Melly Belly | 07:18PM Mar 26, 2008
It’s official. My niece is the cutest baby ever. Yes, ever…like in the history of time.
Alright, enough mushy stuff for one day. This little series was a blast to shoot. I swear that this little girl is my best subject. Why you ask? Well she is totally in love with the camera. Or, as I am sure she sees it, the big black box that follows her around the room.
She is such a ham, as you can see, grabbing the lens, smiling, giggling. The antics and the angle gets even better when I drop down to her level. This technique seems to be the best vantage point I can achieve. It brings you in to her world.
I started with these as color shots, her great red shirt and colorful booties. However, when I took a minute to sit back and look there was something that clicked and I asked myself, “hmm, I wonder how this would look in black and white.”
The result, as you can see above, is a much more simplistic and graphic approach. I enjoy black and white because it forces you to focus on the details, the tones, curves, and intricacies that make up the image. For instance, before this turned black and white I almost missed how great you her smile is on the last frame.
Any thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Do tell.
Also – I am currently working on several tutorials for Layers Magazine online. If there are any techniques that you would like to see turned into a tutorial let me know!
Alright, enough mushy stuff for one day. This little series was a blast to shoot. I swear that this little girl is my best subject. Why you ask? Well she is totally in love with the camera. Or, as I am sure she sees it, the big black box that follows her around the room.
She is such a ham, as you can see, grabbing the lens, smiling, giggling. The antics and the angle gets even better when I drop down to her level. This technique seems to be the best vantage point I can achieve. It brings you in to her world.
I started with these as color shots, her great red shirt and colorful booties. However, when I took a minute to sit back and look there was something that clicked and I asked myself, “hmm, I wonder how this would look in black and white.”
The result, as you can see above, is a much more simplistic and graphic approach. I enjoy black and white because it forces you to focus on the details, the tones, curves, and intricacies that make up the image. For instance, before this turned black and white I almost missed how great you her smile is on the last frame.
Any thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Do tell.
Also – I am currently working on several tutorials for Layers Magazine online. If there are any techniques that you would like to see turned into a tutorial let me know!
