My Son...

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My Son...

Postby Bindii on Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:21 am

hates having his picture taken..

but I made him...*nods*...

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Postby macka on Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:45 am

Lovely shot of him, he has a very nice smile!

As for comments, perhaps next time try to separate him from the background a little - he's sort of just a head floating on black as you can't really see his shoulders as distinct from the background. Also, I tend to prefer larger catch lights in the eyes where possible.


Edit: I should clarify, I just calibrated my monitor and yes I can see his shoulders, though I still think some greater separation would improve the shot.

Cheers,
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Postby Geoff on Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:50 am

A beautiful portrait Bindii. I can on my monitor distinguish his shoulders to the background, good advice from Macka though. There's a lot to like about this image and it seems to have captured a very natural, cheeky and co operative smile :)
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Postby Oscar on Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:41 pm

Lovely portrait Bindii.
I don't mind the lack of separation in this shot.
It seems to emphasise the subject (nods??) well and perhaps this was what you were after.
Well done and a lovely portrait of your handsome young man.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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A lovely image

Postby zafra52 on Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:42 pm

It helps having a good looking model. A lovely picture.
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