Portrait of a smiling girl in Kampala, Uganda. As soon as she saw the camera she posed like a professional model. The title from Elvis Costello´s second album.
BW creative high contrast in Lightroom, cropped and some tonal adustment; exported to PS for level, curves, dodge, NoiseNija, sharpened, framed before saving for the web.
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Sunshine on a cloudy day. Her top says something about kisses which is a nice, if mostly hidden, detail. All the more reason to view it large. Really good.
Contagious smile! There is still hope in the world. The chalk scribbling on the door and the white crumbs on the ground add so much to the charm. Top 10.
What a great smile on this adorable little girl! She has a smile that lights up her whole face and radiates warmth. Lighting and B&W tones are fantastic. You captured the spirit of this little girl beautifully. Now I do have one critique and that is that I wish you had cropped closer to keep the main focus on the girl. There is too much empty space that does nothing to complement the picture overall. Cropping out 40% of the right half such that you have a vertical shot containing only the little girl and the open door to the left would strengthen the composition. You would bring the focus 100% onto the girl. Still a great shot but a tighter crop would make it stellar (8)
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