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Born First


 
BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Editor's Pick BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   Born First
Born First
the bonds of sisters

Courtney Hinkel

 
 
 

Lori A. Jaber
 

Wow! This is stunning. I have twins myself, when they're a little older I would like to borrow this idea. Did you do another pose (Born Second?) They are so beautiful!!


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April 30, 2003

 

Ken Ke-Wei Pan
  I really like the lighting you did \(^_^)/ I'm just curious that did you use any warm-up or light diffuser filter?


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May 26, 2019

 

zcaley
  Very nice work. Love the eyes.


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May 26, 2019

 

Elizabeth A. Zibas
  Lovely composition and lighting. Nicely done.


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May 26, 2019

 

Bernard B. Travers
  Utterly arresting. This is an excellent composition. Masterful.


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May 26, 2019

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Another WOW - This is so beautiful.... a winner in my book. Good luck, Courtney!


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May 26, 2019

 

Judith G. Secco
  Beautiful subjects and beautiful portrait of them.
Judy


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May 26, 2019

 

Gary W. Lake
  Beautiful image Courtney!


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May 26, 2019

 

Ruth Denton
  very beautiful, indeed.


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May 26, 2019

 

Peggy Wolff
  Yep, totally unique and wonderful!


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May 26, 2019

 

Scott W. Pierson
  Great lighting and beautiful subjects.

Very nice image. Definitely a top ten, if not top one.


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May 26, 2019

 

Connie L. Carpenter
  Wow.. what a beautiful shot!


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May 26, 2019

 

Ronald Balthazor
  Nicely done! They belong on a name-brand package for some shampoo.


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May 26, 2019

 

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  Wonderful photo very powerful.


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May 26, 2019

 

Katherine Chan
  Beautiful lighting and model!


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May 26, 2019

 

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  Absolutely breathtaking!! I truly love the soft focus. Hope to see more.


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May 26, 2019

 

Joanna Obraske
  Sheldon took the words right out of my mouth. Absolutely breathtaking. Everything about it is stunning. The lighting is perfect and the glimmer of thier hair is exquisite. Wonderful job Courney.


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May 26, 2019

 

Connie L. Carpenter
  Congratulations on this beautiful finalist.


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May 26, 2019

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Many congratulations! Well derserved and good luck with this beautiful picture!


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May 26, 2019

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Soft look and very pretty! Congrats!


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May 26, 2019

 

Gary W. Lake
  Congratulations! Such a wonderful shot!


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May 26, 2019

 

Juliane Morris-Lusk
  Wow! This is an incredible shot! I love the eyes and lines of hair strands. You have posed the subjects so beautifully and they are so relaxed and soft...calm... Great work! Congrats!


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May 26, 2019

 

Bernard B. Travers
  Congratulations, Courtney.


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May 26, 2019

 

Stephanie Adams
  Congrats and well deserved! Everyone above said all I would have said and I too would like to know the lighting etc. you used to create this beautiful image.


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May 26, 2019

 

Lem Metro
  Simple, effective. Near perfect soft focus. Well done and well deserved kudos, Courtney!


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May 26, 2019

 

Ray Javier
  Beautiful and stunning! Congrats on the win!


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May 26, 2019

 
- Mette Vendelboe Allison

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  Congratulations!


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May 26, 2019

 

Peggy Wolff
  Congrats on your win! So well deserved! I just noticed the unique lighting for the first time though. You had one light down lower to capture your second daughter...very nice. Stephanie, if you want to know how someone has lit a subject, just look in their eyes for where the lights are. Then you can usually look for the highlights in the hair or somewhere else to see if they have used a reflector.


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May 26, 2019

 

Connie I. Chandler
  Congratulations! This is a stunning photograph, and well deserved win! Gorgeous!


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May 26, 2019

 

Ronald Balthazor
  Excellent win!


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May 26, 2019

 

Bernard B. Travers
  Very well deserved indeed, Courtney.


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May 26, 2019

 

Connie L. Carpenter
  Congratulations... a beautiful image.


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May 26, 2019

 
- Evy Johansen

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  I'm very glad to see this beautiful image as a winner! Congratulations!


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May 26, 2019

 

Wolfgang Dolak
  This is VERY nice! Congratulations!!
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May 26, 2019

 

Judith G. Secco
  Congratulations, Courtney. Beautiful photo.
Judy


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May 26, 2019

 
- Gary H. Minish

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  Beautiful girls, beautiful pose, beautiful shot and very artfully enhanced! Absolutely marvelous portrait, Courtney! Congratulations!


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May 26, 2019

 

Darren M. Alexander
  their beauty seems almost unreal, they are so beautiful! amazing image!
congrats!


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May 26, 2019

 

Jordi Trilla
  For me this is the best shot this month (besides mine, of course, hahaha!) It has everything I love in a portrait. Your sensibility is simple GREAT. I admire you, Courtney!

Just a question, if you would like to share the answer with us. Did you retouch the skin in some way using Potoshop or something like, and how?

Again CONGRATULATIONS

Jordi Trilla


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May 26, 2019

 

Cathy M. Gromball
  Congratulations, Courtney!

Cathy :)


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May 26, 2019

 

Stephanie L. Kopcik
  Amazing! This is simpley beautiful! Your daughters are stunning! This image itself is a very wonderful and unique creation! Congratulations belated on a very deserving win!


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February 02, 2004

 

Mata Patan
  This is such a special image.....never sow two beauties like the two models of this shot!!!
Conngratulations...you deserved a first place!!!


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May 23, 2005

 

Susana Ms Heide
  I'm seeing this image for the first time now and am in AWE! I have never seen a more beautiful sisters portrait! The pose, the composition, the soft effect, the lighting....EVERYTHING is BEAUTIFULLY PERFECT!!! I can see you knew exactly what you were doing and were in complete control of the outcome! A belated CONGRATS!


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July 05, 2005

 
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