diff shoots but bummed about tonight :(

[loana0320]

I am so bummed....
yikes I had such a hard time as I tried using natural light instead of lamps due to the baby being very jaundiced :( and figured the lamps will add to his orange skin tone... well mom and dad kept getting right in front of light in a tiny room.. Ughhhhh oh yeah and baby peed on all my stuff a total of 4 times.. missed my camera by a hair he did splatter it a bit.. yikes and my black drop is so peed on I am washing everything tomorrow and the drop has to go to the dry cleaners


on this one I actually had to erase the pee that was puring down LOL



He is a sweetie and mom and dad are very nice I am just so bummed not what I had envisioned I need to learn how to use my flash to be able to bounce it from ceiling.. i did a few and OMG it sucked LOL... I do not like most of the pics :( I have done newborns before and been somewhat happy with them but not tonight :(

This other one is from one of my best friends from high school :)


my son practicing with my lights at the house


one of my nieces from last week

another niece from a couple of weeks ago

and another niece

I am so behind in proofing LOL

[jagphoto]

Loana,
It must be nice to have so many niece's to practice with! I only have one, and she's not that cooperative! I understand your frustration with the lights!! I'm sure someone will have some advice. Still, I think you got some shots the parents will be happy with.

[whaussies]

I think the baby ones turned out great! Thanks for the laugh about the pee;-)!

[Paulo]

Cheer-up, Loana. These turned out nicely. You're processing has really improved. My favorite is image 3 (maybe w/ just a slight contrast bump). But the composition is great.

[loana0320]

Thanks everyone!!!!! hehehe yeah I have a lot of neces.. now the thing all of the ones on this pics are from out of town LOL and came to town around the same time so I was busy LOL
now I am seeing pee around his chin LOL...
Paulo Thanks :D I am loving shooting raw :D Thanks to you all at the Trash the dress session :D Angel got me started and wohooo loving it LOL

[ndsimm]

well if you hate these, then I'd hate to see the ones you love!
I like the composition on these and the BW conversion!

[loana0320]

aweeee Nathan!!! Thank you so much!!!!!! I really appreciate all the comments coming from such talented people!
PS-My kids will not stop pointing at your avatar yelling Mcqueen LOL ;)

[CobyPhoto]

Loana,

Way to keep your backdrops from getting peed on: Take one of those absorbent diaper shields for baby and lay in on the backdrop, between the blanket (prop) and backdrop. Can't see it in the photo, but you don't have to wash the backdrop or clean up...just pitch it in the trash can!

I learned that from a photographer that does nothing but infants and children. She has canvases that are worth 3-5K each and doesn't want to have to clean pee off of them! LOL

CJ

[photochic]

I also think the baby shoots came out great, you did a good job. Yeah I wish I had more kids to practice with, you are lucky.
Im waiting on a newborn to be born next month i cant wait!!!

[loana0320]

I would have never thought of that Coby.... is like the baby was determine to get all my stuff LOL.. well he did pooed on his nice clean white carpet and mom's shorts LOL... Thank goodness he missed my white rug LOL
whoa that's great she is doing awesome infant work!!!!

Thanks Tonya!!!! :D aweeeee you will love the newborn.. is hard but at the same time to me so much easier than the moving all over stage LOL although this baby would not want to keep his feet and arms tucked in underneath he wanted to be so stretched out ;)

[MarcoFromHouston]

Excellent work!

[loana0320]

Thank you so much Marco :)

[Michael Lyons]

those are awesome!!!! We can never get a baby to lay on its stomach like that!!

GOOD WORK!!!!

[zach-e2]

great shots! i don't know how you got that kid to sleep in a bag, but props to you on that! i like the clarity yet sense of warmth in your work a lot! is niece #3 a photographer?

seriously, good shots! i think my favorite is actually the shot of your son in the chair

[loana0320]

Thank you so much Michael :) it was so hard he just wanted to stretch and would not go to sleep but maybe a min here and there LOL