You know me, I am always looking at images w/ a commercial photographer eye. Congrats on new baby!! I think the expressions on Mom's and Dad's face are wonderful. Most of the time you have little or no time in which to set up a "clean" shot. You get just what you see. Some times it's rules be damned and shoot it anyway. The meaning of the image far out weighs any small issues others may have with it. I have been repeatly been judging camera clubs here in the Bay area and am finding the quality of image increases each year. Most are amatures (status) but create exceptional images. Have fun, Les -----Original Message----- From: Guy Glorieux <guy.glorieux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Apr 4, 2005 8:19 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: PF Exhibits on 02 APR 05 Les Baldwin wrote: > Guy Glorieux - The first day of a new life... > Great shot for an informal portrait. I often like to try and find out what > the subjects are thinking about when the image was recorded. Mom is > clearly happy. Dad seems to be thinking about the future and the worries > that come with his new responsibility. Two issues from photographic > standpoint, Her hospital bracelet needs to be PS'd out. And Dads nose > looks too big for his face because of the way it breaks the plane of the > right side of his face. But those issues are small considering the overall > impact and meaning of the shot. > > Thanks Les and thanks Chris for the your comments. The picture was made with a most simple Olympus Stylus camera the morning after my daughter gave birth to her second child, in her hospital room, as she was getting ready to return home. This was the second in a sequence of three and, for a few moments, the parents, the child and the photographer were united in an extraordinary state of intimacy. This is what I always look for when shooting people I intereact with. But, as you say Les, there are a few glitches that could be PS'd out. Best regrads, Guy
