Angel Baby

[rikkersc]

I took this shot for a relative who wanted a creative shot of her baby.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1204/1186091586_41e24ab813.jpg

All comments welcome!

[TW1NS]

Cute expression -
do you think it would help if the baby wasn't looking right into the lens -
everything is very crisp and I think it would help if things were softer -
and I might give B&W a try -
just some random thoughts

[windrider86]

I personally like the colors but dont like one piece of tula that is almost in her face.

[odark30]

Very cute shot. I also think it would be great in BW with a vignette and selective color. Example:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50027271@N00/1189807748/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1327/1189807748_37c89bff30.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="BWBaby.jpg" /></a>

[wulf]

I am not so keen on the expression. Cute? It looks to me like the baby is squeezing one out. I know that is very natural but I am not convinced that baby doesn't have a better face to put on!

I also wonder if less centred in the frame and perhaps portrait rather than landscape would be better options. The present format has a lot of empty space and makes the baby look rather dumpy and wide.

My final thoughts, while I am being critical (although hopefully provoking some ideas for alternative approaches) are that the white balance doesn't look quite right (the result is quite cold) and that it would be worth wiping baby's face before taking the shot (cutting out reflections from things like the dribble on baby's chin).

Wulf

[Sime™]

I am not so keen on the expression. Cute? It looks to me like the baby is squeezing one out. Wulf

Wulf - you seriously made me spit coffee all over the place with this one - Starbucks have just handed me a cloth and told me to get to work!!...


...though, I agree with you.

Sime.