I dodged the eyes at 5% as well as the lips and cropped the image to this composition.

In my camera bag

Nikon D300; Nikon 50mm f1.4 AIS;Nikon 50mm f1.8G; Nikon 85mm f1.8D; Nikon 35mm f1.8G DX; Tokina 12-24mm; Sigma 150mm f2.8; Manfrotto Tripod; LEE Big Stopper and assorted LEE adapter rings; Nikon SB 600 flash.

Feedback

Kids move fast and all the time. Just keep shooting and you will get lucky with a few salvageable shots. Think of shooting kids in their natural environment like shooting action sports or race cars. Some shots turn out, most don't. Just be patient and shoot a lot. Understand how to set up your camera for action so the camera does not get in your way and if you shoot in RAW the advantage is you do not need to worry about white ballance or oversaturation. Just shoot and adjust those things in the RAW converter.

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