My son James jrrose1 goofing around - as usual! He had a cake cutter over head and was pretending to be a great Ninja who was ready to take on some enemy. He is not a loud kid, but one of significant personality. This pose did seem to be a scream as if being loud. I figured the title would work well for the shot. Hoping for a 6+ score - we'll see!
Shot before a birthday party.
Lighting: Used a bounce flash off the ceiling.
Editing: Crop, minor clone in background and on shirt and forehead. Dodge and burn of eyes a bit to brighten - also on background, hue/saturation to increase blues and reds, Noise Ninja to sharpen without really any smoothing. Resize for web, a bit more dodge on eyes, save.
[Jan. 25th, 2009 08:50:25 PM]
I am very happy with the comments and the score. This was a very candid shot taken without any planning, but with a full of personality kid. James has enjoyed getting updates on 'his' score all week.
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I meant to comment on this. If ever there was a chellenge for kids (without being labeled such), this was it. Whatever they're feeling, you're going to get it -- 100%. Anyway, great job -- lots of personality and lots of fun.
Nice expression! I think this would have been even worked better with vertical composition. A diagonal line composition may have added more dynamic feel than a square format.
Definitely looks loud! The arms up in the air is a great touch. You show just enough to get the point across without losing detail and focus on the face. Blue is a nice loud color to emphasize the point. Great sharp focus and even lighting.
Normally I'm put off a bit at cutting off of appendages at joints (or there abouts), but the in your face of the image, and the use of his arms as a frame, reallllly work. For me at least. Gosh this makes me smile.
The focus is great here. You captured the details well. I really like the symmetry captured using the arms to frame his facial expression. And the post on the eyes is amazing.
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