Meet Marlee

[dab_20]

First of all, I would like to show off my new little cousin Marlee :) And also, I would like to know what you guys think about the pictures. As many of you know, I do photography. This is my first shot at newborn photography, and I tried to do some of those cute poses but Marlee was not very happy about it at all! So I just laid her in a blanket and snapped away. She was a very good little model if I do say so myself :D I think I did ok for my first time! I eventually would like to open a maternity/newborn studio one day. (Other than my main career I'm going for as a nurse)

Anyways, here's little Marlee :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/dab_20/P10125331.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/dab_20/P10125181.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/dab_20/P1012607-1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/dab_20/P1012595-4.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/dab_20/P1012629-1.jpg
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The post processing I did was some touch-up to the skin and adjusted the levels (brightening and contrast). Just basic little stuff. Not very good at that either but I think the less PP you have to do the better photographer you are. :)

[Karen]

Aww, very nice! I love the purple headband, for newborns it's always good to have a "gender clue" for people viewing the pictures!

[Freedom]

Hello Marlee!

She looks so serious in that first pic! I love the next to last one, of her sleeping.

[cassiesmom]

Beautiful pictures of a darling girl!

[Daisy and Delilah]

OMG!!! She is adorable. I love the first one with the purple headband.
Great photography. Really good!!:D

[K9karen]

I think your photos are beautiful! Practice makes perfect. I say "Go for it!" I can't even hold a camera still!

Marlee is adorable!
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[Laura's Babies]

BEAUTIFUL pictures, you did great for your first try at new baby pictures! They are all lovely! Anyone would be proud to have one of those framed.

[phesina]

I think your photos are gorgeous. You did an excellent job.

And what an adorable new baby Marlee is! Welcome to the world, little dear!

[dab_20]

Thanks everyone! She's such a little sweet heart:love:

[Sonia59]

She is adorable! :love:
Now to the pictures comments you have requested. They are very good for a first try! The first two are very good. It would be better to see the entire head for the first one. For the second one, I would add a bit of depth of field, because I think the eyes are more important than the nose and they look a little bit blurry. The fourth one is nice, perhaps I would have done a little wider framing. I know that your idea was to do a close-up but the fact of seing so much hair in the corner versus the short cutting above the right eye somehow disturbs me. The last one is very good too, but the intermediate saturation level also disturbs me. I would better see it completely black and white, sepia or full-color.

I don't know if my explanations are clear, it's not easy for me to express this in English. Also what I want to say is that there are many different opinions in photography, and not always one way to take pics. So, this is just my feeling when I see the pictures, others would think differently and be right ;)