Bella

Mel Brackstone

Bella

Another attempt at something different (for me)

Beautiful Bella and her dad posed for us at History Alive. I was using my Canon 5D Mk II and lensbaby composer.

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Panorama
Landscapes
Real Estate Series
People

Bella belongs to the following groups:

5D Mark II, Curious Vintage Fictions, Friends of RedBubble, Lensbaby, Nerds Unite, Reaching Freedom, Riginals and The Healing Journey Available for sale as

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Bella by Mel Brackstone
Bella by Mel Brackstone
  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    what a gorgeous smile!
    and you reckon you can’t shoot people :P

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Ok, well maybe I’m getting better! Thanks TOTS :)

  • linaji

    linaji

    Wow. I have never seen anything like this. I am amazed.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Glad to amaze you linaji! :)

  • midzing

    midzing

    gorgeous work Mel,,, her smile is just too cute!! love the effect of the lensbaby.. I so need to get myself one!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Wendy, I can highly recommend the lensbaby composer. It’s SO much easier to use than the older versions.

  • adgray

    adgray

    WONDERFUL!!!
    I love the soft colours also bringing out her gorgeous eyes
    I so prefer it that she is NOT looking at the camera but up at something wonderful – her future? Such Fun! Such Life!!!
    It is such an animated beautiful piece!
    ☼ BRAVO!!! ☼

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much adgray! I agree, when she looked up, I wanted that shot. :)

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Someone’s been having a lend of me…pfffttt….sure you can shoot people. This is lovely

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks treasure, she posed so well I was able to snap away madly until I got one that worked :)

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Oh I love this Mel! Its has a magical quality to it! Like peering through a looking glass!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Joanne!

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    you do wonders with that lens baby

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Alf, I do love nailing the shot, not as easy as I’d like it to be sometimes :)

  • Garry Schlatter

    Garry Schlatter

    She was such a great joy to photograph….nice work Mel

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    She was indeed, good to catch up Gazza!

  • Moniquitacute

    Moniquitacute

    Oh yeah… Beautiful!!!!!!!! By the way, don’t know if you know this already, but “Bella” in spanish means BEAUTIFUL!!! :)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much Moniquitacute! I believe it also means Beautiful in Italian?

  • Cordelia

    Cordelia

    A wonderful capture. Love the tones and of course, that gorgeous smile!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Cordelia!

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

    Very beautiful…so dreamlike. Gorgeous smile on her:)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you Vanessa! Yes her eyes are very beautiful.

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Love those little eyes all lit up, beautiful soft and dreamy Mel…......divine image full of happiness and wonderment…........

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Tracey, she is a gorgeous little girl, no doubt about it.

  • betha

    betha

    Gorgeous image, lensbaby certainly has a 1001 and uses! I love the colour tone here too, I am a bit partial to the old soft green.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you betha! The colour is something I have been wanting to play with.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    now, I LOVE your tonal curves here…. this is quite brilliant Mel, love this style so much!!!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Paul, as you know I’ve been messing with this toning for a day or two. Happy with the way this one turned out.

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    AMAZING Art! Love this hon!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much Vonne!

  • Sally Omar

    Sally Omar

    Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxxo

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you Sally!

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    What a gorgeous bright smile…these are lovely tones Mel;)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Shan, I’m very happy with how it ended up.

  • annie curry

    annie curry

    It’s gorgeous…I love the effect! :-)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Cheers Annie!

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    wow that is something different alright, well done mate
    xkc

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Ta Kaz!

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    Assolutamente bella!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks!

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    great shot

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Cheers Shoaib!

  • Angie Muccillo

    Angie Muccillo

    OMG what an outstanding image! Color tones are exquisite and so much joy and wonder in that adorable face..lovley work :-)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you Angie! Her face was a picture of happiness, so easy to capture :)

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    Absolutely stunning, I love the blurred effect in the background accentuating the passing of Time and the space between youth and adulthood. :)

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much Jennifer! Nice take on what you see!

  • rjcolby

    rjcolby

    Wow Mel you are working that Composer very very nicely. This is as good as it gets.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Dick, I was lucky she posed so well for long enough so that I could capture a goodun. :)

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    ooh I just love this Mel ! it has such a layering of emotion and evokes some strange questions …..........I’m not sure what I think about it…............it keeps changing every time I look at it. Bravo !!!!!!!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Strange questions? Well, fair enough, thanks Lisa!

  • raymondoantonio

    raymondoantonio

    BELLISSIMO!! ANGELIC EYES AND SMILE!! BEST WISHES RAYMONDO!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you Raymondo!

  • Matt Penfold

    Matt Penfold

    This is beautiful Mel, That lensbaby really sings in your hands, the low saturation colour and the composition are magic. It has a cinematic look to it as well :-)

    I’m so tempted to chop up the vacuum cleaner hose and knock up a lensbaby LOL

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Matt, after 3 years I reckon it’s about time the lens is doing it’s job :) Love to see what you come up with when you chop up the cleaner hose :) They’ve refined the lens a lot since those days :) In saying that, I do have a couple of holga lenses attached to bicycle fork rubber….each gives a different result….

  • Geraldine Lefoe

    Geraldine Lefoe

    Those eyes are just stunning love your treatment and the pure joy that you’ve captured in her eyes Mel

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Gerry, she does have beautiful eyes alright!

  • Anji Johnston

    Anji Johnston

    Wow Mel – this is fantastic!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Anji!

  • Ronald Rockman

    Ronald Rockman

    Bella Bellisimo!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Cheers Rock!

  • janniev

    janniev

    What a wonderful shot, Mel. Bella is gorgeous and her smile is wonderful, her dad looks great, too. Love the lighting and your treatment.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Jannie, Bella has inherited her beautiful eyes from her dad, well spotted ;)

  • Margaret Whyte

    Margaret Whyte

    Very lovely, Mel – lovely treatment of a gorgeous subject.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Marg!

  • Craig Harris

    Craig Harris

    Nice work Mel, you are certainly drawn to the subject.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Craig, the lensbaby does a good job with that :)

  • Reynaldo

    Reynaldo

    very nice mel

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Reynaldo!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    beautiful work

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks kathy!

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart

    Fantastic use of the Lensbaby Mel. I’m still trying to figure out mine haha

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Cheers Matt, just pull it all the way in till you get focus….tis easy…..as long as you have the dioptres set correctly for your eyes…

  • hugo

    hugo

    well composed, lovely, soft focus in the right places, good work!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Hugo!

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    what an amazing image

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Aww did that sound weird ? lol
    I think it’s haunting and timeless. She is a beautiful bright eyed girl. Love the blur !

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Lisa….heh

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    great one

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Cheers Scott!

  • Helen Chierego

    Helen Chierego

    What a beautiful natural smile! Gorgeous!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you Helen!

  • deepbluwater

    deepbluwater

    such a wonderful image Mel!! love your capture of her (those eyes!) & her Dad with these magical tones and treatment!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much dbw!

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Awesome Mel…great composition

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks so much Ana!

  • Matthew Reilly

    Matthew Reilly

    Great portrait!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Matthew!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Very beautifully done!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank you Ellen!

  • Jim Nooney

    Jim Nooney

    Beautiful job Mel…how did you get those unique tones in the image?

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Jim. I used a curves adjustment layer ie: tone curves. I found out about them by googling.

  • susi lawson

    susi lawson

    Brilliant Mel!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thanks Susi!

  • ab-type

    ab-type

    this is gorgeous mel! ;-) xox

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    this girl is a doll… another great lensbaby shot

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