Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by rickhd13:
nice and simple and effective

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by sher:
very cute! the lighting seems a bit hot on his feet and a bit shadowed on his face, though. nice composition and pose.

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Cheerz:
A darling shot... cute!!

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by alanfreed:
I hope he has worn shoes at some point since his "Huck Finn" days...!

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by ccraft:
A very well composed and playful shot. You really captured the essence of this little boy's personality, something every portrait should do. Good luck!

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Everyday Renee:
I find this photo to be a candid rather than a portrait. For a portrait, the shadows cast over the eyes don't work for me. And the light cast on his check and feet overexpose the photo. Last, the background doesn't add to the photo, but rather it detracts. Hope this helps.

Past Riches
by OneSweetSin

Comment by lwkimages:
Very nice shot, Anna! I happen to work for M&T Bank (in the background) in Buffalo, NY, and have heard some good things about Altoona -- the Mallow Cup Capitol of the World!!

-len

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Portrait does not mean it has to be close up, but I would have liked to see this one with more towards the face and the cute smile. May have helped with the DOF also (going fuzzy) to bring all attention to the child.

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by drydoc:
Defiinitely different! BOL

Ok, Who Took My Shoes?
by OneSweetSin

Comment by KevinRiggs:
Cute shot. Definitely meaningful to anyone that knows the subject and a good capture regardless. While you can't slow kids down for photos (don't I know that) I'll simply point out that the subject's left foot is a little hot and while his right foot seems to have a suggestion of motion because it appears blurry. This is a solid capture and I'm sure any relative would love to have it in an album or stuck to the refrigerator but from a technical standpoint a reflector or a little fill flash would do wonders by just brightening up the shadows on the subject's face. After the fact, though, you can still make some decent changes in Photoshop if you have it by creating a duplicate layer, using the polygon tool (2nd down on the right column) and selecting the darker areas around the eyes and blending down onto the bridge of the nose. Next feather the selection by 5-10 pixels (Select | Feather) and then in the Layers menu create a new Curves Adjustment Layer (its the little circle button at the bottom with a diagonal line through it, when you click it a new menu appears and you select "Curves". Now you can click in either the upper right or lower left corner (based on how your Curves is setup) and then use the arrow keys to move up and down until you actually lighten the shadows to blend them into the subject's brighter cheeks. This won't completely remove the shadows and you don't want to overdo it but I think its a useful tip to know and I think it would help this shot a little.