Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by HamstringJones:
she is so cute...

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by pwm6:
Very cute kid. This sort of shot is helped by having catchlights in the eyes. You can sometimes create them in photoshop if they are missing as in this example.

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
nice pix, great color, nice dof, good light, b&w good, a bit soft, nice comp, overall very pleasing to the eye

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by melismatica:
Very nice capture--gorgeous expression and great color. It's very natural and simple. I would like to see a bit more light in her eyes. Perhaps a reflector held near her face would have provided more of a catch light in her eyes? Or perhaps a diffused fill flash made by taping a bit of wax paper over the flash (I don't know how sophisticated your equipment is---this is the sort of thing I have to do).

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by neenee1999:
Adorable child!

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by Kelli:
Oh, what a precious little girl! Excellent colors, great job! 9

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by jerowe:
adorable! great job, love the soft feel to it.7

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by ShutterPug:
I like the bright color hat, the vivid green grass. The skin tone looks a bit too red to me though

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by angela_packard:
10 from me...good luck!

Summer Smile
by bbower1956

Comment by Artyste:
Some good use of backlighting, but the red in her skin tones could have been easily fixed in post, and leave her looking feverish. The focus seems just a little too forward of her face as well.