Lovely both the picture and the subject....R.

She is beautiful, Cindy and so is the shot. Love her pink headband.

Cindy, I think this is such a beautiful portrait of such a cute little one. She is so adorable, and the look is priceless.
Tigs♥ =^..^=

You've done a beautiful job with this I'd say.

I think the result is perfect Cindy. She is so sweet and seems to enjoy being photographed.

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Oh no you don't, Cindy. It's as good as the person behind the lens.
And you did just fine here,... and I'm talking about cropping, expression etc.
For me, the flesh tones could be a bit warmer. It's possible that bounce light from the background has added some slightly darker tone. You are really close though.

She looks so sweet and I love her little hair band too. They grow too quick - relish every moment! Lovely image!
Ann

As they say Down the Bayou...."She's a Cutie Patootie".

Wonderful portait of your sweet granddaughter Layla, Cindy. Can clearly see that it's taken by a proud grandmother, lol.

Please cherish these precious moments that you can share with her. Before you realize, she's in puberty, and will go with you in discussion about many things. It's s also nice however when you can agree with her or in other cases can convince her in a good way that an 'old' grandparent can be right as well.

A déjà vu to me.

Regards, Cornelius.

I see that Layla is a big hit COG. Those blue eyes would stop a Canon in its tracks.
I don't do well with flesh tones either and have yet to find a software that does. This is close like Doug said.

TicK

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What a doll!!! I know you are one proud grandma:)

It seems you Have achieved Astounding results! No doubt you Were far pickier with This subject, than any Other you might Encounter...

She's a little doll Cindy and what big deep blue eyes! I think you did well - I don't know how close you were but I've always had better luck shooting from farther away and zooming in.

Perfect work and she's so adorable!!!!

She's a cutie!

I tend to agree with Doug since he taught me most of what I know about photography. I don't agree with you that the subject is paramount. The fact is that you have a way of mastering anything in photography that comes your way. I still think your shots of Boston were some of the best I've ever seen on Caedes. I think the key to what I like about this shot are her eyes. First of all they take up half the shot. Secondly they're perfectly focused. Finally the highlight adds a vast amount of depth. If this was one of those old time portraits like when we were kids, the photographer would have added some red to the cheeks. My only complaint is that you chopped off the top of her head. That had to hurt.

I enjoyed this picture of your granddaughter. The expression is priceless, along with the fingers in the mouth. The only downside to grandparenthood is that you depend on your children to become one. Being Gramma or Grampa is priceless.
Tom

What a lovely image! she's cutie and beautiful!
Nice presentation.

'Portrait Professional' is good, but you have to be 'canny' with it!..It can be over-intrusive and blot out facial highlights!

The wee bairn doesn't need professional touches...Granny knows best what to do!...She looks delightful and such a darlin'

Of course, a portrait is only as good as its subject. Yes, I agree totally. This beauty will be gorgeous even with a bad cell phone camera. She has "delicious" fingers, as every baby. LOL

She is so sweet and beautiful. Fantastic capture, you caught her beautiful expression. She has wonderful eyes and lovely shiny fingers. My mom said that I was doing the same when I was a baby, but I see that is very cute.

I think the portrait is only as good as the photographer. With such an adorable subject as Layla combined with your talents the result is beautiful. Those chubby wet fingers make this so real and those appealing eyes would melt an icebeg.

I own this program and there is nothing that compares to it no matter what people say!!! This is a made easy program for fixing or adjusting things in an astonishing amount of time!!
Once you get the hang of it you will be glad that you purchased this truly amazing program.
Beauty of a Grand Child by the way!!

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So absolutely cute, Cindy! You got a very lovely result, congratulations!

What a beauty! You did a great job with her skintone, looks very natural. Agree with the comment above "Those blue eyes would stop a Canon in its tracks." Thanks for sharing Cindy.
-Christie

Looks like she needs a hug to me Grandma. What a sweetheart...

She is a beauty Cindy. You did very well with this photo. She will be proud of you when she sees this when she is older.

Cute.........

Rob

She's so sweet Cindy, they are so much fun and enjoy watching and spoiling her as she grows. Precious shot

A Beautiful and so Sweet little lady..Lovely portrait,Cindy.