Tired baby - Broken the rules?

[mrlee_1979]

Hi all,

I took this photo of my youngest son. I think I broke the rules by not making his face the focus of the shot, but I wanted to capture the "tired after playing all day" feeling that was very true at the time. Let me know your thoughts...

[napatom2005]

Very nice shot. I would have used the green piece as almost a frame for his eye and focused on the eye itself.

[subrataofkris]

Your composition and title are quite nice, but, I think the green piece blocks the view a bit too much.

[cesar_rosales]

Nice concept... however I think the focus should have been on the baby, not on the toys, this could give you a more atractive depth of field and draw the attention to the baby instead of the toys. Nice shot.

[starrylaurie]

I like it. I think the focus on the toys is nice. If anything, I would have tried to get baby's face more in center of the toys. I like it, though. It definitely depicts the long day at play feel.

[mrlee_1979]

thanks to all for your comments. Im still learning loads and loads and feedback like this is very greatfully recieved. thanks.

[Robin Sarac]

I like the idea, but this strikes me as a picture of the toys, not the child. Focusing on the child, even through the toys might have helped you get the effect you were after.

[Murtasma]

How about placing a toy in the hands of the baby when it's sleeping to convey the thought that this baby was using this toy and just feel asleep with it something along those lines.

[waffles]

With this one, it's all about what the viewer sees as the focus.

If I'm looking at it and thinking I should be seeing the baby, I'll admit that there's some major problems. The focus on the ring just doesn't work, and neither does the placement. It's not that it blocks too much of the baby's face, it's which part of the baby's face it blocks.

As a picture of the toys, it's pretty good. It has a nice background that helps to tell the story.

[iamcanadian2010]

I'd like to see it with meby the baby in focus.
Also aslong as tyou know the rules, thay are ment to be broken
Also i agree with Murtasma sugestion.

Happy shooting.