Nice idea, but needs more improvement. B&W usually works well for family photos that show us contrast and opposites, like here, old and young. I would improve sharpness: the baby is out of focus, though, I think it's important for opposites to get both subjects clear and sharp. Very few out of focus opposites work well IMHO. Backround is busy, the door or wall or whatever is too bright and the person with the striped top is distracting, too. Shame you cut off the baby's hands, for me, the composition would be working if I saw her (his?) hands, therefore I would have left more space on the right and bottom. The baby is looking at something in her (his?) hands and I miss this thing a much! And a more homogenic background, and focus on both characters. Maybe lighting didn't help you with this candid shot, but it would have been important. |