First of all, thanks for all the great comments on yesterday's shot – they were much appreciated.
As for this one: it's another shot of Rhowan (on the left), taken about an hour after yesterday's. And although she looks a little less majestic in this one, it does do a reasonable good job of capturing another side of her character. This shot also includes Harmony, her younger sister ... wielding her favourite umbrella :-)
On another matter: does anyone know what happened to coolphotoblogs.com? Whatever it was, it isn't looking all that cool at the moment.
And finally, with apologies to everyone who read exactly the same paragraph yesterday …
You may well remember a spate of baby shots back in January of this year (this one, for example), that we were shooting for a book. The book – Baby Photography Now – has now been published and we should take delivery of 70 copies some time over the next few days. If you’re interested in buying a signed copy you can purchase one from our new ‘store’ page here:
comment bysteven at 09:32 PM (GMT) on 27 November, 2007
Fantastic! The colours of the jackets and the sky, the movement, the pink umbrella, the symmetry in the picture,... It all works so well!
comment byFuranku at 10:07 PM (GMT) on 27 November, 2007
The two sisters really enhance each other and make it a great composition.
comment byMayuresh Patil at 10:36 PM (GMT) on 27 November, 2007
The colors are really striking. Reminds me of some of the pictures that I see in those expensive photography magazines. For me, the umbrella and the pink shoes has made the shot complete.
So..can this tone be only achieved through LAB color mode?
comment bydjn1 at 10:45 PM (GMT) on 27 November, 2007
Mayuresh: this one was done in RGB mode, and used a Curve and the Selective Color tool to add a bit more yellow to the image. I also used the Channel Mixer to lighten the red tones in the image.
comment byjelb at 11:31 PM (GMT) on 27 November, 2007
Bonjour,
Well done composition..Good "timing"..Bravo!
comment byTom K. at 06:24 AM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
A moment captured that will stand the test of time. Beautiful.
On another note......coolphotoblogs.org hasn't been available for two days. I see Chinese characters on the top bar. Something has gone terribly wrong.
comment byMohamadreza at 09:01 AM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
This is really a great shot, love it.
comment byOne Way at 01:11 PM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
Another great moment in time. I love not-too-saturated pinks
This photos is all about timing. Freezing the moment but let the dynamics continue through that frozen action. Well captured.
comment byJennifer at 01:37 PM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
Lovely carefree shot.
comment byFrançois Angers at 02:41 PM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
A superb evocation of childhood. The muted colors gives it a timeless feel.
comment byRichard T at 04:17 PM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
Can't beat natural reactions and emotions with kids ... I like the sense of exctiment anticipation and movement in their actions. Good one David. richard.
comment byvasa at 06:57 PM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
Quick Question - what file format are the pictures in this blog...are they JPG or TIFF or anythin else...
comment bydjn1 at 08:24 PM (GMT) on 28 November, 2007
Thanks everyone.
vasa: they're JPEGs.
comment bytiberiu crisan at 06:56 PM (GMT) on 29 November, 2007
Wonderful post-processing, Dave. And congrats for the book.
comment by kate at 02:49 AM (GMT) on 1 December, 2007
What's so cute and beautifully tense about this photo is how carefree they are in posture even with a lockstop barrier just ahead. One of your best people shots Dave. Amazing you don't need to see faces to feel their energy, beauty and optimism! ;) Right up there with your son from behind making a break for it down the white lined road several months ago! :)
First of all, thanks for all the great comments on yesterday's shot – they were much appreciated.
As for this one: it's another shot of Rhowan (on the left), taken about an hour after yesterday's. And although she looks a little less majestic in this one, it does do a reasonable good job of capturing another side of her character. This shot also includes Harmony, her younger sister ... wielding her favourite umbrella :-)
On another matter: does anyone know what happened to coolphotoblogs.com? Whatever it was, it isn't looking all that cool at the moment.
And finally, with apologies to everyone who read exactly the same paragraph yesterday …
You may well remember a spate of baby shots back in January of this year (this one, for example), that we were shooting for a book. The book – Baby Photography Now – has now been published and we should take delivery of 70 copies some time over the next few days. If you’re interested in buying a signed copy you can purchase one from our new ‘store’ page here:
www.chromasia.com/store.php
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Fantastic! The colours of the jackets and the sky, the movement, the pink umbrella, the symmetry in the picture,... It all works so well!
The two sisters really enhance each other and make it a great composition.
The colors are really striking. Reminds me of some of the pictures that I see in those expensive photography magazines. For me, the umbrella and the pink shoes has made the shot complete.
So..can this tone be only achieved through LAB color mode?
Mayuresh: this one was done in RGB mode, and used a Curve and the Selective Color tool to add a bit more yellow to the image. I also used the Channel Mixer to lighten the red tones in the image.
Bonjour,
Well done composition..Good "timing"..Bravo!
A moment captured that will stand the test of time. Beautiful.
On another note......coolphotoblogs.org hasn't been available for two days. I see Chinese characters on the top bar. Something has gone terribly wrong.
This is really a great shot, love it.
Another great moment in time. I love not-too-saturated pinks
This photos is all about timing. Freezing the moment but let the dynamics continue through that frozen action. Well captured.
Lovely carefree shot.
A superb evocation of childhood. The muted colors gives it a timeless feel.
Can't beat natural reactions and emotions with kids ... I like the sense of exctiment anticipation and movement in their actions. Good one David. richard.
Quick Question - what file format are the pictures in this blog...are they JPG or TIFF or anythin else...
Thanks everyone.
vasa: they're JPEGs.
Wonderful post-processing, Dave. And congrats for the book.
What's so cute and beautifully tense about this photo is how carefree they are in posture even with a lockstop barrier just ahead. One of your best people shots Dave. Amazing you don't need to see faces to feel their energy, beauty and optimism! ;) Right up there with your son from behind making a break for it down the white lined road several months ago! :)