Little Guy - Big Shadow

Caspian

I grabbed this picture of my grandson while we were taking a walk last night. I did a little pp to lighten his face and darkened the corners. Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
David

Qarik

wonderful capture!

The vignetting is essntial for this image but is a bit abrupt for my taste.

Caspian

This is the first time I have tried the vingetting in CS4. When you say it is abrupt, would you back it off a little? I thought the picture needed something to focus it on the subject and the shadow.
Thanks,
David

Qarik

Caspian wrote:

This is the first time I have tried the vingetting in CS4. When you say it is abrupt, would you back it off a little? I thought the picture needed something to focus it on the subject and the shadow.
Thanks,
David

when I say abrupt I mean the transition from dark to light is a bit severe. I love a vignette and add it to a LOT of my images. But I tend to do it so it is more of a suggestion to trick the eye to the center. In your case I the stonger vignette is okay I think just back it off a bit and there probably is a silder that makes the gradient less severe as well. That's just my taste though and really a nit over all.

ladytx

I really like this photo. He looks very intent. Loving the shadow. Good job on eyeing this moment and capturing it.