 
Ah, she’s a beauty…from this mommy’s completely biased opinion. 😉Â
Per request, I used my 35mm lens, wide open at f2.0 (remember when shooting shallow to make sure that the eyes are on the same plane for them to both be in focus) at 1/50 (whew, that’s a low shutterspeed!) and ISO 800. I set my white balance for cloudy since I was using natural light indoors and it sure was cloudy. Well, rainy actually…it rained most of the weekend and we sure needed it! She was looking towards a big north-facing window.
For processing, I defogged, dodged the eyes and bumped up the midtones in curves. It was actually fairly good straight out of the camera, but it’s impossible for me to just let it be…it’s a sickness really!
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It is, and SHE is, just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your how to.
Oh, my, she’s beautiful! Great work, Stacy!
She’s a heart breaker alright!
You’re biased opinion is right on! She’s certainly a beauty!
OMG, she is an angel! So, so beautiful. And you always find the BEST natural light, Stacy!!! Awesome 😉
wonderful!
wow – what a capture and what a beauty!
i have a sickness w/ letting pics go SOOC too. i have to play, even just a bit. 😉
Wow! could those eyes be any bluer? fantastic. she is beautiful!
Ooh! Love it! Those eyes are KILLER! lol
I know what you mean about that sickness, even on snaps! What a gorgeous shot, full of vivid color!
Beautiful photo, such lovely eyes. And, thanks for the tips! I alway have trouble with indoors.
Wow, those eyes are aMAZing! It’s also amazing to watch her changing from a baby to a girl.
Thanks for sharing your exif/processing. I have the same sickness; I HAVE to edit every single picture, at least a bit!
oh, those eyes!!!
Thank you all for such nice comments! 😀
I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one who can’t just leave a picture be, too. 😉
Could her eyes be any bigger or more beautiful? I think not. You’d better watch out when she grows into a teen. What a doll.
Thanks for sharing your shooting/editing info. What is it about not leaving well enough alone? I can’t either. 🙂 But your well enoughs are always transformed into gorgeous works of art.
Your biased opinion is correct! She is so so pretty! Love her eyes. What an expression, too. SO cute.
She is so breathtakingly (Is that a word? Well, it is now.) beautiful. Those eyes are so amazing. Great photo, Stacy. (And thanks for the camera info and tips, too!)
Those eyes . . . wow!
Okay, not to be redundant…but THOSE EYES! Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you for sharing the info on your photos. It’s great help to a novice. 🙂