Not Happy Jan!

I’d say! Love it; grumpy bum.

great portrait – love the expression and skin is beautiful – love this colouring too – how do you do it if you don’t mind me asking – it’s fab.

thanks bidkev, cathleen and deb.
Deb – I have played around with the hue/sat, levels, colour balance, curves and blur – with some masks…
louis has naturally very, very white skin (irish decent) – poor thing!

Great colouring…and expression :o)

thanks Nicole – it looks fab and i can see a lot of work went in to it – something else in common too – I am half irish – hence Fleurs white skin – lucky things

Beautiful portrait

I adore your processing, makes your portraits stand out a mile – so fantastic!

wow, you’ve really emphasized his mood perfectly! Great work :)

Fabo, Nicole!!!

Not happy indeed!
Fab photo but.

Excellent - love eveything about this and he does seem to have his cranky pants on lol

Has impact. nice shot

This is great!

thanks everyone for the lovely comments… he is a little poser – used to having a camera in his face…

EXCELLENT shot nic! loove the expression and the soft painterly feel to it.

Great work!!!

Wow Nicole – this has blown me away… just so much impact and so beautifully controlled down to the background you’ve given the amazing face…. Great, great work!

Ooops, one too many photos Nicole. Can I go play now. Great expression, great capture.

Great portrait – love the composition

Beautiful Nicole..He is really really angry … I can see that clearly….Great Shot!best regards

yeah – he just wanted a drink of milk and i made him put his face back against the fridge and wait while i got my camera…

Fabulous shot. This is a great portrait

Extra sensational !! You’ve created a stunning effect with the colourization and treatment of this portrait. And what a little spunk too!!

You are just a mean old Momma, Nicole!!!!!! LOL!!

Excellent Photograph!!! Nicely Done…I LOVE the colour of his eyes!!!

O, Nicole!!!!!!! I love this so very much! I love the color and her little expression is incredible!!!! I am in love with the processing here. The reflection of her face is so cool! I hope you will have this framed in your home!!!!! A favorite!!!!!!!

Nicole…. I had to come back to look at this again! I know it’s redundant of me but this is damn good!!!

Beautiful portrait i love the expresion

This is a fantastic photo. Is very familiar to me, I’ve seen this facial expression plenty of times at home!!!!

wow what an intriguing shot, well done!

im liking the angle and the faded skin tones in this.
very good picture =]

You captured this one really well. His expression is great.

Love the shot and the pw!

Excellent candid and processing Nicole!!!

I love the feel to this Nicole
Lisa x

thanks everyone for the encouraging comments… think i have to order this one…

such a gorgeous expression, love the colours within this!

Great shot!

This is such a striking image..gorgeous face…

Superb work.

Don’t you just love shots like this?! :)

wonderful colors!
great shot!

Stunning work !

Unique and lovely, so expressive and sweet!

Love the soft treatment against the angry facial expression – sums up childhood ! ;) Great colours too.

I love the colour :)

beautiful portrait! love the color.

wonderfully captured Nicole

Another Stunning Job. Well Done.

haha

ohhh i really love this one:)
fantastic work, really

Love it. Is this a composite of 2 different images or just one?

It’s about time this one was on the home page! Can’t get enough of it…

Beautiful tones…great image.

This is great. your pix of kids are really fab

haha this is so cute! I have a piece titled the same thing!

Great shot and wonderful post-production, too!

Oh the story this one can tell…..wonderful!!!

seen that look before,,lol. good job

Wow! This is stunning work! I love the composition and the tones and colouring are fantastic.. such a great expression too. The processing in this is so well done..

lots of outstanding images in your portfolio
very inspiring

Stunning, what a unique image.

fantastic treatment! – a very unusual portrait.

I still love this image. perfect.

Excellent shot and treatment!

AWWE…..SO SWEET… HOPE JAN WAS HAPPY SOON AFTERWARD….THEY R SO PRECIOUS

Perfect title!
Looks very similar to the looks I get from my boys at times….......!!!!!

Cranky little sod isn’t he! Beautifully done Nicole, as always!

fantastic shot.. you have captured the expression and emotion perfectly

fantastic

beautiful portrait Nicole. It’s amazing how it almost looks like a painting.

Nice composition and a great expression!

Excellent treatment – I love the colour of the hair, eye and lips and I particularly like how the softness of the hair is contrasted by the background. I also like the ‘angled’ eye-contact with the profile shot, and the subtle reflection on the interesting background. Great concept, great shot!

Lol this is my 3rd comment on this one but it is so priceless!! :)

Awesome work…can you share how you got this softness?

Thanks everyone for making comments – I had this printed A2 size and I just LOVE it!
Hi funkyporchini, I adjusted the hue and used a ‘gaussian blur’ with a mask to mask out the eyes (100%) and other areas (different %’s) to leave some detail ie reflection, with some ‘dodge and burn’ and adjusted levels…

would make a great book cover! love the texture in the background..beautiful work Nicole.

Great Image!

I’m very impressed with your PP work AND your composition!
Excellent work!!! And cute. :)

What a stare….awesome…great timing and composition….stunning portrait.

Beautiful portrait!

haha good one, great photo.

i recognize this expression! my 18 year old still gives it to me almost every time i try to get his photo!! LOL :)

this is gorgeous!

Great expression. You have really captured the moment.

whoa! that look!
Speaks volumes huh?

Beautifully done. Love the effects Nicole!

very nice shot!

Fantastic expression you have caught,Nicole,love it!!!

fantastic treatment!

This is a really good photo, well done !

I love this it is very good—and what a look!!

Precious and few are the moments we two can share. LOL
Priceless portrait!

I like how it’s constructed, it’s a cracking image all over. All the best.

how cute is this little fellow…

love the treatment and honest expression!

this is my favourite!

how precious…. the treatment is incredible. Loving your work!

You have a gift for finding the everyday magic and for making the ordinary . . . extraordinary.

This portrait is stunning, emotive and enchanting.

awhispertoadream

Definitley ‘Not Amused’ ... really captured the emotion here … great

:) what a great one to present him with on his 21st :))

excellent portrait!

Excellent work!

very cool. reminds me of someone i know!

Stunning. Love the dramatic feel of this.

so expressive! looks beautiful on the black laminated print!

lovely portrait. I love the effects

Excellent work!

Lovely tones and depth!!

amazing

Beautiful portrait!

Beautiful blue eyes, cute nose and a great pout face. Nice job.

very nicely done :)

Wonderful work and great processing. Your style is quite distinctive. I love the way his eye is just almost looking at the camera, helps portray the stubborn mood.
You should consider doing some professional child portraits, very lucrative these days I believe.

BEAUTIFUL portrait. love the colors

Definite attitude capture and gorgeous treatment ..

Great piece, like your portfolio.

Wonderful portrait..

Thanks for your comment.

This is great, it acutally reminds me of Bill Hensons work, the light and mood is just sublime!

Beautiful, love the softness and moodiness of this image.

What an amazing photo. Nice work.

This is just GREAT Nicole!!!

I love this! Great portrait- I love how his eye really pops out with the coloring. Gorgeous

fantastic work!

wonderful ….

Another superb portrait, Nicole.

Full of character – nice control of depth of field too

amazing. not happy at all.

very nice shot