my son at the light of day
by moore8

Comment by gerdagrice:
I love the colours and the silhouettes. However, I would clone out the distracting bit of tree silhouette at the top left. Also, I think this composition would have been even stronger if your son weren't quite so central in the frame. Give the position of the tree at the right +, it seems, another tree just beyond the edge of your frame at the left, though, that might welll have been just about impossible to do. I love the hat!

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by AzCKelly:
Aww, he's pretty happy there. Great shot. I would get rid of most of the back wall, its distracting to see the knobs and the color doesn't complement your subject well. Try to zoom in and catch that face more, Hes a cutie!

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by hanneke:
very sweet, but more like a snapshot to me.

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by Tammer:
Cute baby. Coloring looks a bit on the green side to me, especially the shadow.

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by Falc:
OK - pets, kids and toys, unless they are especially good then they tend to look like snaps. This has very obious 'snap' giveaways - the dark shadow from onboard flash, the taps half in frame and half out of frame, the sloping and very plain background.

Now, for an example of how good kid photos can be go and check out some of Jacko's images. He used directional light either from an off camera flash or from a natural light source (window). He makes sure that the background and setting do not distract from the baby. Well worth studying some of these techniques.

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by cmeier:
a cute child with a winning smile, but the lighting/cropping of this shot doesn't really suit me. perhaps a closer cropped might have helped...

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by JH:
Okay, your nephew is cute. But you already entered a very similar shot in the 'colours' challenge.

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by tpoc:
pretty effects of light in the water. cute child. strategic placement of the rubber duckie. would like to see this image with some light bounced from the other direction to add some depth and knock down that distracting shadow...plus a little bit of cropping on the right. adorable expression!

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by vtruan:
extremely cute, thanks for sharing your celebration.

A child is worthliving for.
by moore8

Comment by Chinabun:
too much light on the baby, looks oversharpened.