I ♥ Faces Kids: Creative Crop (week 9)

by | Mar 9, 2009 | iHeartFaces, Lightroom, photography | 27 comments

It’s time for week nine of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week’s theme is “Creative Crop” and the guest judge is Elaine Heasley.

This is my five-year-old daughter and fourteen-year-old son. I can’t believe I forgot to reset the white balance when I took this photo, especially considering I’m a bit obsessive about it. That’s why I desaturated it; now I really like the end result.

My goal was to get the right crop when I took the shot, so there wasn’t any additional cropping applied.

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iHeartFaces – Crop

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27 Comments

  1. Beth @ Pages of Our Life
    Beth @ Pages of Our Life on March 9, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    I love this Dawn! Now, I am off to copy your inspiration after school of course!

    Beth @ Pages of Our Lifes last blog post..I ? Faces 9 "Creative Crop"

  2. Amy @ Living Locurto
    Amy @ Living Locurto on March 9, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    This is great! I love tight crops and having them both together is so creative.

    -Amy
    Co-Founder
    I Heart Faces

    Amy @ Living Locurtos last blog post..I Heart Faces – Week 9

  3. beverly
    beverly on March 9, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    such a good photo

  6. Chloe(Dawns little girl)
    Chloe(Dawns little girl) on March 9, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    that is the best pic i have seen in my life! its the coolest o and mom i want the “white balance lens cap” lol i wish i had the camera and the white balance lens cap! that pic is vary lovely!

  7. Lindsay
    Lindsay on March 9, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Very Lovely!

  8. Susan Keller
    Susan Keller on March 9, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    So we’ll just call the whole white balance thing a happy accident? Because this image is darling!!

  9. the BLAH BLAH BLAHger
    the BLAH BLAH BLAHger on March 9, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    I’ve been thinking about the white balance lens cap! Is it consistant? Tricky? Produce the shots you want each time??? Give me the goods, sistah!

  10. Pam D
    Pam D on March 9, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    Very cool! Accidentally perfect? The crop is what makes it, though..with just enough of each, and just enough color in her lips to brighten it up. LOVE it!

    Pam Ds last blog post..I Heart Faces-Kids-Creative Cropping

  11. Dawn
    Dawn on March 9, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    BLAH BLAH BLAHger, the white balance lens cap is awesome! I wasn’t using it since I took these pictures outside, however my white balance was at a custom setting from the last time I’d used it.

    I love the lens cap and can’t live without it; after I used it I had to buy it, because I just couldn’t give it up.

  12. Dawn
    Dawn on March 9, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Pam, yes, I added back the color in her lips. I thought it was “just enough but not too much.” 🙂

  14. Jaden
    Jaden on March 10, 2009 at 9:38 am

    WOW!

    This is my favorite entry from this week so far. It is so unique, and gorgeous lighting, the sparkly eyes… All of it is just WOW!

    I hope to someday be this good 🙂

    Jadens last blog post..I Heart Faces Week 9- Creative Cropping

  15. Rachel - Once Upon A Miracle
    Rachel - Once Upon A Miracle on March 10, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Wow… this is just amazing as an already cropped photo and I love how you set it up. The eyes really sparkle and I love the expressions!

    Rachel – Once Upon A Miracles last blog post..I Heart Faces

  18. Teresa
    Teresa on March 14, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Beautiful photo, and way to go with the framing just the way you wanted in-camera! Congratulations on a wonderful second place photo!!!

    Teresas last blog post..Happy 21st Birthday, Andrew!

  20. Dawn
    Dawn on March 14, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    Teresa:

    Thanks! I didn’t know I’d won second place until I saw the comment! 🙂

    Dawn

  21. Pam D
    Pam D on March 14, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    Second place… woo hoo! I had a feeling it would be in the top ten… great job!

    Pam Ds last blog post..Oooh… what a treasure!

  22. Bryce's Momma
    Bryce's Momma on March 14, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    This one was one of my favs this week. Love the tones. Sepia? I love how tight together their face are. Beautiful!

    Bryce’s Mommas last blog post..Crop Contest

  23. Carebear
    Carebear on March 14, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Congrats on top three! It was well deserved! I missed the first time around so I’m glad I got the chance to notice it now. Really beautiful and inspiring in-camera crop!

    Carebears last blog post..I Heart {Cropped} Faces

  24. Miti
    Miti on March 15, 2009 at 7:03 am

    Congratulations on being the second winner for the kids crop! I love your photo. BTW….please join me for Scenic Sundays. It’s a new photography meme I created. It focuses more on the beautiful places rather than the beautiful faces. Hope to see you there!

    Mitis last blog post..Scenic Sunday

  25. Becca
    Becca on March 15, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    Beautiful picture! I love it! 🙂 And congrats on second place – you are so talented!!!

    Beccas last blog post..He Numbers the Sand

  26. Life with Kaishon
    Life with Kaishon on March 15, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    Wow. I love your picture like crazy. It is so perfectly cropped. Lovely. Aren’t brothers and sisters the best? Congratulations on your win!

    Life with Kaishons last blog post..Growing up is hard to do.

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