Baby blue eyes CC please

[Swanner Photography]

Sorry I havn't been around in a while. Been really busy with opening my studio plus my family has been sick.

Here is a little baby that I had a shoot with last week. I thought this was so cute.

I would love some CC. (Havn't had any in a while)


Here is the file info:

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Flash Used: Off camera

Focal Length: 62.0mm

Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)

Aperture: f/10.0

ISO Equiv.: 400

Whitebalance: Auto

Exposure: Manual

[newolympusowner]

Unbelievable!!! I have been told that equipment is overrated and skill will win everytime. I have no doubt that you are a very skilled photographer......but I could never accomplish this image with my equipment no matter how hard I try. This is absolutely the image quality I strive for....and I'm sure that we all are. BRAVO!!!

[cherrygirl]

I just wanna say great photo. What an adorable little girl!! Great capture!

[SusanH1970]

Love it! The only nitpicks I have is that there's a slight pink color cast to her skin from the blanket, and I'd rather the catchlight in her right eye be a little more to the side. Other than that, pretty much darn near perfect. Really beautiful work!

[sdstone00]

great shot. I especially love the color in the eyes. I too think the catch lights are just a touch to centered in the eyes. The symmetry in the background really drives home the framing of this beautiful little girl.

[lbgrafix]

this is great!! I love how sharp her eyes are and the color. Great Job!!
Lana B.

[Swanner Photography]

Originally Posted by newolympusowner

Unbelievable!!! I have been told that equipment is overrated and skill will win everytime. I have no doubt that you are a very skilled photographer......but I could never accomplish this image with my equipment no matter how hard I try. This is absolutely the image quality I strive for....and I'm sure that we all are. BRAVO!!!

Thanks,

You heard right. I just got my MRK II a few months ago.

Sure you can. It takes some knowledge. What equipment are you using?

Originally Posted by cherrygirl

I just wanna say great photo. What an adorable little girl!! Great capture!

Thank you

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

Love it! The only nitpicks I have is that there's a slight pink color cast to her skin from the blanket, and I'd rather the catchlight in her right eye be a little more to the side. Other than that, pretty much darn near perfect. Really beautiful work!

Thanks,

I am still working on the skin color cast when colors are used. It only seems like it does that when I use pinks though . I still havnt figured that out. I am stumped. Any suggestions on how to fix that (in camera).

One day it will be perfect lol.

Originally Posted by sdstone00

great shot. I especially love the color in the eyes. I too think the catch lights are just a touch to centered in the eyes. The symmetry in the background really drives home the framing of this beautiful little girl.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by lbgrafix

this is great!! I love how sharp her eyes are and the color. Great Job!!
Lana B.

Thanks her dad had really pretty blue eyes also.

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by Swanner Photography

I am still working on the skin color cast when colors are used. It only seems like it does that when I use pinks though . I still havnt figured that out. I am stumped. Any suggestions on how to fix that (in camera).

From what I've seen and read, it's pretty near impossible to fix it in camera - the cast is just there. I'll see if I can find a tutorial I read about removing color casts from skin.

[kelticsol]

First off, I think this is adorable.

Second it's the Magenta of CMYK. So you add a little green to get rid of the magenta color cast.

I don't remember where I learned this. It was when I was looking for color correction help. And the technique used for skin was by numbers instead of what your eyes see. Your eyes will "auto" correct that image of the baby and say yes that it is correct until someone points out what is wrong. And eventually you'll see it "corrected" and you have that OHHH moment.

In this case I actually like the pink baby. (IMO) But if you look up into the corner of the pic I assume the wall behind them is a shade of white and it has a magenta cast to it.

BTW let me know if you want me to take down the edit.

[ttosifa]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

From what I've seen and read, it's pretty near impossible to fix it in camera - the cast is just there. I'll see if I can find a tutorial I read about removing color casts from skin.

I agree with it being close to impossible in camera -- the pink sheet acts as a reflector, particularly as it is shiny on the inside.

The picture also seems to have an overall blue-cyan cast to it. Making the picture a bit more yellow and red brings out quite a bit more color contrast (albeit the pink reflections consequently become more prominent).

I don't know about web tutorials for fixing color casts on skin. But two books in particular are very useful, both by Dan Margulis: "Professional Photoshop 5ed" and "Photoshop LAB Color." Using his methods, you could build a mask using a high contrast version of the a channel in LAB, which will isolate the pink and make the color adjustments stronger/weaker where the cast is more/less pink. Personally, I'd live with the pink reflections