Photos from today...

[Michael_Hansen]

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/hailey3.jpg

This is Hailey...she loves chocolate :D

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/hailey.jpg

Easter is a lot of fun with the little ones!

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/kasianate.jpg

Two of my three children Kasia and Nathan....my oldest son had to work.


Thanks for looking!

[Nir]

Beautiful kids and beautiful portraits!

What are you using for the glow effect?

[Michael_Hansen]

Thanks, Fred Miranda's Soft Focus plugin for Photoshop.

[Michael_Hansen]

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/sarah.jpg

My Niece Sarah...I'm photographing her wedding next month...so I'm practicing on people more.....I usually stick to landscapes and critters.

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/jeffnmichelle.jpg

My Sister and her hubby

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/grams.jpg

My sister's first grand baby.

[4labs]

Beautiful portraits. I still am up in the air on the Soft focus but none the less still really beautiful..

[thegreenegg]

I have to agree that they are all great portraits. You photograph mostly critters, you could of fooled me. Many of these pictures contain great emotion. Good captures.
Ashley

[Angelo]

Very nice set Michael. I'm not a fan of all that soft focus hocus pocus so I'll bet the originals would prove stunning if you were to post them for comparison (?) :D

[JimFuglestad]

Hi Michael,

These are all very nice captures... great moments. Exposures and compositions are very nice. I'm not a fan of soft focus unless a photo really calls for it, so I think these stand up great on their own without the soft focus. But... that's personal preference, I suppose.

Thanks for sharing, and good luck on the wedding!

Jim

[Kirwin]

Beautiful images! I do like the effect!

I think you have to be selective how you want to utilize this tool. It's just like any other pp tool... if over-used within the same series of images it can become gimmicky.

[jthomas]

Yes, they are very nice. I think the soft focus effect works well on the portrait of Sarah and the one of Kasia and Nathan, not so well on the others.

I would also like to see the originals if you have time to post them.

[Michael_Hansen]

It's just a new toy :wink I personally love tack sharp focus.
Sorry if I overwhelmed you with the soft focus.


http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/hailey4.jpg

Here is one of the above shots without the soft focus.

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/lala2.jpg

Sometimes it helps give a softer more glamourous look.

http://www.windwalker.info/webphotos/lala.jpg