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Quincy T · Aug-04-2012, 03:44 PM #1

I got several shots which I was very happy with from the birth of my firstborn, but I thought this one was just unusual and special.

Am I infatuated with the wrong image here? There's something about those faces (and the lack of one) that just seem to come together for me.

bdcolen · Aug-05-2012, 09:17 AM #2

Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in.

bfjr · Aug-05-2012, 10:03 AM #3

Special to you is really all that matters.

Best to you and yours

Oh yeah and strictly image wise, what B.D. said

Quincy T · Aug-05-2012, 10:24 AM #4

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdcolen

Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in.

Tell me more! Too bright in the center?

bdcolen · Aug-05-2012, 10:32 AM #5

Too bright in all highlight areas. Detracts from photo.

TonyCooper · Aug-05-2012, 12:45 PM #6

It's not the type of photo I feel comfortable critiquing. In this case,
content trumps processing.

Of course you are going to keep it.

Quincy T · Aug-05-2012, 01:35 PM #7

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdcolen

Too bright in all highlight areas. Detracts from photo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyCooper

It's not the type of photo I feel comfortable critiquing. In this case,
content trumps processing.

Of course you are going to keep it.

Hahhaa, yes, I am, but I felt that this one transcends the event. Maybe not so much ;)

PhotoDavid78 · Aug-06-2012, 12:58 AM #8

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdcolen

Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in.

It's very difficult to get an accurate exposure in a hospital. Hospitals have some of the worst lighting I have seen anywhere. That being said, I'm not sure if burning at this point will do much because the highlights have no detail at all.

bdcolen · Aug-06-2012, 03:33 AM #9

Well, yes and no, David. Yes, hospital lighting is appallingly bad for photography, because of the huge variation in brightness from those areas that are lighted, to those that are not. Best bet in those situations, especially in OR's, is to expose for the area of the room in which you want detail. That said, there's a fair amount here that can be saved, and increased contrast will definitely help.

MarkR · Aug-07-2012, 08:07 AM #10

Never, ever, throw out baby pictures! You will treasure them always, regardless of their technical merits. Your wife will treasure them always. Your child(ren) will treasure them always.

PS make sure you have multiple digital backups of those, and maybe a few prints. You don't want to have an electronic hiccup and lose these!


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Aug-04-2012, 03:44 PM #1
Quincy T ^OP from ear to ear Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,076	Keeper? I got several shots which I was very happy with from the birth of my firstborn, but I thought this one was just unusual and special. Am I infatuated with the wrong image here? There's something about those faces (and the lack of one) that just seem to come together for me. __________________

Aug-05-2012, 09:17 AM #2
bdcolen CaptureReality Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 3,725	Is that Mrs. Quincy in the bed, and Baby Quincy on the right? If so, Congratulations!! If not...I like this, but don't love it. Part of the problem is it needs to go back to the lightroom for some additional work - you need to do some burning in. __________________ bd@bdcolenphoto.com Dgrin Artist In Residence -------------------------------------------- "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed

Aug-05-2012, 10:03 AM #3
bfjr Which Way Did They Go Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Playa Del Rey Posts: 10,798	Special to you is really all that matters. Best to you and yours Oh yeah and strictly image wise, what B.D. said __________________ Benjamin My Galleries Flicker G+

Aug-05-2012, 10:32 AM #5
bdcolen CaptureReality Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 3,725	Too bright in all highlight areas. Detracts from photo. __________________ bd@bdcolenphoto.com Dgrin Artist In Residence -------------------------------------------- "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed

Aug-05-2012, 12:45 PM #6
TonyCooper Major grins Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,736	It's not the type of photo I feel comfortable critiquing. In this case, content trumps processing. Of course you are going to keep it. __________________ Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/

Aug-06-2012, 03:33 AM #9
bdcolen CaptureReality Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 3,725	Well, yes and no, David. Yes, hospital lighting is appallingly bad for photography, because of the huge variation in brightness from those areas that are lighted, to those that are not. Best bet in those situations, especially in OR's, is to expose for the area of the room in which you want detail. That said, there's a fair amount here that can be saved, and increased contrast will definitely help. __________________ bd@bdcolenphoto.com Dgrin Artist In Residence -------------------------------------------- "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed

Aug-07-2012, 08:07 AM #10
MarkR Accused Shill. Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,096	Never, ever, throw out baby pictures! You will treasure them always, regardless of their technical merits. Your wife will treasure them always. Your child(ren) will treasure them always. PS make sure you have multiple digital backups of those, and maybe a few prints. You don't want to have an electronic hiccup and lose these!


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