OMG - They asked the wrong person!

[FITBMX]

You did a great job on these! I will not try to say which is my favorite, there are too many and that is your choice anyway.
You have two beautiful girls, I bet you are proud!

 

[JacaRanda]

You did a great job on these! I will not try to say which is my favorite, there are too many and that is your choice anyway.
You have two beautiful girls, I bet you are proud!

Thank you - Only one is mine Could not handle two Diva's. Yikes!

 

[JacaRanda]

Awesome

I can just see you just winging it and putting a shingle out now and getting razzed by everyone on this board about Biz Plan, etc.

Oh man seriously. I have even more respect for those who do portraits. I can see how it could be rewarding, but running the business end of it and diving into PS etc. NO WAY.

 

[FITBMX]

Thank you - Only one is mine Could not handle two Diva's. Yikes!

So the one is the BFF's little sister. Got it!

 

[JacaRanda]

Thank you - Only one is mine Could not handle two Diva's. Yikes!

So the one is the BFF's little sister. Got it!

Welllll, almost. She is my daughter's little sister. Mom (my ex) & Stepdad. I had nothing to do with it. LOL

 

[waday]

Jack, hope you don't mind; this is what I thought of when I saw it... It's a fairly quick edit, and some of the edges could probably be cleaned up a bit more.

ETA:
Sorry, I had to re-edit to remove her left hand...

 

[pjaye]

As I figured, you did a great job!

 

[JacaRanda]

No I will never mind Wade and thank you. Looks like that hand belongs to somebody else
I didn't mention it previously, but that highlight on her face is from me trying and hoping to shoot a flash through the 5 in 1 reflector. Epic fail. It basically ended up being a spotlight.

Darn, forgot my quotes. TY RonRon and TY Barb

 

[JacaRanda]

Here are several others we did later in the afternoon - early evening. Again, ugly overcast the majority of time.

1) Jeanette Castro Gra-140 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

2) Jeanette Castro Gra-129 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

3) Jeanette Castro Gra-073 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

4)Jeanette Castro Gra-059 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

5) Jeanette Castro Gra-013 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

6) Jeanette Castro Gra-097-2 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

 

[JacaRanda]

Jack, hope you don't mind; this is what I thought of when I saw it... It's a fairly quick edit, and some of the edges could probably be cleaned up a bit more.

View attachment 121882

ETA:
Sorry, I had to re-edit to remove her left hand...
View attachment 121881

If I get another chance, I would use a wider lens and use the actual softbox. I really like the B&W idea and this is somewhat what I would be going for; getting more of the cover in the scene.
Elva Graduation-115 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

 

[waday]

Jack, hope you don't mind; this is what I thought of when I saw it... It's a fairly quick edit, and some of the edges could probably be cleaned up a bit more.

View attachment 121882

ETA:
Sorry, I had to re-edit to remove her left hand...
View attachment 121881

If I get another chance, I would use a wider lens and use the actual softbox. I really like the B&W idea and this is somewhat what I would be going for; getting more of the cover in the scene.
Elva Graduation-115 by jsteve5506, on Flickr

Looks good! I do like getting more of the scene, but the perfectionist in me wants the background to be more symmetrical, haha.

 

[FITBMX]

Welllll, almost. She is my daughter's little sister. Mom (my ex) & Stepdad. I had nothing to do with it. LOL

You are making this very complicated for me!!!! So I will round it up this way......... ALL three girls look lovely!

 

[FITBMX]

Here are several others we did later in the afternoon - early evening. Again, ugly overcast the majority of time.

Very nice!