looking out

[tone2626]

this was a photo taken of my daughter, i enjoy photographer and value any opinions on this good or bad,


http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/fo...ageuser=149383

[markgozz]

Anthony I hope you don't mind me posting you image here because you are more likely to get responses from people if the image is in your post .

[markgozz]

I think this is a lovely shot and a great B&W conversion . The reflection is almost looking straight down the lens and the whole image has a very powerful atmosphere to it .

Great job .

Mark

[Fay Goldin]

I will echo Mark's comments and say that everything from the black and white conversion to the reflection all add up to make a perfect photograph.

[dan123]

yep i love it aswell, Nice portait, great shot, well done

[tone2626]

Thanks mark for that, and thanks for all the positive feedback.

Anthony

[amk1977]

Hi Anthony,

A very nice composition here on not the easiest of subjects. Kids rarely stay still long enough to rack a decent shot off. Waiting for the candid moments, as you have, always tends to bring the best results.

The only thing I would say is that it looks like the focus is ever so slightly off. Ideally the eye should be the focal point and I think the camera has focused on the nose. Its easy enough done, especially if either photographer or subject move and because of the angle, you have a smaller target to aim for in this image.

I would perhaps come a fraction tighter with the crop, to remove the dark area to the left of the window frame and add a bit more contrast to the tonal range - mainly to boost the highlights a tad. I'd also add a catch light to the eye and the reflection. This adds more "life" and interest to the eye. I had a quick play in Photoshop, adding the above and some "unsharp mask" to show you an example.

Apart from these minor points, I think you have a lovely photograph here

[tone2626]

Thanks for that.
time to learn how to use photo shop properly!
Definaltly better with your tweaks