More holiday portraits of Christina. Some of these are outtakes, if you will, from my original editing session. Time, however, often reveals a new appreciation for some of the original cuts. Here I was a little disappointed that Christina's ribbon was clipped at the upper edge of the frame but with later viewing, Christina's charm made that issue seem very insignificant. AB800 with softbox at camera right as key AB800 with grid rear camera left as hair light AB800 with scoop reflector behind Christina as BG light Large bookend reflector camera left

• fascinating series, priceless expression
  yz @ 2010-06-21 09:18:38
• Excellent! She is a charmer! I also enjoy reading how the lighting was accomplished - a whole lot of new technical jargon for me but very interesting.
  martie @ 2010-06-21 15:45:39
• You'll often find that photo-journalists crop close leaving out "insignificant" bits - and it often adds stronger impact to the portrait. Anyway, with or without, your shot of Christina is lovely.
  george @ 2010-06-21 22:34:50
• Gorgeous Portrait.
  Ben @ 2010-06-23 13:14:22
• Excellent portrait of this beautiful child Mike. The eyes and hair are so stunning. Great work!
  John Maslowski @ 2010-06-28 01:57:40
• Christina's a charmer for sure. Love your portrait work.
  Terry H. @ 2010-07-08 23:42:26
• Great portrait, her expression is wonderful, a bit like Mona Lisa ;)
  Nice job!!
  Framed And Shot @ 2010-07-11 16:20:02