Daily Sarah's 365 31st December 2013 - The End! (CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE ACTUALLY FINISHED!!)

[Sonriendo]

Friend bringing a 3 week old baby round this afternoon & as she is into photography as well, the poor baby is going to be photographed by both of us

Ooooh lucky you - I'd love a go at a newborn

 

[whipspeed]

Ooooh lucky you - I'd love a go at a newborn

Should be fun, although at 3 weeks, she will be more mobile than the usual really tiny ones. Never done this before, but her Mum has a basket to put her in, so we will give it a go

 

[vince31]

Sarah ....................That Camellia is bloody Awesome x

 

[whipspeed]

Aww, thanks Vince I was really struggling yesterday, had been busy & just not got anything sorted, picked this whilst cooking dinner & then as I said was nagged at by hubby to get the shot sorted

 

[vince31]

Aww, thanks Vince I was really struggling yesterday, had been busy & just not got anything sorted, picked this whilst cooking dinner & then as I said was nagged at by hubby to get the shot sorted

I love it

 

[JakeT1992]

Brilliant detail in that one Sarah!

 

[whipspeed]

Thanks all, cheered me right up that the shot worked for everyone.

 

[whipspeed]

30th April 2013

Isobel

Never done any baby photography before, but when I had the chance to photograph Isobel this afternoon, I couldn't resist having a go. Thank you for bringing her round Elisa, I had a lovely time.


30th April 2013 by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr

 

[vince31]

Lovely shot Sarah but I think the beauty of the Baby doesn't need the flower IMO##

Beautiful Isobel x

 

[whipspeed]

We did some with and some without, but she pulled funny faces in the shots without LOL. She was so fast asleep we could just pose her.

 

[Sonriendo]

Gorgeous - you did really well

 

[whipspeed]

Thanks Sarah

 

[JakeT1992]

I think it's almost there. The fact the hair is cropped bugs me, and I'm not sure about the OOF hand! Have you tried to do anything about the dry skin?

 

[whipspeed]

Hair edge is cropped to remove edge of basket & the hand is OOF as I wanted a shallow DOF, which would also help the dry skin, I have done some work on the skin in the RAW and processed files, but didn't want to go to far so that it looks like a cartoon.

This is another from the shoot, the basket is a bit battered & wonky


Isobel-2 by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr

 

[JakeT1992]

That photo is gorgeous sarah! It really is wonderful, whats the technique?

 

[Sonriendo]

Aww that's another lovely one how lucky were you that she was so fast asleep

 

[shotokan101]

Lovely shot Sarah but I think the beauty of the Baby doesn't need the flower IMO##

Beautiful Isobel x

+1 - perhaps it's just that the flower is so large.... much prefer the mono above

 

[whipspeed]

That photo is gorgeous sarah! It really is wonderful, whats the technique?

Thanks Jake, in quick terms, soft processing of the RAW file, using -20 on the clarity slider, cropped in CS5, then in NIK I used a glow filter & then finally converted to mono, just fiddling around to get the tones right for the skin. This was my favourite, her Mum loves the flower.

Aww that's another lovely one how lucky were you that she was so fast asleep

Thanks Sarah, it took a couple of feeds

+1 - perhaps it's just that the flower is so large.... much prefer the mono above

Thanks Jim, I posted the shot the mum liked best as the photo of the day though

 

[whipspeed]

1st May 2013

Green

Don't think I could think of a more apt title than "green" as that's what this shot is all about, pure beautiful vibrant spring green.


1st-May-2013 by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr

 

[JakeT1992]

That sure is green. Lovely shot Sarah. Well composed.

 

[whipspeed]

Thanks Jake, I'm glad I discovered this avenue. It's only 15 minutes from home, so I left home at 8 this morning, got the shot and was still at work by 8:45am! I was hoping for mist and sun, as it was really thick mist as I left home, but this village was in bright sunshine! Hey Ho, always another day for that

 

[Sonriendo]

Lovely Looks like a proper English Spring Morning - light is lovely too

 

[whipspeed]

Thank's Sarah it certainly was. They knew what they were doing when they planted it as well, the sun rises on one side and sets on the other, so you get great shadows & the light is nicely dappled. Very good of them to think of photographers in the future

 

[Sonriendo]

Superb - it's going to be phenomenal in the autumn too

 

[whipspeed]

Oh yes, and the frost and snow and fog.....................

Although will take Andy's car in the snow as my estate is no good on ice & his impreza sticks like glue.

 

[shotokan101]

very nice indeed

 

[whipspeed]

Thank you Jim.

 

[kennysarmy]

Into the light - love the hint of outside peeking....

Camellia - such pure white.....

Isobel - looks like she is practicing her left jab in here sleep - great capture - not sure about the flower...

Green - great light - works as a more 16:9 crop too by removing the most dominant branch coming in from the right.

 

[whipspeed]

Thanks for your comments on the last few shots Jeff, like your idea of the crop for the green shot, just been scrolling up and down and it works really well. Thank you.

 

[JakeT1992]

That will look great in all seasons, just like the comment you left on my photo! I'd like to see it with mist, would look awesome! I know what you mean about the snow driving, although in the snow I have to drive, as my mums BMW is rear wheel drive and spins out, but the Audi is front wheel drive and doesn't as much - The joys of a British winter!

 

[whipspeed]

My Ford focus estate is front wheel drive, but spins out much more easily that the old Volvo I used to have. Andy has a Subaru Impreza and that sticks to the road like glue and is 4 wheel drive, so might be best, but not at speed

 

[JakeT1992]

My Ford focus estate is front wheel drive, but spins out much more easily that the old Volvo I used to have. Andy has a Subaru Impreza and that sticks to the road like glue and is 4 wheel drive, so might be best, but not at speed

Yeah I can imagine that sticks well! I'm a scooby fan myself!

 

[TimmyG]

Yep, the b&w baby picture is a winner!

I really like the "Green" picture though. Plenty of detail, very vibrant and great compo!

 

[whipspeed]

2nd May 2013

Underneath the Arches

Packhorse bridge at Cogenhoe Mill, Northamptonshire.


2nd-May-2013 by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr

 

[shotokan101]

nice - I especially like the reflected sunlight on the underside of the arch

 

[JakeT1992]

I like it, although I can imagine with some softer light in the golden hour this would improve tenfold.

 

[whipspeed]

Thanks both, Jake, this was in the golden hour

 

[JakeT1992]

Thanks both, Jake, this was in the golden hour

It looks so bright still! I guess we've been having it good!

 

[whipspeed]

I know, it was really bright, then this bit of gold then dark This is a very shadowed side of the bridge though, so doesn't get the light much.

 

[whipspeed]

3rd May 2013

Three trees on a hill with the sky.

Title is the description as well Very late uploading today as busy celebrating with our son. He found out today that he's been accepted to study for a PhD in the lab he's working on his masters in. It means he's sorted and funded for the next 4 years!


3rd-May-2013 by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr