Becoming The Tiger Withinby
smellyfish1002Comment by Sting11165: First impression: 6.
The subject is obvious, it fits candid, and the title fits well. The blur on the painter is ok since the boy (assuming it is a boy) is the subject. The color and texture on the boy's face is really great. Very sharp. And his closed eyes set a mood for the image.
There are a few things that hurt the image though. First, the background is a bit bright and distracting, especially right under his nose. I'm not sure what you could do about this, other than trying a different angle when you shoot. Speaking of angles, the profile is a bit extreme, I'd like to see more of an angle at his face (possibly over the painter's shoulder). I took a similar image of my daughter a few months ago, and my favorite shot was when she was looking at herself in the mirror (I was able to get both her reflection and her face).
Yeah, I'll stick with 6. A nice, close, personal image, but pretty static.
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