Since I am showing you pictures of my own child, I thought it would be fun to share a little behind the scenes tidbit with you also. Do you ever wonder what a picture looks like before I edit it? Down below is the "straight out of the camera" or SOOC image. I have done absolutely nothing to that image...except add 'sooc' and a blue border but hopefully you get the right idea. In my opinion the image doesn't look bad...I like the blue eyes, the blue shirt, its completely in focus and sharp and that smile is award winning if you ask me. :) BUT, I know it could look just a little bit better.
ISO 100 , f 1.8 , 1/250, 50mm
This is the edited, Kimography version. I have saturated the color a bit, smoothed out his skin, warmed the skin tones of the photo just a tad, and slightly boosted the contrast. Because I am his mother and like it this way, I left the food on his face rather than removing it. I believe it adds character and wasn't too distracting. I edit almost all of my photos this way. I love keeping them looking natural...with just a little boost. Hopefully when you look at my work, it doesn't SCREAM "PHOTOSHOP." Something more subtle....for instance...."woah , what a great picture." :)
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You are right, the first one looks just fine...then you see those eyes jump out at you in the one below. I like the light behind his hair too in the bottom picture. He's a cutie and either picture of him is really good. very clear. Love it. Love him!!!
I LOVE this photo. It is on the homescreen of my phone because it reminds me of the sweet and innocent side of Randy!
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