This is a portrait of my son in my home studio. I used fill flash light to create even lighting on the face.
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Place: 2 out of 64 Avg (all users): 6.8082 Avg (commenters): 7.9091 Avg (participants): 6.2059 Avg (non-participants): 6.9911 Views since voting: 4449 Views during voting: 338 Votes: 146 Comments: 21 Favorites: 1 (view)
Hi Shailesh, welcome to the critique zone! It's always hard to critique a ribbon winner so this might be quite short!
My initial take is that this is a very bright, cheerful image of an excellent model. As another commenter said, it does look like a professional portrait shot - but with soul.
Technically, there is nothing I can really say about this. The focus and DOF control are bang on, as one would expect from your work. There is the raging question about 'fill flash' but I am sure you are sick of that one and since the voters have spoken, who am I to disagree!
Artistically, the composition is simple and appealing. Kudos to your son for pulling off such a great expression - excitement and fun, with just a touch of uncertainty/shyness lingering in the eyes. I'm not sure about the use of such an extreme angle of tilt, but definitely some tilt does give it interest.
All in all, a cracking shot and recognised as such by the voters.
Congrats, knew this would do well, lovely pic indeed, with all the right elements, especially loved the composition and of course it helps to have a cute subject.
Great use of color to pop the subject against the background. Nice balance of light here as well. I'm not too keen on the exaggerated angle. It feels like he's going to fall over.
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