First Try..

I actually took these before I took the Easter Basket set.  The ones in the tub were taken in my basement and I was so frustrated I only took a few.  These were the first pictures I took with my new Nikon and I quickly realized I had a lot of reading to do before I could just jump in and start taking pictures.  I did not do much editing to these cause I thought, and still think, they are just a lost cause.  I hated the lighting, the harsh shadows, and all in all, I was unhappy with the whole situation.  I did the same thing to all three, brightened them up, and cropped so her face and not the yucky backdrop and shadows were the focus.

I gotta figure out how to edit out the drool!

I like her little ski jump nose in this one.

This set is one that I did in Jordyn's bedroom.  The walls in her room are painted a bright yellow and it makes for weird colors in photos, and in her room in general. (I was always going to repaint and tone down that yellow, but I was super pregnant and never got around to it.)  I did a lot of shots with her and the easter basket, but never edited them.  The outside ones just turned out so much better.  I have posted the original photo and then a few different edits.

The original.  Things I don't like:  harsh colors (too much bright is bad, a few bright pops is good), the egg, the way her white bow looks gray, her back foot looks purple.  Things I like: the whole composition, i did not feel like I needed to crop, she was actually looking at the camera.  

This one is a faded version.  I sucked out a lot of the color by playing with the hue/saturation.  I tried to do it again and could not figure out how I did it the first time.  Look how it makes the bow look white!

This one is a fade out from the center.  It gives a hint of the bright colors in the photo without having them so overpowering.  I only wish I knew if it was possible to adjust where the center of the color is and I would move it around her face.  I have a lot to learn in photoshop.

Black and white is always a good option for crazy colors.

This one is my favorite.  I selected her and the egg (stupid egg!) and then did a inverse select to get everything else.  I then did a black and white.  The only problem I have with it is that you can still see little reflections the yellow around her face.  I love how bright it makes her dress though.