Adam
by Denise

Comment by photokariangel:
as others have said, the softness is a little too much for me. He looks a little too much like a plastic ken doll. But, nicely lit.

Brian
by Denise

Comment by photokariangel:
I'm at a catch, i like the pose and expression, looking very laid back and relaxed, but i'd also would have tried it with is face turned into the light slightly to give more face time. Just me though, its a really nicely done image

IMG_2574
by Denise

Comment by LandzEnca:
Great skin tones. Lighting may have been strong on the boy's shirt. I would have added some selective curves layer on it to tone it down a bit. Other than that, this is a wonderful brother/sister portrait. Both models seem at ease with the camera.

IMG_2574
by Denise

Comment by Kelli:
This is too cute! It looks completely natural, both at ease.

Adam
by Denise

Comment by Maggye:
Nice lighting and posed, I like how his eyes keep the viewer attention. I agree about the softness on his face, but other than that a nice portrait.

Brian
by Denise

Comment by MattO:
This is great. I love side lighting with natural light. You might try putting a reflector on the right(camera left) to fill a bit of the shadows. But the curve on this thing and it pops. Nice job.

Adam
by Denise

Comment by sjhuls:
Great job with the lighting. It looks like you added a softening effect of somesort, it might be a tad too strong for my taste, especially for a boy. The hair especially seems a little over softened it looks a little unnatural.

Brian
by Denise

Comment by sjhuls:
I really like the the background and use of natural lighting. I agree I would adjust the levels slightly to get just a little more light on his face.

Brian
by Denise

Comment by LVicari:
Denise, great portrait! Nice relaxed pose, great smile, and of course the light is good. The only thing that I would do is bump up the middle slider in a levels layer to brighten it up and then paint back the darker areas to leave them darker. I think it would add some punch to this, as is it is just a little flat.
Still a great shot. Keep up the great work.

Adam
by Denise

Comment by Kelli:
Is this the "yearbook" pose? It's wonderfully lit, looks just like the lighting from a LifeTouch portrait. (I worked for them for a while and miss having access to those lights.) I'm not really good at the critique part, I'm usually a praise person. LOL!