Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by zadore:
...from Critique Club...

Hi Mitzie9

FIRST IMPRESSION:
Great smile on a cute kid :)

COMPOSITION:
I think composition is probably the weakest point in this photo...and I'm going to picky. 1. The window in the background is very distracting. 2. the framing of the photo seems a bit tilted to the right...try rotating the image CCW a bit. 3. The straw he's holding has to go. 4. He's too cute to have such an elaborate, bulky chair 'growing' out of his head which distracts. 5. Place the boy more to the left of the frame (rule of thirds), or IMO close in on him and make him fill the frame more. :(

..sorry if I'm being too picky, it only get better from here on, though :)

TECHNICAL:
Great! The lighting is soft and even on his face. Focus is good. I would try lighting him with something other than the on-board flash. :)

ARTISTIC:
Funny, cause I did a shot similar to yours and used the same technique...and a cute kid :) I think you did a great job in desaturating the colors, and leaving the blue shirt. It seems like everyone is now doing that same thing to their photos. I still like the effect though. :)

OVERALL:
This could make for a cute portrait of this boy...I like the expression on his face. You'll need to be a bit more conscious of his 'surroundings'...IMO.

Cheers.

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by Turbotech:
Very nice shot here. Good deal.

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by PTLParsons:
I don't like colorization of any kind. He's too cute to be B&W. But this is a good photo technically and deserves an 8. PTL 8

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by Jacko:
Cute shot. Good job on the desaturation. Jacko 6

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by BJ:
Really cool technique - have no idea how it was done but like the effect!

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by daysez:
How did you do this?

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Nice blue shirt. Well manipulated (purple straw). I initially didn't like this very much, (scored a 6), but I've realized I was bias-ing, since this effect is used in nearly every challenge, but that's judging against other's photos, not THIS photo. Score upgrade to 8. Swash

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by ChrisW123:
How did you make the picture B&W except for the shirt and straw?

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by kandyj:
Cute photo

Little Boy Blue
by mitzie9

Comment by Wes:
Lighter blue in the shot would have been nice, that blue is just a little too intense. And a different color straw next time so it too fades away... ;)