Cliche' baby shot..

christulk

Cliche'd (spelling??) I know, but am interested in feedback, as I would like to stage a better shot. (got this one quickly whilst changing a nappie). I don't think the angle of the mother's arm is right. I would also like any feedback on how to improve the B&W conversion. I use a layered approach, sharpen first, desaturate, levels, contrast and curves. Not sure it is giving me the right B&W look/feel.

C&C invited. thanks in advance.

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babies have such expressive feet!

id suggest having mom move her pinkie
and show less of her wrist

keep playing with it
maybe soften rather than sharpen?!

its truly lovely
(and im sure the mom would a copy)

illuminati919

I really like this shot, beatiful black and white photos.

christulk

thank you both for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it:D

saurora

Beautiful shot (cliche or not!). You might try a slightly tighter crop if the mother's wrist bothers you....it brings the focus back to the baby's feet. I like the mother's pinkie...it gives a sense of scale to the small size of those tiny toes!!! Does this crop appeal to you? (I can remove this if you wish.) If you have more space in the original shot, you might frame it less centered than I have. One thing I am slowly learning is to back up and not fill the frame so tightly when shooting so I have room to find the best crop on the computer. Having been previously taught to "crop in the camera" I am finding it difficult to re-think this!!!

christulk

saurora wrote:

Beautiful shot (cliche or not!). You might try a slightly tighter crop if the mother's wrist bothers you....it brings the focus back to the baby's feet. I like the mother's pinkie...it gives a sense of scale to the small size of those tiny toes!!! Does this crop appeal to you? (I can remove this if you wish.) If you have more space in the original shot, you might frame it less centered than I have. One thing I am slowly learning is to back up and not fill the frame so tightly when shooting so I have room to find the best crop on the computer. Having been previously taught to "crop in the camera" I am finding it difficult to re-think this!!!

Thanks Saurora, I do like your crop, as it does remove the large amount of wrist that was there. Thanks for taking the time.
I too have tried as much as possible to 'camera crop' in the past, and must admit I am still 'guilty' of it to a degree, although cropping on the computer is a good way to vary the results of a photo.

Thanks again for your critique.

Seneca

So sweet...great shot...