out of all the photoblogs on here..
yours is the one i take most liking to
good work once again & probably always again haha

bye:)

You caught a wonderful expression. Her lips speak volumes.

Love this shot.

This is a great shot, David. Very cute. I am a big fan of square compositions, too.

Initially I liked this right when I loaded the page, but then two seconds after I was bothered by the heavy blur and seemed to dislike how her one eye is the only thing in focus.

Hmmm...I like the shot...though not as good as others...
Just a question....what was the lighting source???
I can see a window reflection in his eyes......what else lighting did you use???

Did you do the lighten, darken blur thing here? Since reading one of your entries a while back I tried it a couple of times and it seemed to work well. Sometimes it is bit too much but sometimes it is very good.

This is nice. Funny expression, now you say it she does look fed up.

mike: yes, I like square cropped shots. I should probably do more of them.

lisa: yes, the DoF is a little over the top, but I was playing around with trying to get shots where just her eye was in focus. I think it worked quite well for the other shot, but is probably a bit extreme for this one.

ARMOKS: just the window.

joe_ob: no, not exactly. I duplicated the layer, blurred it by about 15px, and set the blend mode to overlay. The area aronud her right eye was just duplicaed and set to overlay mode; i.e. no blur. This has much the same effect as the 'lighten/darken' thing, but also increases the contrast and saturation of the shot (though the latter isn't relevant in this case).

i love her expression. perfect monochrome!

litlle devil. no doubt about that! 8P

Nice expression. I think I'd like it a little better if the left eye was not so blurry.

Curious about the background. What is it? Looks liquid...

Actually, I've thought about this a bit more and considered the scene. "No, Daddy says look up. Come on, do it for love."

I could do with some children of my own as child models that I could bully relentlessly...

Seriously, that look really says it all. I think you should lay of this particular model, or raise the pocket money by 100%

Well, I like it, but then I don't think I've seen any of your shots of the kids that I didn't like, your relationship with them is what makes these images work as much as all the technical stuff! Great expresiioon, great composition! What no toning??? ;-)

Very cute portrait. Love the focus on the eyes.

The eyes did it for me. Good shot.

its beautiful!

She looks very cheeky from this angle and angelic in the other shot.

You must have had a lot of fun with them. They look like great kids!

not gonna give u photo blerb and criticsm....cos I can't and i wouldn't wnt o if I could....just real seeing the kids I am so fond of.....so screw the techies!!!!

Maybe I'm weird, but I'd take a shot like this over a more "normal" portrait anyday. Portraits are great, but more often than not, they only show the person wheras a shot like this captures personality.

The unexpected composition lends a lot to the image as well...

eyes and lips say all......wonderful shot!

How could you not be captivated with this child's expression? It's like she/he is competing for a million dollar price pose. This shot perfectly describes how sweet it is to be a child.

I love your babys pictures and especially this one let us see her beautiful eye because of the focus on it and the soft finish on the picture's top-rigth

I have been coming to your blog for a while now... Actually since you were made famous on BBC. Your pictures are fascinating. I would love to know more about your photoshop techniques in each photos.

And as always and enthralling picture!

I have been coming to your blog for a while now... Actually since you were made famous on BBC. Your pictures are fascinating. I would love to know more about your photoshop techniques in each photos.

And as always and enthralling picture!

I like how you composedthat one, and the DoF and lighting are both dead on.

Lovely.

I've been new to your photoblog and I love your pics overall, but when it comes to close ups of people there is one thing that you often do that I dont quit like: you blur/soften too much of the foreground.

I think both of her eyes should have been in focus at the very least. Just keeping her right eye in focus destroys too much of the rest of the picture.

The head shot of the old lady from Sep 10th is another, albeit milder, case. In her case, her shirt collar was too blurry/soft, detaching her face a bit from the photo. August 18th was a similar case.

The shot of your newborn was another case where the overall photo was too soft. It's strainful on the eyes when you looking at that photo, trying to retrieve details from it.

The September 1st and 2nd shots were nice and sharp with the proper area (background) blurred. Hope my feedback is welcomed.

I LOVE IT!

Beautiful portrait. I just love her expression.... I think you might be bang on in saying she was getting a little fed up. Great photo - love the soft focus

I like it, but don't know if lips are on a strange grimace or there's a sweet or something there
Sorry for my english! Great photoblog :)

very nice!

Great Shot!
I like it!, may be it's sweteer the other one, but both are wonderfull.
you break a rule that say you have to shot kids from the same level of theirs eyes, and not over they. Gret breaking! :-)

by the way, is this girl the same thats apears in the back of the shot from shots (jhon washington) licking an ice cream?
this shot: http://shotsphotography.co.uk/blog/index.php?showimage=443

I love the clarity and definition in the eye!

don't know if I have to add to 32 comments ...but it's just an excellent shot. great expression! :)

Thanks everyone.

As for the extreme DoF: I think that if I were to shoot this one again I'd have closed down the aperture a little, not least because it would have revealed more of her wondeful expression.

Miguel: no, it's not the same one.

I like this shot. It is quite a nontraditional "portrait" if one may call it thus. It is quirky yet insightful, and has a hint of Picasso in the composition and DOF (plus a great expression by your daughter). The monochrome is an excellent choice.

Ciao.

precious. Did you shoot this photo w/square in mind or did you crop it afterwards cause it just looked better? Just wondering.

Great work, but u already know that. Seems like the name "chromasia" is in every comment I read :))

Absolument magnifique, cette photo m'a fait monter les larmes aux yeux.
SUPERBE !
Merci !

wow, you are just fantastic. this is one superb photo! i am blown away.

Beautiful...