I LOVE this weeks theme! (…wait…do I say that every week? I think I do…) But what more FUN can bubbles be? I took this photo when I was trying to learn indoor photography using natural light. Learning exposure can be hard, but that is my one piece of good advice: PRACTICE ALL YOU CAN, and READ READ READ! 
(I’m there for you….)
Because I am a contributer with my beloved iHeartfaces I can not WIN, but I can sure enter. (And weirdly stalk all the other entries…. 
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Edited to add: I have been asked several times now how I did the post processing for this photo of my daughter. So, here ya go, my multiple step, ever so detailed and difficult secret:
Hue and saturation. {blush}
That’s it. I went into my hue and saturation and with the slider, slid it down as far as I liked. This is just a preference I preferred. I originally did it in black and white, and it just wasn’t the same, so I went back to this. After I had the muted tones I liked, I adjusted levels to bring up the mid-tones, and darken the shadows (helped with the bubble details as well).
Thank you all so much for the KIND comments!
Awesome pic
Raven
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Absolutely precious shot!
Very sweet picture! I love the muted tones in it. Great job!
What a sweet picture! So beautiful! I love it!
Simply beautiful! As usual.
I love the color (or whatever the proper term is…) and I love how “clean” the photo is.
Such a beautiful photo!
Lawd. Truly, as Rachel says, they had to make you a contributor so you would stop WINNING all of the time. Really… the desat is SO nice in this pic.. her eyes just carry it. I was all about saturation and color and “pop”.. until I started hanging around here. Oh, it has it’s place, for sure. But there surely are times when less IS more, and this is one of them. Less color, that is… the talent, as always, is overflowing….
Wait… I said her eyes carry it. And then I went back and looked, and I actually think those lips might be bearing THEIR share of the load, too. Dang. That’s a really good picture. Sorry for running up your comments. ;<)
Good Lord… those eyes just slay me.
Seriously – I know that beautiful eyes are a requirement in your family. And Pam D is right – the desat is AMAZING here.
I just KNOW you have a trick that gets those beautiful peepers to look directly at you. Oh wait… it’s cuz she’s a GIIIIIIRL, and naturally more predisposed to be a bit more cooperative, isn’t it? I’m doomed.
Just gorgeous.
Beautiful. I love the editing on this photo. The muted colors are perfect.
Stunning! I love it!
Wow! I can see why you’ve won so many times.
What a gorgeous little girl and such a great capture. I am working on indoor exposure right now. It is tough! But I’m still plugging away.
Great picture!! Adorable.
You stalk away my dear – keep it weird
She looks so different in every photo – how do you do dat???
You’re so lucky to have such an expressive (compared with a bolshy 4 year old BOY) daughter. Actually that’s not fair, 4 year old boys are very expressive, it’s just that all the “Kapow!” and “Yeaargh!” and confrontational pointing of sharp and/or heavy objects isn’t all that photogenic…
and only serve to highlight my laissez-faire parenting “skills”…
which are probably best hidden away hanging their head in shame.
Absolutely stunning!!!! She is so beautiful, and your picture is absolutely inspiring and perfect. Did you edit with a specific action? I love the color and how soft it is.
Ahhh…that is so beautiful. I just saw it on Facebook and had to come over here to tell you how much I love this photo! Everything about it is perfect! That is your little girl? She is a doll!
If you could still win – you probably would!!
I’ve gotta’ ask…
can you share with all of us how you did the pp on this photo? I’m just so in love with the look of it!!!!!
One of my favs! Great shot!!!
this is just gorgeous
Oh my but I love this picture. If you were eligible, you would surely win
Stunning image. So beautifully done.
So so pretty!
wow! beautiful pictures! love the sharpness and those eyes!
She has beautiful eyes! Love this shot.
What a super sweet picture!
I really do love the soft muted colors…it gives such a gentleness to the photo.
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking the time to leave such a kind comment.
Blessings,
Amanda