Christmas 2007

[salvador1709]

[tomw]

Wow. That's cute. It'll be a good memory for years to come.

If you have photoshop or something like it, I would change the contrast so the foreground is a little bit darker and sharper.

And wow, the bokeh in the background is amazing. Really, overall, a great job and good memory.

[jiminyClickit]

salvador1709, Welcome

As a memory it is very good. A good alternative to showing Santa, so child can decide that image later.

As a photo of a child, attention flies to the bright lights and stays (text adds to that flight). Darkening/desaturating/blurring background more, and lightening baby's hair to just separate it from b/g will allow more time spent on subject.

Experiment with a mirror horizontal flip; sometimes it changes everything, sometimes it doesn't.

[kimspics]

I love the date in the background ( was that planned to be in the pic ?) it is adorable- I'm thinking that the child could be a little brighter though. very nice!!!

[peeperita]

cuteness factor +10.....

i am sucvh a sucker for the candid expressions our children offer.....

compositionally, it is a little awkward....i don't know how much wiggle room you had for the crop but, i feel it's a little tight......i would have liked to see the child's eyes more on a third.....as this is a once in a lifetime shot, if there is no room to recrop i would still be as proud as you are with the image as if.....

from your text, i see that you have post processing skills....so consider removing some of the bluish cast from your model baby's face....

beautiful memory....i am sure there will be many more....thanks for sharing...

peeper