Flow?

rteest42

This is my ONLY idea! I had a newborn shoot yesterday (a first for me, I think it went well enough, the baby was 11 days, a bit too wiggly etc)
but this idea came to me the other day....of a nursing baby...which turned into:

Big army man, and mommy both trying to get baby to nurse...look at the concentration on their faces


Is this doing anything for anyone?

Thanks for any advice.
Other than this? I'm purely out of ideas...(no snow here!)

rteest42

:cryNo one has anything? Is the color good, the crop too tight?

r3t1awr3yd

I'll bite lol. (no pun intended!)

I (personally) don't think the picture screams "flow" minus trying to get the boob to flow but yeah, I'm not sure what feed back you want. This is literally the first time I've ever seen a picture of someone breast feeding so it's just weird to me overall lol. (I'm a baby-phobe though).

rteest42

r3t1awr3yd wrote: »

I'll bite lol. (no pun intended!)

I (personally) don't think the picture screams "flow" minus trying to get the boob to flow but yeah, I'm not sure what feed back you want. This is literally the first time I've ever seen a picture of someone breast feeding so it's just weird to me overall lol. (I'm a baby-phobe though).

Well, yeah...THAT is exactly what I was after, thanks. Doesn't scream theme at you...
FLOW. getting the milk flowing, and the concentration both parents have...

Baby phobe??
Hey, at least you responded....

konomaniac

rteest42 wrote: »

Well, yeah...THAT is exactly what I was after, thanks. Doesn't scream theme at you...
FLOW. getting the milk flowing, and the concentration both parents have...

I've got to agree - it doesn't scream flow to me either - maybe if they were changing his diaper and a little geyser erupted....:D

lizzard_nyc

I really like this photo. Maybe it doesn't scream flow, it's a more subtle approach, sometimes subtle works and sometimes it doesn't.
Maybe a really good title can make it work, I've seen that happen.
Maybe "drink little guy, drink!"
Again it's subtle and I love it.

rteest42

lizzard_nyc wrote: »

I really like this photo. Maybe it doesn't scream flow, it's a more subtle approach, sometimes subtle works and sometimes it doesn't.
Maybe a really good title can make it work, I've seen that happen.
Maybe "drink little guy, drink!"
Again it's subtle and I love it.

thanks Lizzard! I have been pondering a title, because really, it's the only image I have! This little girl was OVER her photo shoot, and mom and dad still had images they wanted, so the idea was to fill 'er up and keep moving.... (it didn't work, lol)

(here are the images that are 'unlocked' that they let on Facebook. The full album is password protected. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2101256&id=1351800130&l=8addf632c4)

Mike J

Honestly, I'm not sure I would be able to tell what was going on here without you telling me. For me, the photo should convey the theme without having to rely on the title to make it work.

dls

It is great shot and a great concept. But I agree that it is harder to initially link the photo to the theme, as the focus is not drawn toward the infant trying to nurse, but rather to the dad as the main subject matter. A closer crop toward the baby might make it stronger from the theme standpoint, but I am not certain if it would look as appealing visually. Again, I have to underscore that it is a beautiful shot.

rteest42

Finished up edits, I also have these two....but I LIKE the story that the first offers, of the effort to get the baby to nurse, ....these two are definitely more about flow??

Thoughts?

Froch

Mike J wrote: »

Honestly, I'm not sure I would be able to tell what was going on here without you telling me. For me, the photo should convey the theme without having to rely on the title to make it work.

I have to agree and then disagree with Mike. I don't grasp the concept because I get caught up on the father, with this beautiful interaction with his hand on the baby and his face close. That seems to be the "A" story. The mother breast-feeding looks to be the "B" story.
With regard to titles, I think a good title is important to an image. I love that a good title can be the additional clue that points the viewer to another level of discovery in the image.

**Just an addendum. In relooking I begin to really like the flow in the frame. I still get very caught up on the father, but I really really love the flow of how I see the father first, then move over to mom, then her eyes direct me to that part of the story.

rteest42

Thanks, guys! This is what I was looking for..a bit of discussion back and forth because I realize that the image does approach the theme kind of backwards... I am guessing the two new images aren't as strong?
I will recrop the dad tighter, but I too like the flow, Froch...


I don't know about the crop...I had liked the field of black from the sweater....