hehe.

Cute.

Yes, I agree, she certainly seems to have grown up compared to the how she looks in the picture you linked to yesterday.

Nice. Not as magical as the last one but pretty picture anyway.
I often take pictures of my niece with the 50mm, this lens is really great on my 350D.

Beautiful!

Great picture Dave, and yes I can clearly see the 'growing up' she has done.

On a technical note: I know we have discussed this before, but I reckon that this portraits magic is down to that lovely natural light that flash (unless you can really direct it) can kill.

Anyway - this is stunning and one that would look great in print.

So cute!!!

beautiful photo! She's adorable!

Nice perspective, and again, beautiful tones.
I also noticed the diffused ligthing. I truly enjoyed this image.

I agree - definitely something a bit more mature about Harmony here (all your children have such beautiful names!). I think it's in the suggestion that her look is more 'knowing' than it usually is in your portraits of your children. It's definitely the look of a child who secretly loves that she's the centre of her dad's attention... ;)

Lovely and sweet. And great DOF. Do you capture in B&W or convert from color? If the latter, a tip or two on your technique would be most appreciated (if you've got a minute between feedings, burpings and diaper changings...:-)

Wonderful image. As they used to say, "The camera loves her." In this case I think her expression indicates that she knows the love of the photographer as well. Good luck with your entire brood.

Stunning. Again her eyes draw you in. The lighting just works well. Of course, you have great subjects to work with. :)

As for her growing up, I can identify. I remember when my middle daughter transitioned from being babyish to being a big girl and it's bittersweet. This mom gets verklempt thinking about it. :)

Such adorable child you've got :). Nice pic, though.

Whew... I like everything about this shot. catches you off guard with the odd perspective, then draws you in, soft with a great depth of field. I like the reflection in her eyes too. And I wasn't one of the 186 congradulatory posts, so... Congradulations!

yup As I said yesterday she definetly looks more mature, I hope she's managing the baby situation ok. Love the perspective and let me tell you in my personal opinion she looks pretier now than before, although she was already prety. :)

Yes, she is a beautiful child!
- and it´s a good picture!

You are definitely right about the 'transition'.
How did they receive your new baby?

great shot, and she's a beautiful child.

Thanks all.

Roger: yes, it's a great portrait lens.

John: yep, I agree, natural light is nearly always preferable.

owen b: yes, she's quite aware of the fact that she gets a lot of attention. Actually, because she's so cute, she gets away with a lot more than she should ;-)

george: I always shoot in RAW format than convert to black and white. In this case I used the Channel Mixer to emphasise her skin tones then the Curves tool to add the slight sepia effect.

Enike: I was thinking the same thing when I put this comment up, that I'm blessed with photogenic children.

Adriana and kikko77: all four of them are fine about the new baby, wonderfully so in fact. The older two are helping out looking after him and Rhowan is smothering him with kisses and small furry animals. Harmony is probably the least exctied of them all, but she's perhaps a little bit young to appreciate him. But she certainly seems to like him and isn't at all resentful.

Now this is a 100% Chromasia shot! Your kids are so photogenic, how lucky that their dad is such a good photographer!! Her eyes are almost hypnotic, I can't look away!! Superb shot!

"Wow" jumped out of my mouth when this came on screen. Great perspective, and the lighting is sweet, as is your daughter. Congrats on the new one.

Fabulous, fabulous exposure, man.

Harmony is beautiful. However, I doubt she will appreciate the cowlick she has in the front of her forehead for a time, however, it is amazing. She is a forever beauty with the clarity in her eyes to strength of her stanch. She is showing you who she is and who she will be. I love this picture.

I ramble: abort if not interested
I have two granddaughters and I noticed how different they are. I appreciate a bit more of the uniqueness of each child. My first granddaughter did not take to me as well as she took to her mother’s mother, however now that she is two, we can hang out in bookstores (one of my fav way to spend an afternoon) and color together like it was meant to be. She wants to know what is what and how it got to be and most importantly how does one control what is to be. She has charm, beauty, and health. I hope she never ever finds the formula, as she is so much more that. My second granddaughter, who is eight months, She took to me like a moth to a flame. She likes to move, See things, sing, dance and just be. Her and are buds. Her mother’s mother does not understand and neither do I.

I love my g-daughters more than I can proclaim. I hope to understand them more and more each day.

It is such a privilege to be grandma.

Beautiful eyes
lovely

I am so jealous.

awwwwww :D
gorgeous!

Fantastic photograph! She looks very serene and beautiful. You always seem to be able to pick angles that others wouldn't think of.

she's so cute.. I love the reflection of light in her eyes.

Beautiful portrait, David. Really shows a child's innocence and beauty all the same. Well done.

Wonderful photo. A unique perspective, plus a subject with piercing eyes, comes together nicely.

Simply wonderful, she's got beautiful eyes.

great shot, love the composition and subject, very intriguing

very enchanting eyes. i love the way your children pose for pictures. i'm pretty good with kids too, stranger's kids that is the kids in my family are camera shy. good work. can't wait to see the shots of the new baby.

Beautiful. I especially love the catchlight in her eyes.

:-)

Really a great shot .. I am sorry but i cant avoid putting her as my desktop wallpaper .. w/o your permission ;)

This is a lovely portrait shot. Excellent colors and composition. Perfect focus on the eyes. Very well done!

Another lovely photo. Your daughter seems unaware of how cute she is - in start contrast to mine (19 mths) who has been trying on new clothes this afternoon, saying "pretty" to all of them and kissing herself in the mirror which we temporarily moved so that she could see what she looked like in the clobber. Very amusing!

Thanks everyone :-)

So true, so true... :)

Thanks Dave, you are truly blessed in many ways. I voted for yesterday's as well. It felt to me to all at once convey the richness of being a child and that certain ageless wisdom that I have come to appreciate from these pictures of her.

Ever in gratitude...

Beautiful. The open aperture and the accurate focus on the eye work really well. This is a first comment on this Blog but I’m a big fan and I have always loved browsing through your pictures.

I love it.

However, I could have gone for just a touch more sharpening in post-processing so that her eyelashes were pin sharp.

What a beautiful young lady and an excellent capture of her beauty!

"another baby to compare her to"

???

I didn't know there was a contest.

"another baby to compare her to"

???

I didn't know there was a contest.

Amazing, really great shot, this has to be one of my favourites on this site.

perfect

A stunning photograph! Great work!

WOW! Dave that's an awesoe picture, it's very honest looking, and the colors add to the honestly of it all... very great job!

why is she so beautiful? her eyes,her face,
so great photo!

She still looks just like this. So next time you want to take monster shots have a look at this picture and then head of down the prom ;-)

Absolutely lovely !!