Some of the finest . . .

I think these are some of the finest photos I've seen in a long time. Her use of light is truly exceptional IMHO. Russian Mother Takes Magical Pictures of Her Two Kids With Animals On Her Farm | Bored Panda

The photos are so beautiful, in some of them you could almost be right in the moment they were so soft and emotional. I love the one of the darling boy holding the cute bunny close to his face. Thank you for sharing that.

WOW, stunning beautiful photos

Very good indeed. Thanks for sharing the link Helene.

Misti Adam said:

The photos are so beautiful, in some of them you could almost be right in the moment they were so soft and emotional. I love the one of the darling boy holding the cute bunny close to his face. Thank you for sharing that.

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If I were a judge and presented with this portfolio, it would be really difficult to pick a "best in show" . . . the one that pulls my heartstrings is the little boy standing in the water . . . the way he's holding his hand, the light shining through his clothes, the light in the water . . . it's like a magical place, and I can feel his amazement at looking at the scene.

It further proves that you do not need good weather to take great pictures.

I am interested on the type of lens that she uses.

ohkphoto said:

If I were a judge and presented with this portfolio, it would be really difficult to pick a "best in show" . . . the one that pulls my heartstrings is the little boy standing in the water . . . the way he's holding his hand, the light shining through his clothes, the light in the water . . . it's like a magical place, and I can feel his amazement at looking at the scene.

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Absolutely right on the money for that shot, it would be so hard to pick just one. This post here is the reason I fell in love with photography, I love to try and step in and be apart of the photograph, all of these I could just feel the moment and there were a couple I wanted to close my eyes and just pretend I was there hearing the giggles. Lovely photos and that little boys are so dang cute. Being a cat person I really love the lighting detail of the little boy his shovel and the cat.

gqtuazon said:

It further proves that you do not need good weather to take great pictures.

I am interested on the type of lens that she uses.

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Yeah, me, too, Glenn. And actually, the best or most dramatic photos are most often in bad weather . . . real drawback in New Mexico since we have 360 days of sunshine, no fog, not much snow . . . yes, the violins are playing.

Anybody have a child and fog machine I can borrow?

They are nice, but a lot of them look photo shopped..Blur effect added in as well..

ShootRaw said:

They are nice, but a lot of them look photo shopped..Blur effect added in as well..

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To me it's the end result that matters . . . so what . . . she obviously knows how to use photoshop filters to get the effect she wants.

That Russian mother is a wonderful artist. She knows her kids and her camera and the light *so* well. Thanks for sharing!

ohkphoto said:

Anybody have a child and fog machine I can borrow?

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Yes but I want the fog machine back please

Wow, simply beautiful work. Thanks for sharing the link Helene.

Simply amazing! Thanks for sharing the link!!

Beautiful I saw them on FB yesterday.

Stunning photos indeed. Thanks for sharing

gqtuazon said:

I am interested on the type of lens that she uses.

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I'm interested in what she does to get the children to model so well.

WM

ohkphoto said:

If I were a judge and presented with this portfolio, it would be really difficult to pick a "best in show" . . . the one that pulls my heartstrings is the little boy standing in the water . . . the way he's holding his hand, the light shining through his clothes, the light in the water . . . it's like a magical place, and I can feel his amazement at looking at the scene.

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gqtuazon said:

It further proves that you do not need good weather to take great pictures.

I am interested on the type of lens that she uses.

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This is her EXIF for that boy standing in the water.

ShootRaw said:

They are nice, but a lot of them look photo shopped..Blur effect added in as well..

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The ones with the blurred background are mostly shot at f2.2 at 130mm+ So that would indicate to me that the blur would be real and not photoshopped in.