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11/04/2006 03:01:36 PM |
| This is such a cute picture. I gave you an 8 and I think you should have scored much better. Great capture and congrats on your new PB! |
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10/12/2006 10:48:40 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
Well this photo is working for me on all kinds of levels. First thereâs the yawn, and the warmth of the colors that make me yearn for the comfort of a warm bed where I can yawn and enjoy the comfort of that place. Then thereâs the dad in me that remembers when mine were this young, and how they felt, and smelled, and actually wanted to be held. What a magic time to be a parent.
So right our of the chute you have reached me on two emotional planes with your work. What more could you want? I call it a success from there.
However you asked for in-depth, so letâs look at some more details hereâ¦
Composition:
Great composition here â I love the tight crop, and the action of the partial kiss of motherly comfort as the baby is obviously giving into the sleepiness that is coming over him (itâs tough being a model!).
Faces are so nice for forming angles and lines to lead our eye around. With two faces that close there are plenty â First the moms jaw line leading our eye to the yawn, her nose tends to give us another nice line to follow. Youâre lighting here is nice in that it accents this line with the light/dark contrast.
I like the eye lines meeting at right angles, in a perpendicular way. I donât know what that works so well for me, I havenât ever considered it in my own work, but the geometry there is really neat.
Lighting:
Iâve already mentioned this above. I think I would want more of it so you could stop down a little, stretch out that DOF a little so the babyâs left eye is sharper.
Hmmm, you might have tricked my eye with that âa little gausian blurâ. F/5.6 should be plenty for DOF in this tight of a portrait â
Iâm going with - I really like the lighting! I now think your DOF is fine, but the added softness tricked me for a minute. Did I get it right?
If it were a perfect world:
At least according to me, I might have left it sharp. However, this simply would have made it different, I donât think it would have made it any better. Again, back to my original impressions of this work â itâs great on several levels.
Your comments donât mention whether you are related to these two or not. Itâs such an intimate portrait I almost feel like I am! This is very nice work â congrats on a great capture.
Feel free to contact me with any questions regarding this critique through the message system here on DPC.
Regards,
Doug
Message edited by author 2006-10-12 22:49:47. |
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10/08/2006 01:22:39 AM |
| Congratulations on a new PB! |
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10/07/2006 05:13:50 PM |
| One word: Awwwwww! :-) Great capture. I wish the DoF was just a little deeper, but otherwise focus is good. |
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10/06/2006 12:08:08 PM |
| a very bright and uplifting shot...well done |
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10/06/2006 03:28:18 AM |
| I love this picture! It captures the pure inocence of a baby and the emotion of a mother's love. |
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10/04/2006 02:01:21 PM |
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10/04/2006 10:02:28 AM |
| schweet, bet you get lots of those comments. skin tones are great. |
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10/04/2006 12:05:42 AM |
| I'd say that it is absolutely beautiful but this wouldn't begin to express how amazing this shot is. The DOF, color, composition, and, of course, the subjects are all perfect. This is magazine cover material. |
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10/03/2006 10:17:54 PM |
| Great photojournalistic capture. |
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10/02/2006 02:53:02 PM |
| I like your focus and the skin tones are naturally captured. |
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10/02/2006 08:39:17 AM |
| great capture...love the way the eyes lock in to really look at you! and the yawn is priceless, makes me want to join in! |
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10/01/2006 08:55:56 PM |
| Great shot! I think the mothers eyes could be open just a little more so they can be seen but overall this is very nice. |
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10/01/2006 12:26:49 PM |
| Precious. Great skin tones=lighting! |
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10/01/2006 11:37:18 AM |
| Good lighting, good composition, good expression. a good photograph. |
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10/01/2006 09:03:58 AM |
| nice..you captured the shot at the pivotal moment of the yawn! |
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10/01/2006 05:59:21 AM |
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10/01/2006 12:48:15 AM |
| Perfect light. What a sweet image. Well done. |
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