Miles

I think I have saved these from "disaster" mode.
had the camera on f16 so backgrounds were in focus.
In the first one (see last picture) I blurred the background with Picmonkey Wrinkle free of all things! It wasn't quite to my liking ... so went into Photoscape and blurred it by hand, I've done this before and it always works. Whenever "Portrait Professional" and "Picmonkey" just don't "do it " for me ... Photoscape to the rescue!!

The second one - blurred background with Picmonkey Wrinkle free and worked on the face a bit to enhance the lighting.

Kirsty

 I really like this converted from the colour version.

Kirsty

 We had Kirsty tossing her hair in these photographs - for this one she bent forward - ruffled her hair then swept straight back up ...  this is the result.

Kirsty

Taken on March 18th when we all had a braai with the family at Noordhoek.

See those of Nicole below taken at the same time.

Nicole

Taken last Sunday at Patrick and Kirsty's house.

Nicole, very relaxed in front of the camera and a good model.

Baggins

Taken at 9.30 this morning ... Lulu Belle's brother Baggins came over this morning and had a few words with Lucy ... heard the noise they were making, grabbed my camera and got these photos. They were on the roof so used the Panasonic Lumix and zoomed.
Dig that DOF!!!!
SOOC ( straight out of camera) no cropping. Slight lightening with Picasa.

Nicole

This is with Portrait Professional - check below for original and different crop. Also photo of Stella ... in this one she really looks like Patrick.

Nicole

This is the original photograph.

Nicole

Didn't really need it, but used Portrait Professional

Stella

 

This is Patrick – didn't see it until I went thorough all the photos … unmistakable!!!

Stella

Amazing I got these photographs at all ... the children were jumping and bouncing about whilst I was trying to capture Daniella - and she would not smile at all!!

Just as I was about to call it a day I got Stella to calm down and got these.

Margaret

I thought I had lost these negatives ... found them yesterday and my dear niece Fiona printed them for me. This was taken about 46 years ago with my Rolleiflex and 3 floodlamps, at her parents home just before leaving for the Church. Veil over face.

Anja

Here is the same photograph done with PHOTOSCAPE - still a little green reflection on the right side - but I like it - every photograph is different, some need PP and others are fine with
Photoscape ... so I have both!!

Anja

Here is the "before and after"

The first due to a bad exposure and a lot of green reflection from the trees.

I try to keep a natural look - shouldn't look obviously "touched up" especially with such a young girl.

David in Venice

Changed the skin hue with Portrait Professional - it did a very good job.

Lulu Belle

LuluBelle sitting on the fence at 8 o'clock this morning with the light behind her.

Really saying something to me!

Randi

Randi on her 5th Birthday. Taken with the Lumix

Friend's Granddaughter

Taken in Aurey's lounge - light coming from large bay window.
She was quite happy for me to take photographs - so followed her around. Her brother, a little older just didn't want to know!!

Photographs of Anja below ... the close up was a very unfortunate orange hue which I managed to correct with Windows Live Photo Gallery, a software included on this laptop. Quite amazing if you saw the original!

I see Picnik is closing - wonder why? They are offering the full software free until April.