11 thoughts on “Birthday Girl.”

1. 

   Wow! Super gorgeous!

   The colors and rendering are fantastic…and the smile; just perfect!

   Happy birthday!!

   M.

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      Thanks Mark. This one was from a few weeks ago.

      1. 

         Now that you mention it, I guess I remember. (…Too many kids to keep track of!)

         🙂

         -M.

2. 

   So Peter,
   When you take a shot like this, how much PP do you do?

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      I spend quite a bit of time, not so much because I’m applying many steps, but because I’m continually dialing back my own changes to achieve a natural look. In this case, the “pre-processing” (my term) was good, so I applied only 2 steps but created 8 versions before I decided on this one.

      For more reading, see my previous posts here:

      https://prosophos.com/2013/03/03/boy-and-the-concept-of-pre-processing/
      https://prosophos.com/2012/03/27/qa-jonathan-asks-about-my-post-processing/

      —Peter.

3. 

   This ratio is fresh although I have often seen. 　(787×640)
   My liking is F1.4 of Noctilux.

4. 

   What a happy-looking young lady. The photo matches the title perfectly. Your photographs often feature your children. I suddenly thought of a book idea: Growing up with a Daddy Who’s a Photographer. Normal for my children is to have a camera pointed at them; they knew no other way of life.

5. 

   A beautiful image, Peter and the processing is compliments the capture. Happy birthday!

   Best — Bishop

6. 

   Hi Peter,
   It prompted me to read the concept of pre-processing again…and so true to really capture the color, light, moment, compositon etc right & at the right timing; and with these, it is hard to achieve with post-processing. Lovely images of her.
   Michael.

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      Thank you momoto0, Jon, Bishop, and Michael. Jon, let me know when your book is out!

      —Peter.

7. 

   So nice composition… Sorry been late. It’s possible to congratulate a few days after?