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cameraNIKON D800

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/125 

upload_dateJul, 2014

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41 Comments |
catini
 
catini September 15, 2014
Very cute, congrats on your feature!
iceman2
 
iceman2 September 15, 2014
Congratulation on being feature!
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SusiStroud September 15, 2014
Cute, congrats on your feature.
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta September 15, 2014
Great shot. Congratulations on being Featured.
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi September 15, 2014
cute, cute, cute !
smilersam
 
smilersam September 15, 2014
Wonderful
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Bruz September 15, 2014
What an awesome and beautiful story this tells. Congrats on the feature.
pmkane
 
pmkane September 16, 2014
wonderful image . . . bravo!
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ovosphotography September 20, 2014
like it!
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michelealexandra September 20, 2014
Love it!
paolopellegrini
 
paolopellegrini September 20, 2014
A special pic!
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glenyshughes September 20, 2014
Let the world see this pic!.....
murrayt2
 
murrayt2 September 20, 2014
Excellent lighting and composition.
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grace_kabel_8731 September 20, 2014
This picture is precious.
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cmorisset September 20, 2014
Beautiful, bravo well done!
ejdelamora
 
ejdelamora September 20, 2014
nice compotition. well done/
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estercastillo08 September 20, 2014
Cute, Congrats on your feature
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susanneradke September 20, 2014
The essence of life - wonderful image!
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davehutchins September 20, 2014
Beautiful
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danielatodescu September 20, 2014
SUPERB!
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pamelainob September 20, 2014
Congrats on your feature! Very nice.
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conradconniebraganza September 21, 2014
Cute
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StuieRooster September 22, 2014
Magical.
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susanhuckins September 22, 2014
Stunningly beautiful....there is so much warmth in this image. Susan
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Shelley400 September 25, 2014
gorgous so powerfull
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_mephotography September 25, 2014
Just outstanding!
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Chrissywphoto September 30, 2014
GORGEOUS
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JoseV October 10, 2014
Tender, congrats...
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Ujjwal October 27, 2014
Lovely.Congratulation.
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naveenmike November 02, 2014
Awesome one :)
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akkarandikar January 15, 2015
Amazing
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theshawnamiller February 04, 2015
Exceptional capture along with beautiful tones!
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Very nice.
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inesgardea February 25, 2015
Very touching, Love it!!
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alidavanstaden May 20, 2015
Wow - what an amazing capture
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kellyglennstout June 23, 2015
perfection.
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naomiwomack July 19, 2015
I LOVE THIS so much xx
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ahmedfouadibraheem August 02, 2015
More than excellent
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Vinnie01 May 11, 2017
Ohhhh I love ittttt!!!! :D AMAZING
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DeepiMac March 20, 2018
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Behind The Lens

Location

This foto was taken in my home studio. I am a self taught photographer and this was one of my first attempts of trying newborn photography.

Time

This photoshoot was totally unplanned, it was about 10 o clock on a weeksday, when my friend sms'd me asking me to do a quick photoshoot for her before she went home. So I quickly started setting up for a newborn shoot in about 15 minutes we where ready to shoot. This gorgeous baby boy was just 4 days old.

Lighting

I used natural window light , and changed the colour and the exposure in Lightroom.

Equipment

I used the Nikon D800 and I think my trusty Nikkor 50mm f1.4

Inspiration

He was so tiny, and was asleep most of the time but was holding on to his mom's hand, you could at only 4days old see the complete trust , and this strong bond between mother and baby.

Editing

Yes I did use Lightroom 5 , and changed the exposure and the white balance.

In my camera bag

I recently changed to Canon, so I have the Canon 5DS R camera body and my absolute favourite the Canon 50mm f1.4 and the Canon 24-105mm. I am not really into having 10 different lenses in my bag, will definitely buy the Canon 85mm f1.2 next.

Feedback

Portraits are definitely my favourite type of photography, this was actually not what I usually would photograph because I tend to take more close ups of peoples faces and focus more on the eyes, but the best photos are the ones that is not staged or planned, with an emotional feel to it. Try different angles and depth of field. I find a shallow DOF in a foto focusing on a specific part like the hands in this photo has more impact.

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