Lookin' for Refinement

RoxyStar

At the encourgement of another, I have posted this picture for your feedback. I took it of my grandson. I know the hand and foot are blurry, so I just saved you from stating the obvious =o) . Normally, I subscribe to the "If you can't say something nice, at least have the decency to be vague" philosophy . In this case, please don't be vague. I'm interested in constructive feedback. Thanks.

whiteagle

Good shot other than the obvious. Thanks for stating that so I don't have to. The highlights are too hot. Bring it down and bring back some of that cuddly baby texture to his skin. Other than that, it's hard to hate on a baby picture.

Hackbone

Roxy, when evaluating your prints turn them upside down and maybe squint just a little. When you do that things jump out at your eye that are wrong. Legs and feet are a little hot and the print is really a tad out of focus. With those items corrected you have the potential for a really great print.

RoxyStar

Hackbone - that is a very good tip. Whiteagle - thanks for the feeback. It is a bit blown out.

WingsOfLovePhoto

#1 Cute baby!
#2 Skin is hot especially on the face as was said before
#3 Focus is soft. Maybe a bit of unsharp mask could help?
#4 Hand and foot have movement out of focus...up your shutter to avoid that. As you know babies are always moving! Ishoot F8 and 1/200 on babies in the studio.
#5 Specular highlights are not even
#6 Could use a little light on the hair to separate it from the dark background

And just a personal preference... Unless done precisely I think babies are really hard to photograph on black. There are so many elements that need to be met to make the perfect picture that sometimes it is just easier to put them on a colored blanket and a white background.... I will occasionally shoot on dark brown but position the lights just right before doing so.

RoxyStar

Wingsoflove.... thanks for the feedback. I appreciate your insights. This was first time to shoot a baby on a black background. It was done at the request of the mother. I admit I like the contrast.

bdcolen

RoxyStar wrote:

At the encourgement of another, I have posted this picture for your feedback. I took it of my grandson. I know the hand and foot are blurry, so I just saved you from stating the obvious =o) . Normally, I subscribe to the "If you can't say something nice, at least have the decency to be vague" philosophy . In this case, please don't be vague. I'm interested in constructive feedback. Thanks.

The obvious is that the "blurry" hand and foot are part of what is really special about this image. That bit of motion tell us that your subject was very much 'alive and kicking,' and not something you should be apologizing for in any way. This is a terrific baby photo.