Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by BobsterLobster:
A beautiful picture, lovely atmosphere has been captured. It's a shame about the burnt out highlights on the mother's face and the shawl. This is acceptable from the window, but not from the subject of the photo!
I can't help but feel that the composition isn't quite right. I'd have liked the subject definitely not centred, and there seems to be too much negative space relative to the subject. It implies that the photographer thinks that the viewer's eye should spend plenty of time taking in the background, but there's not enough interest there to warrant that. 7

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by dsa157:
I kept postponing voting on this shot because I wanted to give it proper attention. I think it is a very sweet pose of a loving mom and baby. I like the choice of all white clothing, props and background with varying textures for contrast and I like the use of natural light although I think the shot could have been exposed better. The overexposure from the window and on mom's neck and the baby's elbow is unfortunate. Mom's leg seems kind of splayed out so that she doesn't look like she is in a comfortable position. All that aside, I'll rank this a 6 because I appreciate what looks like a reasonable attempt to make a very special portrait. I think tighter cropping, keeping parts of the window and rocking chair, but focusing on mom and baby, and controlling the light better would go a long way toward making this a great shot.

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by Kavey:
I don't think the extraneous background helps. I'd prefer this if it were cropped nice and close to mum and baby, in a portrait orientation.

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by pcody:
Good concept. With a little more work, it could be really sweet. The window and background is distracting. It looks like you wanted the light to be falling on the baby, but you didn't take into consideration the effect that the background would have. Maybe, next time, if you get in closer, you can cut out most of the background. Also, the baby's color is blown out.

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by WhidbeyPix:
top half is great, but that sheet on the floor with the chair on top of it doesn't look right. would look pretty good if cropped way tight

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by anitaoak:
I think it would have been better without the sheet. It's a lovely subject well executed.

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by rll07:
super lighting and focus and subject and composition, I like the chair and floor covering 10+

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by Ram21:
Great shadows, great use of lighting. I like it.

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by Zeissman:
another angle, and a tighter shot could have improved this

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment by Simplicity:
wonderful photo...I love the mood it creates...nice natural lighting...