My Angel
by KiwiChris

Comment by sittingonthegrass:
Nice composition,,,,colour, lines and child's expression

My Angel
by KiwiChris

Comment by SandyP:
She is so cute! What a great picture.

My Angel
by KiwiChris

Comment by twm122:
Nice capture. Her eyes seem a little dull. Perhaps sharpening them a little and dodging her white just a hair to make them stand out from her hair. Maybe even crop out the background so that it is just her and the foreground, no distractions. Just a few thoughts. But I love her expression, no cheesy smile, just her.

My Angel
by KiwiChris

Comment by ShutterPug:
first thought was "needs to clean the glass door" - but then it does convey true family ... child fingers leave glass doors full of prints!
The pink jacket against the green door frame is very nice.

My Angel
by KiwiChris

Comment by Jutilda:
Great natural pose. The colors are nice. I'd crop out some of the glass to the left and zoom in her a tad more.

Small Contacts
by KiwiChris

Comment by trnqlty:
This would benefit from a longer DOF although I know that may not really be possible.

Small Contacts
by KiwiChris

Comment by HawesPhotoKC:
What is this?

Small Contacts
by KiwiChris

Comment by chesire:
Base: 5
Tech: +2
Subj:+1
Chln:

Total: 8

Pete
by KiwiChris

Comment by docpjv:
I like the pic, the background.... etc etc.. good job. Play a bit with the face color though, looks awfully pale.

Pete
by KiwiChris

Comment by librodo:
A more shallow DOF is suggested to have less detail on the background. Also, if you underexposed it a bit, I guess the face would be more dramatic. Why not a plain black background? For me, I bought a black velvet cloth for that purpose.

For the pose, I would suggest a more tighter crop on the left. But then, you don't like to crop out the hand, do you? So maybe let him move his hand higher close to his ear. I am glad the other hand is not shown as this portrait is better off asymmetrically.

If this is posted in a comepetition and granted that it suits the theme, I would give it a 7. It means that it is an above average portrait.

JMHO.

Manny