But really, that has almost nothing to do with taking her picture ... Almost. It does have something to do with it because it's hard to take a bad picture of such a photogenic child. But trust me, it's possible. I have several pictures to prove it!
My biggest challenge in photographing her is that she has a camera smile. So how did I get around that? I tried telling her a joke. Unfortunately, she's a true blonde and I had a hard time telling her a joke that would make her laugh a true laugh. (Hey, I can say this because she's my niece and it's true!) But eventually I hit on something and got a natural look out of her.
These are two more of my favorite pictures to date, I think.
And I just took them to the next level with Soft Focus and a touch of Glow from Picasa.
Oh yes, about that background ... I got it in the $1/yard fabric section at my Wal-Mart. It's shiny on one side and matte on the other. I couldn't ask for a more perfect piece of material. I bought 6 yards and sewed it together to give me a 3-yard length that's double-wide. Looking back, I wish I had purchased more length, but I was thinking of child portraits at the time.
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