Before
After
Look how badly I messed up the exposure in this shot! The great thing about shooting RAW is that the camera has all the original data so if your exposure is not just right or white balance is not right- you can adjust it in post-processing. It was the first couple shots in this location and over time I made adjustments for the lighting- but once I got the light right she had her tired-but-compliant smiley face cemented in place. This smile looks more genuine than others- I had the HARDEST time getting this little girl to relax and have fun with me. By the very end of the shoot- I put my camera aside and started asking her silly questions and then asked her to show me her "mad face", "silly face", etc...finally, I asked her to show me with her face what Christmas morning feels like- that was the winner! But, she isn't as nicely posed. If I was the mama, though- I would want that one on the wall!
For this edit- I adjusted exposure up, brought the temp a little lower. I sharpened the whole picture and then more sharpening on the iris. I can now see that this one isn't perfectly sharp at 1:1. That's a bummer. It will be fine for up to 5x7, maybe 8x10? but no larger. I softened skin just a bit and removed shadows under the eyes. I added a little extra exposure in an oval just on her, cropped a bit off the sides, and added a tad of vignette to give some dimension.
I wish everyone didn't have a hard time commenting on here! It would be great to get some feedback on these edits. :)
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