christmas card photos

frommrstomommy · Nov 23, 2016

needed a photo for xmas cards.. kids were not exactly the most cooperative they've ever been. lol but these only cost me some ice cream and my sanity <3

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CBC_3607-Edit by Bonnie Craig, on Flickr
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CBC_3608 by Bonnie Craig, on Flickr
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CBC_3604 by Bonnie Craig, on Flickr
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CBC_3598 by Bonnie Craig, on Flickr

mrpink · Nov 23, 2016

Did you forget his shirt?

p!nK

frommrstomommy · Nov 23, 2016

lol he was supposed to be wearing this green ish button down shirt but he refused last minute and so I gave him the option of this or the shirt and he chose the suspenders.

Desert Rose · Nov 23, 2016

Kids need parents because they make bad choices sometimes.

zombiesniper · Nov 23, 2016

The first one is the best IMO.
No shirt, suspenders and a bow tie = creepy to me

The_Traveler · Nov 25, 2016

Since these are your children, it's your choice for which one.
But the vignette is a bit strong and the color a bit blueish for my taste.

pixmedic · Nov 25, 2016

#1 is the best of the set.
i dont care for the vignetting though.
also might have shifted the WB to a little on the warmer side.

jcdeboever · Nov 25, 2016

I like them all but #1 seems the best fit. Is he a future Chippendale or Jeffro for the future Beverly Hillbillies movie (2030).

frommrstomommy · Nov 25, 2016

Thanks all for the comments. I thought he was cute in them but maybe he is too old for that now

lol I want him to be a little guy forever, you know. He is 4 and a half ish. I need to calibrate again, its been a while. They also look cooler to me today than they did when I edited.. hmm.

jcdeboever · Nov 25, 2016

frommrstomommy said:
Thanks all for the comments. I thought he was cute in them but maybe he is too old for that now lol I want him to be a little guy forever, you know. He is 4 and a half ish. I need to calibrate again, its been a while. They also look cooler to me today than they did when I edited.. hmm.

I was just being silly, they are fantastic too me, really.

Dave442 · Nov 25, 2016

I would also go with the first one, but going the other way with the vignette slider.
It looks like you raised the blacks, might consider dropping the green saturation very slightly; although I expect you are going for the green and red theme.

I agree on the WB looking a bit cool, although sometimes I make an adjustment in the Camera Profile to get ride of a yellow-greenish skin tint (or better setting up a custom color profile if you haven't done so already).

Granddad · Nov 25, 2016

I love your daughter's expression in the last one ... "This is gonna cost you THREE scoops, Mom!"

vintagesnaps · Nov 25, 2016

Since you live (I think) in a warm climate I thought it was on purpose! lol And I actually didn't realize at first he didn't have a shirt on because I just saw the bow tie from under the throw/afghan.

To me a bow tie and suspenders and no shirt doesn't seem that unusual - working with young children, sometimes they don't care if they have a shirt or pants on - get that diaper changed or them halfway dressed and they're ready to go! lol So I think this is rather charming and just being kids.

But the others made me smile because the two of them look like they were having fun together; as you kept taking pictures the throw was sliding off and by the last one they were just playing and didn't care about messing up your pictures! Although she looks like she's maybe ready to be done! lol

The third one is rather sweet maybe to print and keep for your family. I'd keep the others as just fun pictures from this Christmas - and use the first one on cards.

Desert Rose · Nov 25, 2016

Heh. Kids have parents to show them what a good decision looks like for the first 12 years and then they MIGHT make good decisions on their own or with a little nudging. But very young kids never want what's right for them, they want cake for breakfast and to run around naked forever.
If kids were ready to make their own choices right off the bat, we would give birth and move on.

Cute kids there.

JonA_CT · Nov 25, 2016

Desert Rose said:
Heh. Kids have parents to show them what a good decision looks like for the first 12 years and then they MIGHT make good decisions on their own or with a little nudging. But very young kids never want what's right for them, they want cake for breakfast and to run around naked forever.
If kids were ready to make their own choices right off the bat, we would give birth and move on.

Cute kids there.

I'm just going to say that sometimes it's better not to pass judgement on situation where maybe you don't understand/know all of the variables.

I agree with the WB options, and with the fact that the first one looks perfect for a card!