"love said."
by mariomundo

Comment:
The soft focus works well for this photo. However, be careful about lens distortion when composing. In this image, the man's foot appears twice as large as his head and really pulls the attention away from the subject's faces. Back up and zoom in to prevent that.

Mother & Daughter
by Iraklis

Comment:
I would have preferred to see the eye contact between the mother and daughter to establish a deeper sense of intimacy. Aside from that, the lighting is spot on.

Just the three of us
by kevip6

Comment:
Nice composition, nice use of negative space, nice lighting, nice skin texture, etc, etc, etc.

Sorry, I got nothing negative to say.

My Little White Secret
by jellyoooo

Comment:
Beautiful lighting and excellent composition. Very well done.

OMG - we forgot the baby on the bus.
by Oded

Comment:
The sharp change in lighting is distracting. Ideally, all the subjects should have been in the shade and any sunlight areas should be cropped out. Pictures taken in bright overhead sun rarely come out exposed properly.

Expectations
by jschro

Comment:
As a whole, the photograph is very appealing. I like the expression and the mood is certainly intimate. My only criticisms, if I may, are: the overexposure on the right back of the model draws away the viewers attention and the two fingers of the left hand peeking up from the crop are distracting. As a side note, a red bra could have driven the message home a bit more.

Cold Weather, Warm Family
by Pelle

Comment:
This is very nicely composed and has a great sense of intimacy. If those other two monkeys on the left moved on, it would have been better. But I would bet that you already knew that.

Brothers
by aoates

Comment:
I don't know if I would have gone B&W with this shot. The tongue is to close in shade to the cheek and doesn't stand out as much as I would have liked. Leaving the color in the photo may have provided better contrast.

"Saying Goodnight"
by d_tierney24

Comment:
Eyes!!! To truly show intimacy, you need to let the viewer see the subjects eyes for that is where intimacy resides.

makeup
by vera1988

Comment:
The idea is nice, but the fact that the bar code is front and center is really a major distraction. To me, nothing screams 'not intimate' more than a bar code. Also, the white balance seems to be a bit too much on the warm side.