Emily (16 yr old daughter)

GoofBckt

Took approx 100 shots of my daughter the other day. About 15 of which turned out ok. Here's a sampling for critique. Thank you.

Gary752

Nice shot! But I think it would be better if you had gotten a little closer and captured more eye details (no catch lights). This would naturally eliminate some of the background, causing a closer crop of the subject.

GaryB

GoofBckt

Thanks, Gary. I appreciate that. You're right.

BroPhoto wrote:

Nice shot! But I think it would be better if you had gotten a little closer and captured more eye details (no catch lights). This would naturally eliminate some of the background, causing a closer crop of the subject.

GaryB

bdcolen

GoofBckt wrote:

Thanks, Gary. I appreciate that. You're right.

Not only wouldn't I worry about catch lights, I'd get rid of the artificial vignetting. You've got a great informal portrait here, with the shoes adding a quirky element that makes the viewer pause and think...'weird bunny ears? Oh! Sneakers! Perfect!' And you've really captured your daughter as a real kid...' Very nice.

D'Buggs

I'm goin' to combine a couple suggestions; How about closing in AND deleting the vignette (?)..... I think it would look a lot sweeter.


Charming young Lady, you have there.

afev0602

i would have taken the shot at angle from her so you get a bit of her legs..i'm not a fan of the shoes sticking out of her head and prefer seeing where those shoes are connected to...I also really like that the shoes are red, just a nice pop of color in the photo.