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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:35 pm

With all of the posts we have had regarding where and when you can or cannot photograph children I had the delightful job of photographing some wonderful school children. The job involved a brochure for an open school and I had 100% permission to do the shoot. The photograph below is one of my favourites - the little girl was an absolute tomboy but not once would she put her doll down.

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Postby phillipb on Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:47 pm

Very very nice Chris, I like the way the grass under her feet looks almost like a spotlight.
The only slightly annoying part is the blown highlights on the doll but not much you could do about that.
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Postby leek on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:09 pm

A great shot Chris... Is that grass at her feet really real, or artificial... I hope this isn't an insult, but it looks artificial...
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:13 pm

leek wrote:A great shot Chris... Is that grass at her feet really real, or artificial... I hope this isn't an insult, but it looks artificial...


Trampled by many little feet and very real :D
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Postby bago100 on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:15 pm

Leek

It could be a layer of outdoor carpet or tennis court material.

I love thecontrast between the purple shoes and the grass, and the beanie pulled almost past the eyebrows.

Lovely photo Sirhc55. I hope her parents get the photo printed so they can reminisce later when their daughter is grown up.

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Postby BBJ on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:22 pm

Nice pic Chris, well it could be a good add for domestic violence or something simular, young child looking at house mum and dad fighting. Spose picture like that could tell a 1,000 stories.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:26 pm

Although this little girl was a tomboy the beanie and the way she looked at you, she was in fact a lonely little soul. The reason I took the pic was because she was looking at her classmates playing together and I think the look (even side on) is saying ”why can’t I play with you?”
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Postby BBJ on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:30 pm

Yeh mate she does look lost indeed, nice capture though. i guess she wont be the only 1.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:31 pm

Very good shot.

Poor girl. I know what that's like.
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Postby Marvin on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:48 pm

That is too sad :(
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Postby Manta on Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:56 pm

Lovely shot Chris.

I'm hopeful this little princess will have many happy times in her life to make up for her sadness now.
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Postby bochup on Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:50 am

The dead autumn leaves add to the loneliness of the scene. Plus the fact that she's standing on one of the few patches of green makes this a great capture.

great eye and great work!
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Postby birddog114 on Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:22 am

Perfect capture and great moment!
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Postby gstark on Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:28 am

Chris,

Superb image; well done.

And to satisfy those with more primal urges, I'm glad to see that you didn't photoshop out the chains from the swing. :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:27 am

Thank you to everyone for your comments.

I am happy that I captured a moment in this young girls life that will live on through photography
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Postby mudder on Sat Feb 19, 2005 2:44 pm

This seems like someone wishing they were somewhere else. Takes a good image to invoke emotional feelings from the viewer... This has so much presence...
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Postby MattC on Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:18 pm

Chris,

Nice capture. This photo evokes emotion. I have looked at this photo several times now and it has the same impact every time.

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