Still learning but seem to be improving

[Dr Strangelove]

I am very very amateur here but I have a couple of shots of my son that are my favorites taken this past weekend. If you have any constructive input, please feel free to post it. I still have no clue what I am doing but trying very much to improve every time I take a photo

Flickr has some more besides these: Labor Day 09 - a set on Flickr






This photo did not turn out the way I expected. The kid is blurry and I do not know why. Should I have been using manual focus or is it the shutter speed?


Not sure what to do with this one. Was trying to get the feeling of what life looks like from my son's perspective. Should I crop out the people on the left and right in the shot? Is it too boring since there is really nothing interesting he is looking at?

[Bernzfotos]

Well you have done very well here.

I like the way you have composed the first one with focus on the baby, who is a real cutie by the way, and DOF showing and not excluding others. This is a gem.

The 2nd shot is also well composed and sharp. Cheers, Bernz

[T.R.R]

Nice shots and great work with the rule of thirds.

[Dr Strangelove]

Thank you for the input so far guys. I posted two more photos that did not turn out the way I expected. Maybe you can provide some input as to what I did wrong.

[Dr Strangelove]

Any thoughts on the last two?