I would agree that the lighting is a bit harsh, bit I like the composition and posing in the photo and its nice overall. The child has a very cute expression on his face.
I don't know about the lighting. It looks okay to me on this monitor -- i really like hte brightness of her t-shirt and the atypical kid pose she is in.
I'll agree with the others that the lighting is a bit harsh, but I'm sure they will love the gifts. I sometimes forget that I'm way more critical on my own shots than non-photographers would ever be. I say that now, but we'll see when those canvas prints arrive tomorrow...
Really like the angle, the colorful t-shirt against the white BG. I am no expert in lighting but I think this is very effective at making the BG totally textureless. She looks like she's floating... Is it just me or there is dark spot in the top left corner?
brilliant joyful happy photograph !! .. love the perspective and the colours . its just such a 'clean' shot .. brilliant in fact .. i think i know wot you mean about the flat look, but i dont think its suffering at all .. :)
Man, you're so lucky to have all these kids around! Beautiful picture, just right for a gift. I don't think the light is flat, except that maybe there's a bit too much of it on her face, just a smidgeon?