I'm sure that if you hadn't pointed it out in your comments that I wouldn't have noticed it, but now that I do, I can't say that the burning on the baby's clothing or the mother's jacket is something that I like a lot. It looks rather unrealistic once noticeable, and doesn't really add anything to the shot. What I would have done differently is used a smaller brush size and burned the shadows that are already *there* to get them to stand out a tiny bit more, if anything. (although even then, there are better ways to darken the shadows.)
Over-all, however, it's a cute little scene with some genuine expressions, which is always great. The brick wall kind of adds a 'depressive' feel to the shot, which contrasts a bit with the happy expressions. Not sure if you had much other choice of background, but even moving them out from the wall and standing back to zoom in a bit to get a shallower DOF would have helped immensely, I think.
Nice control of the exposure too. |
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