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It may only be February, but spring is officially here for those of us in Arizona. It's been in the 70's and the light is warm and golden! We had our first baby chicks hatch this week also. The kids, of course, are in love. I took the opportunity with the warm weather to snap a few shots of my 4 year old daughter with one of the new chicks and really like how they came out. Big sister curled her hair for her pics and you should have seen her little face light up when she saw her hair all fluffy and bouncy - it was priceless! I think that translated well in her expressions in these images. These are edited a bit differently than my norm, but I think it's fitting for these images. I'd love to hear your thoughts.






Feb 17, 2014 at 01:57 PM
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Hi Lisa...

As usual, you've produced two beautiful photographs!

That first one is very similar to the emotion shown in your avatar. Like mother like daughter.

Thanks
Tom



Feb 17, 2014 at 02:14 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Octavia {a few simple portraits of my little girl}


Amazing as always Lisa. Your photos are inspirational to upcoming photogs like me. I look forward to your posts.


Feb 17, 2014 at 02:17 PM
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Absolutely stunning. You captured the tenderness of the moment perfectly, and as usual with your eye for color. What a lovely little girl, she is adorable. With an image such as this, do you ever use reflectors?
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Ed



Feb 17, 2014 at 04:59 PM
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Thank you! Ed, it's funny that you mentioned my reflector. I had noticed it was missing and couldn't remember for the life of me where I might have left it. I rarely use it, but always bring it along - just in case. Needless to say, I had taken some photos of one of my other little girls with one of our hens in a vacant lot near our house back in January. The light was beautiful there in the last minutes before sunset, so that's where I went last night also. Guess what I found laying in the weeds, untouched since January? You guessed it - my long lost reflector. That said, I did not use it. lol


Feb 17, 2014 at 05:14 PM
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Beautiful shots, Lisa. You can really sense the child's innocent emotion in that first shot especially for me.

I just took a dusk shot myself, but I backlit so it actually looks dark/nighttime. Still, my shot here in the Chicago area is a stark contrast to yours in Arizona... Weird, as we were both shooting around sunset, yet the shots are so different.



Feb 17, 2014 at 08:20 PM
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Two very nice shots. I favour the first one. The second one doesn't show the chick as well.

The beautiful background in both shots is amazing. Tell Ron he's got to re-locate.



Feb 18, 2014 at 02:09 AM
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great portrait, nice backlighting


Feb 18, 2014 at 06:49 AM
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Thank you all!


Feb 18, 2014 at 10:07 AM
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Jim Rickards wrote:
Two very nice shots. I favour the first one. The second one doesn't show the chick as well.

The beautiful background in both shots is amazing. Tell Ron he's got to re-locate.


Jim, it's not me who needs to be talked into relocating. I'm from Lisa's neck of the woods. It's my freakin' wife who's from Chicago... Every winter, I'm reminded of how much I love her to stay in this god-forsaken place!



Feb 18, 2014 at 10:45 AM
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Lisa, I love your shots as always. Just beautiful.

Of these two it's the first one that catches me. I think it's the positioning of her hands, the chick to the cheek, and a better view of both faces that contribute to a greater feeling of connection between them. For me, that clearer connection is primarily why the first one grabs me. Also, it seems there's the tiniest smidge more contrast to the first one. It's still wonderfully diffuse lighting, but I think that's (a small part of) why it catches me.

Again - both lovely. Just trying to articulate my response to them.



Feb 18, 2014 at 11:09 AM
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Beautiful stuff Lisa, especially like the first one as mentioned in previous posts. Very emotional photos!


Feb 18, 2014 at 11:24 AM
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Showstoppers!


Feb 18, 2014 at 11:36 AM
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I love the first one


Feb 18, 2014 at 03:00 PM
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I love the name Octavia, Lisa. Lovely images.


Feb 19, 2014 at 10:25 PM
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Thank you, everyone. Not even a year ago, I could not get Octavia to do photos to save my life. She's all over it and loving it now!

@Mitch - Octavia is actually #8 in the sibling order, so her name is appropriate for her in more ways than one.



Feb 20, 2014 at 11:11 AM
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I think you have an unfair advantage with 10 kids....built in subjects!

Great shots, you work is inspiring to me....I hope to be 1/10 as good someday....keep up the great shots and sharing them with us!



Feb 20, 2014 at 12:20 PM
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Lovely and very cute Lisa. I love the lighting as always.


Feb 20, 2014 at 02:33 PM
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fine job !!! they grow up to fast!!


Feb 20, 2014 at 02:53 PM
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Your work meets your own high standards. Both these images are quite touching. And I agree 100% with Octavia about her hair! Killer!!

Really nice, both of you!

Cal



Feb 20, 2014 at 06:55 PM
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