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Amber
Amber
Remie


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Portrait (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Indoors
Date: Mar 8, 2004
Aperture: 3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/6 s
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2004

 IMHO posed portraits of kids always look kinda unnatural, so it was my goal to make a dynamic and non-posed portrait of my niece Amber on her 2nd birthday.

I waited untill she was concentrated on opening a present on the floor, just after she ate a piece of chocolate cake, and wasn't aware she was going to be photographed.
To achieve the dynamic effect, I used a very low Point of View, set the camera in Macro-mode and used a slow shutterspeed.

At the time she finally looked at the camera and I pressed the button, her dad walked into the picture. It wasn't intended, but I think it adds to the whole dynamic of the image.

Besides converting the image to B&W and a little crop at the top and left, no editing has been applied to this photo.

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Place: 131 out of 135
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Votes: 220
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AuthorThread
 09/11/2004 08:55:34 AM
Ooo aaaaaaaaa uuuuuuuuu
I am giving you a 10 for this one !!!
I love B&W pics
great job
yankl
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2004 02:14:20 PM
I like the movement in the background and the position of the subject But I think the subject needs to be in good focus
 03/20/2004 08:33:38 PM
Out of focus 2 - unclear ... no real message
 03/18/2004 07:19:46 AM
the shaky out of focus effect just doesn't work
 03/18/2004 02:08:47 AM
Interesting and fun. this looks like the normal shots I get of my son. Hard to get a good bead on them critters
 03/17/2004 02:29:55 PM
focus could be tighter, the background is distracting to me, i like the B&W
 03/17/2004 12:19:47 PM
Not sure; I like the motion blur, but I don't like the trees growing out of her head.
 03/16/2004 10:50:42 AM
A great capture of the subject's personality - something every portrait should strive to do. I like the tones and the lighting. My only suggestion would be to ensure at least something in the image is in focus - even if it's just something in the background. It's okay that there's a blur where the subject is moving, but the camera shouldn't be moving too. Overall it's a nice effect though. Good luck!
 03/15/2004 03:05:04 PM
Got the feeling of "Hello in there." Cute The vase behind her somewhat messes up the scene. BOL
 03/15/2004 02:44:26 PM
the flower coming out of the top of the little girl is a distracting
 03/15/2004 08:44:58 AM
I'm afraid this just looks like a hurried snapshot.
 03/15/2004 05:15:57 AM
OOF and has a snap shot feel. She is sure a cutie pie and I'm sure hard for her to hold still.
 03/15/2004 01:52:37 AM
An interesting crop and the motion blur adds to the idea of an active child. Maybe less DoF, to reduce the interest in the background and the plant sprouting?
 03/15/2004 01:39:08 AM
finally, some focus issues that help the image. :) i like it!


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