Babies are the cutest! It never occurred to me that I'd enjoy taking pictures of babies. I thought it would always be challenging and frustrating. Although there will really be times when they are cranky and uncooperative, babies, I now believe, are naturally camera-friendly. You can just let them do their thing and just snap away! Their innocence just illuminates any photograph. They have this innate glow, which reminds us that everyone is born with goodness in his or her heart.
After doing some editing with these pictures, I learned to never discard photos. If you will see the original pictures, or if you see them in their larger sizes, you will find out that they are really out of focus. I was working with low light and was struggling finding the right combination of aperture and shutter speed. Nevertheless, I managed to make them look more pleasing, post-production. Some blurred pictures will actually look better if you blur them more.
I love these two pictures. Great job!!!
You must share your photo editing tricks! :)
Blessings-
Amanda
Posted by: Amanda | 26 September 2009 at 11:05 AM
Thanks, Amanda! Knowing that people from other parts of the globe appreciate my work really gives me encouragement! I wanted to reply to your comment on Blog Catalog, but I honeslty don't know how. Hehehehe!
Posted by: Quing Obillos | 26 September 2009 at 09:36 PM
I dont know how to use blog catalog either!!
Hope you are having a blessed day.
At some point I'd love to talk to you about your faith... if you know the Lord, and if so how did you find Him... lots of stuff.
Someday!
Blessings-
Amanda
Posted by: Amanda Rettke | 29 September 2009 at 07:12 AM
I'm not sure if you've heard about the super typhoon Ketsana that hit Manila. Though we, in our area, are ok, a lot of my countrymen are badly affected.
Please pray for us.
I'd be glad to talk to you about faith. :D
God bless!
Posted by: Quing Obillos | 29 September 2009 at 09:22 PM
I had NOT heard of that... of course I can be praying for you guys and the people that are most badly affected... I am sorry. Wow!! I will try to do some more research on the internet... our news has not covered it at all! :(
MANY blessings-
Amanda
Posted by: Amanda Rettke | 01 October 2009 at 03:01 AM
Thanks Amanda! A new typhoon, Parma, is already in our country. It threatens to be a super typhoon! Shucks!
Posted by: Quing Obillos | 01 October 2009 at 03:16 PM