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Hi proud dad. It's a nice picture, however it doesn't come up when you click on the link. That may be why you have no responses. You have to click previous shot in your albumn to get to the photo.

Regards,
Sybil
Jonathan D. Hoffberger said:
Well, I took this picture a while ago, but still haven't been able
to take another as perfect! Just wish I have my E-10 back then.

Any suggestions to improve the resolution?

Enjoy!
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Jon

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jonhoffberger/vwp?.dir=/My+Photo+Album&.dnm=emily+up+close2+12-28-00.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t
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Use this link... I think this will work!

Thanks, Jon

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1005&message=2588579
Sybil said:
Regards,
Sybil
Jonathan D. Hoffberger said:
Well, I took this picture a while ago, but still haven't been able
to take another as perfect! Just wish I have my E-10 back then.

Any suggestions to improve the resolution?

Enjoy!
--
Jon

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jonhoffberger/vwp?.dir=/My+Photo+Album&.dnm=emily+up+close2+12-28-00.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t
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Jonathan D. Hoffberger said:
Use this link... I think this will work!
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Hi Jon
As a parent of two myself, I know that we tend to like all photos of our kids.

The child is certainly cute.

There are a variety of catchlights in her eyes, which may bother some people but don't bother me too much.

What does bother me a little about the composition is the man's nose 'growing out of her head' if you see what I mean. Obviously the child is resting on a man's shoulder, but I wonder if you couldn't use your image editing software to either remove the man from the shot or mask him out somewhat, perhaps with use of Gaussian Blur.

Just my opinion - I'm sure you love the photo regardless!

Thanks for sharing.

Best regards

Paul
 
That's a good idea and I have used the blur on other shots. I do find it a little difficult blurring the background and keeping the fine curls of the hair in focus.

Here is a picture that I used the g. blur.

Thanks, Jon


Paul Jones said:
Jonathan D. Hoffberger said:
Use this link... I think this will work!
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Hi Jon
As a parent of two myself, I know that we tend to like all photos
of our kids.

The child is certainly cute.

There are a variety of catchlights in her eyes, which may bother
some people but don't bother me too much.

What does bother me a little about the composition is the man's
nose 'growing out of her head' if you see what I mean. Obviously
the child is resting on a man's shoulder, but I wonder if you
couldn't use your image editing software to either remove the man
from the shot or mask him out somewhat, perhaps with use of
Gaussian Blur.

Just my opinion - I'm sure you love the photo regardless!

Thanks for sharing.

Best regards

Paul
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Jonathan D. Hoffberger said:
That's a good idea and I have used the blur on other shots. I do
find it a little difficult blurring the background and keeping the
fine curls of the hair in focus.
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Jonathan

Try using the lasso or pen tool to select around the child, not too close to the edge of her outline. Then apply a slight 'feathering' so that you don't get too noticeable a transition from the sharp foreground to the blurred background.

It takes a lot of practice, but you'll get there in the end.

Take care

Paul
 
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