Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I heart faces - creative crop

I've been meaning to enter a photo for the I Heart Faces contest, but didn't get around to it until now. This week I'm entering their Creative Crop category with one of my favorite shots from Henry's 9 month session (He was the young piano player from a few days ago) You can click here to get more information on this fun contest and see other entries.


I often will include 'bits & pieces' of parents in my children's portraits for a couple of reasons:
1) mom and dad are usually the ones behind the camera so any photo with them in it is a treat
2) you can see just how small the kids are when you use adult legs to frame the child.

Henry's grandma made him this BamBam costume for Halloween. Don't ya just love that little smirk on his face?
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21 comments:

Monnie March 9, 2009 at 11:56 PM  

How cute! That's a great idea for a creative crop - and for adding interest to a kid's picture.

Mrs. Breum March 9, 2009 at 11:57 PM  

i love the leg tip. adorable photo!

Mireille March 10, 2009 at 1:53 AM  

oohh, I just LOVE this little boy, so cute and it is a great shot!! I like the legs in the background, good job!!

Kelli W March 10, 2009 at 10:16 AM  

This picture is great!! And the little boy is SO adorable!

Emily March 10, 2009 at 1:04 PM  

I love the picture. Such a cutie!

Jenney March 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM  

I did this for the first time this week too. My friend Melissa does it sometimes and I kept saying to myself that I wanted to do it. We've beena bit distracted lately, but today I was looking through photos anyway...so I quick did some editing in Storybook and wah-la! I had an entry. You (of course) have a great picture!

Esther March 10, 2009 at 4:28 PM  

How cute is he? Great picture!

Michelle March 10, 2009 at 4:42 PM  

Very cute picture !! I entered one this week - thanks for sharing the site!!

Melinda March 10, 2009 at 6:18 PM  

Beautiful photo and I love how you added the "tips" to go along with it.

Sonya @ Balentine Bliss March 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM  

Great idea and adorable shot!

Amber Benge March 11, 2009 at 12:46 PM  

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Keri March 12, 2009 at 12:16 AM  

This is absolutely adorable! Love the crop! It makes this shot so much more interesting.

From Paci to Pearls March 14, 2009 at 10:22 AM  

Congrat's! Love your cropping.

DawnS March 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM  

This is one of the cutest pictures ever! LOVE him in that costume! Congratulations for making top 10!

Teresa March 14, 2009 at 11:17 AM  

This is adorable, and I LOVE your crop! So sweet, and a wonderful photo. Congratulations on your top ten win!!

Pam D March 14, 2009 at 12:55 PM  

That is SO cute! There are so many entries now that it's impossible to see them all; glad you got a top ten finish so I could see this one. I know the parents LOVED it! Congrats...

Bryce's momma March 14, 2009 at 1:32 PM  

Congrats on your photo victory! What an adorable shot! I love your processing!

Niecey March 14, 2009 at 2:30 PM  

This is such a beautiful photo.

Miti March 15, 2009 at 7:25 AM  

Wow....how exciting.....winning with your first entry! Bam Bam did a bang up job in the photo. So cute! His grandma is so talented. She deserves an applause too! BTW....please join me for Scenic Sundays - a photography meme I created. It focuses more on the beautiful places rather than the beautiful faces. Hope to see you there!

Unknown March 15, 2009 at 4:33 PM  

what an amazing picture! such a cutie and love the shot with feet included :-) so cute! congrats on top 10!

Unknown March 15, 2009 at 5:23 PM  

Oh my this is so sweet! I can totally see why it is a winner! Congratulations. He is a beautiful baby!

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