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    Just another before/after shot! Had to call grandma in for a helping hand on this one :)

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    1. Couture Casanova 31 months ago | reply

      awesome!

    2. Becky Naffine Photography [deleted] 31 months ago | reply

      Thanks for sharing. I think it is very mprotant to show that these images are composites and most newborns don't balance on their hands like this :)

    3. ☼ Gisela Weber Photography 31 months ago | reply

      awwwwwwwwww

    4. Brandy Jaggers 31 months ago | reply

      Thanks guys! I actually got one shot without the hands in it, but wanted to show how you can still get a beautiful shot even if the baby is a bit wobbly :)

    5. josie's 3rd { sheila } 31 months ago | reply

      such a cute shot! thanks for sharing.

    6. Nadia Swindell Photography 31 months ago | reply

      beautiful!

    7. ǝıqqǝp 31 months ago | reply

      ooh such a cute litte baby! her face is just too cute!

    8. SWPD2010 31 months ago | reply

      Great shot however....A newborn should never be left to do this on your own, Composites are a must! Otherwise that's just cruel!

    9. Brandy Jaggers 31 months ago | reply

      Why is it cruel? I'm totally patient, wait until the baby settles into this position comfortably, let go long enough to get the shot, then lay the baby down out of this position. I don't see how it's cruel at all? Maybe if someone tries to force this position and doesn't have the patience to wait until the babe is comfortable, settled, and truly asleep, I can understand because the baby might suddenly fall over. But I can assure you that if you are comfortable with working with newborns, know how to handle them properly and safely, and have incredible patience with them, it's completely safe. I'm certainly not suggesting that you go out and practice this on a newborn if you don't have their safety and comfort at heart. Of course, while you are learning to handle tiny babies, please make sure to do this as a composite. However, I work in a NICU, I shoot a ton of newborns, and I'm completely comfortable and safe handling a new baby...I'm certainly, by no stretch of the imagination, cruel.

    10. Pix-el 31 months ago | reply

      Haha, awesome! :-)

    11. zo_irish 31 months ago | reply

      not cruel! Well done. We wouldn't be photographing newborns if we didn't have the patience and the experience working with them.

    12. {Laura B} 31 months ago | reply

      Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing.

    13. meaghancurryphotography 31 months ago | reply

      crafty!

    14. Beanie Marie 31 months ago | reply

      Awesome!!! I have tried this multiple times and I can't get it...maybe if I tried it this way it would help lol. Also love the tones on this, mind sharing the action?

    15. Brandy Jaggers 30 months ago | reply

      I'm pretty sure this action is lilyblue honey. And thanks!

    16. Lorna Kirkby [deleted] 30 months ago | reply

      Would you mind sharing how you got the beautiful smooth background on the blanket? Thanks!

    17. Brandy Jaggers 30 months ago | reply

      Of course! All I did was select the area I wanted to smooth with the lasso tool and a 40px feather and applied a gaussian blur (a chose a fairly high number for the blur effect). If you have to get close to the subject with the selection (like I did here), I copy the selected area to a new layer and then apply the blur so I can go back and erase any part of the blur that landed on my subject. HTH!

    18. Lorna Kirkby [deleted] 30 months ago | reply

      Thank you so much :)

    19. deadsanta6 17 months ago | reply

      How do you edit out the hands?

    20. Brandy Jaggers 17 months ago | reply

      Clone stamp and the patch tool in Photoshop.

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