Nice soft focus works for me. Close crop is nice, too. I'm not sure how to connect the image with the title, so it may be just a tad too ambiguous. Nice lighting, too.
Meets the Challenge? Not really, your title is making the viewer want to know more about your image, not the image itself.
Technical : the soft focus is nice for a young child. i like the use of side lighting as well. it creates interesting shadows on your subjects face.
Creative/Artistic : I don't really feel anything when viewing this image other than aww what a cute kid.
Nice portrait, good color. DOF seems too limited (so much of the face seems less than tack sharp). Looks a bit grainy, too. You might want to try different camera settings, start with the ISO as low as you can get it. These portrait shots are giving me trouble with the challenge, I guess I'm just not deep enough to understand the unanswered question from this. 6 Rob the Swash
Too soft, or not soft enough. A lot of noise in the skin too. It doesn't look right. A little better lighting and this would be a very very good portrait.
Cute kid but I don't find it intriguing. The eyes are too clear and alert, the forehead isn't furrowed and the lips aren't pursed in looking for an answer.
That's just my opinion.
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