Hey...lets have some FUN!

[Swartzy]

My son & grandson

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Let's pose for the camera!

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Are you smiling yet?

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Grampa with Magnus (good grief I'm gettin old)

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[urbanaries]

My son & grandson



Let's pose for the camera!



Are you smiling yet?



Grampa with Magnus (good grief I'm gettin old)



i am totally blown away by these!!! you did an amazing job. I love the lightness of your conversions, they're so "airy". Can't think of another term. :scratch

i tried to sit down and pic my favorite but they are all so amazing. The joy in the first, the gorgeous momma and the tongue sticking out in the 2nd, his amazing eyes in color in the 3rd, and the sweet moment with handsome grandpa in 4!

These are definitely your best of Magnus yet...:clap

[Seefutlung]

Hey ... these are all very nice. Well done conversion. Urbanaries touched on the a good description ... "airy", very light in both a tonal sense and feel ... yet you managed to keep a black. Once again .. well done.

Gary

[saurora]

Exceptionally nice series! Boy, Magnus has the greatest grin....he must keep you all smiling all the time! :saurora

[Elaine]

Oh my goodness he is soooo cute! Love #2 & 3 especially, but they are all wonderful. The expressions are joyful and the B&W conversions are just right. Thanks for sharing your family with us!

[truth]

Beautiful images and a beautiful family. Very nice work with the lighting. Was that ambient light?

[SitterS]

These are all just great! Does Magnus grin all the time? Oh...and about your comment that you are looking old....not at all. :thumb

Shane

[Ted Szukalski]

I like the first photograph a lot, it has natural jubilant nature.

[gluwater]

Just beautiful!! It helps when you have such a cute subject. Like others have already said I like your conversions on these. I would sugest cloning out the corner coming out of your sons head in the second shot. Your son and his wife must be ecstatic over all the great images you are providing them.

[gefillmore]

geat pics, swartz!-

[Swartzy]

Yea, that kid is photogenic....like my daughter in law :wink. It's always fun to see them. Poor Magnus won't know what his grandpa looks like....he'll think I look like a camera lens :rofl

We'll only get to see him at this age once so I have to get as many images as possible (to get the really nice ones). Thanks for stopping by! Nick, I looked and looked at that stupid corner....worked on cloning it, didn't like how it was turning out..stopped, started again. Finally got it corrected:

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/143164582-L.jpg

Thanks for the comments on the conversions. As some of you know, I've immersed myself into this black & white thing to get it down. Shane, you really really opened my eyes and taught me some way cool stuff! Thank you. I always do at least 2 conversions comparing them side by side....certainly makes a difference as your eye can compare. Here on the screen shot you can see the difference. Was working on the left one, looking good to my eye, then did another conversion...whoa..big difference!

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/142333890-L.jpg

[urbanaries]

Magnus won't know what his grandpa looks like....he'll think I look like a camera lens

LMAO! :rofl

thanks for sharing your methodology, this forum has been uber-educational as of late!

[SitterS]

Thanks for the comments on the conversions. As some of you know, I've immersed myself into this black & white thing to get it down. Shane, you really really opened my eyes and taught me some way cool stuff! Thank you. I always do at least 2 conversions comparing them side by side....certainly makes a difference as your eye can compare. Here on the screen shot you can see the difference. Was working on the left one, looking good to my eye, then did another conversion...whoa..big difference!

[/quote]

You are certainly welcome. :thumb Glad you found the tutorial useful.

Shane

[Mike02]

Awesome shots Swartzy! Love the pp (if there was any :P). Great job =) :clap

[DavidS]

Wonderful shots. I like the expressions.

[Swartzy]

People shots are by far the most challenging and most rewarding. I agree, the expressions really make the shot...sure, all the technical aspects are important..but the mood, the feel, the moment...that's what we all strive for.

Thanks so much for weighing in...appreciate it a bunch:lust