Awwwwww. . . I'm sorry this wasn't more appreciated by the general public. I personally love it, and think the artsy style looks really cool!!!! I think it should have scored much higher!!!!!
As presented here, this image seems to have crossed the border between high-key and overexposed. Since there is still a fair amount of shadow detail, I suspect that you could bring back a lot of the tonal range by setting your white/black points and reducing the contrast. The harsh shadow cast by the guy's profile suggests that this scene was primarily lit by a single bright light just above the camera. If you intended this photo to look high-key, using a reflector to soften the edges of that shadow would have made this look more professional.
I think I get the over-exposure, and this is a good portrait. However I see more of a "love" story in this than "family" - just my impression. I still give it a six for having something unique.
I really like this photo! Only two nitpicks are her shoulder strap (ruins the duotone feel) and i wish the focus was the same on her as it is on him. One fix for the green strap would be (in PS) to go into Hue/Sat in the Green channel and desaturate it or change its hue, although its advanced editing so you could do a number of other things too!
Ohhh, young love... Normally, I'm not crazy about overexposed shots, but this one works for me. I'm guessing you have a well defined, edgy style. Very cool.
Really good expressions and I like the sepia tones. I think most voters will probably count off for the "overexposed" appearance of this shot, but I assume this was a conscious choice in connection with the title ("Exposing...").
Exposed being the key phrase here - or uhmmm over-exposed. The bright lighting is distracting from what seems to be a very touching image. Still doesn't really say "family", but does speak of love.
The processing on this shot makes it very hard to look at. Way too bright and washed out looking. There is nothing in the shot to tell me they are 'exposing' anything, certainly not love, as well as nothing in the shot to me that indicates family.
I can tell they are teasing each other but I think there is too much lighting or something. I would love to see her expression more, but the image is too washed out.
I know the brightness was intended but I think its a little too much and there is a dark shadow on the womans sholder that kind of dominates the photo.
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