Thursday, February 18, 2010

Lexi ~ 2 months

Finally.

Back on Superbowl Sunday, I went to take some Valentine's Day themed photos of my little niece, Lexi. I know it took me forever and a day to get these done and posted, but hopefully they're worth the wait. :) I learned a lot of things about editing, shooting, and photography in general from this shoot, which I will share at the end. But for now, enjoy my favorites from the set! (There are quite a few...I had a hard time narrowing them down...)



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This was not planned or set up at all, but oh how I love it...
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Cute puppy dog eyes + baby toes = L.O.V.E.


This one cracks me up. Mama had this cute little puppy doll with hearts on it we were trying to pose Lexi with (which just wasn't working). Lexi's face in this image is priceless...
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Could someone please get that thing away from me?!

She was rockin some adorable shirts :)
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I did some tinkering in Photoshop on this one, to give it a vintage, faded, look. Don't ask me how I did it though, because I don't remember. :) I do like how it came out!
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We tried (rather unsuccessfully) to get a shot of Lexi with her 2 doggies, Tank and Roxy. This idea is WAY harder than it sounds. You try keeping a baby happy and looking at you, while also trying to keep 2 rambunctious dogs sitting next to the baby, and also looking at you. Yeah. Not so easy. So this was the only image that even came close to what we were going for...
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Not bad (if you can get past the fact that Lexi's not even looking at the camera, the backdrop is only halfway there, and Tank's ear is cut off...)


And this next picture...well it makes my head hurt. At a glance, this was my absolute favorite image from the session, hands down. I couldn't have posed this if I wanted too. But then upon further inspection I realize that our attempt at a backdrop has failed miserably, along with the fact that it is almost the same white as her shirt...another fail. I photoshopped this image like nobodies business, trying and starting over, trying and starting over. I think in the end it looks ok...but oh how awesome it could have been if I would have just paid more attention during the shoot. *sigh* Lesson learned.
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why is my name stamp so big on this one??? I have no idea...

Here we got a little more into the Valentine's theme...
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How can you not love a baby covered in rose petals?! Precious!

Add a sleepy baby into the mix...now we're talkin...
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And I've saved my favorite 2 images for last...



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Honestly, I think this is my favorite picture I've ever taken. Ever. I don't know what it is about it, but I just love it - everything about it. I will be printing and framing this in my house, most definitely.

And is this not the cutest hat you've ever seen on a baby?!
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Unfortunately my memory card filled up before I could get too many of her in this gem...so better luck next time I guess. I still love how this turned out...it's not "technically" a good shot (half of her face is out of focus, there is a random light in the background, the background is way too busy, etc etc) but I kind of like all of the little imperfections. :)



Whew. Kudos if you made it through this whole post, it was a long one! I will spare you, and save my lessons learned for another post and another day. :)


Thanks little miss Lexi for being such a cutie pie, and thanks to her mama for letting me take endless pictures of her!

2 comments:

  1. Brooke--I have to have copies of these.

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  2. WHOA... those pictures are ADORABLE!!!! Good job Brooke.... I will have to hit you up for some family photos before you get famous.... :)

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