This speaks volumes to me!

CorrieMichael · Mar 18, 2014

LOVE this image from a recent session. Would love any C&C you have

Big Mike · Mar 19, 2014

Very nice.

My only C&C is that I think it could be cropped closer on the sides (but not necessarily the top & bottom).

Try cropping it with a 4:5 (8x10) ratio and maybe try a square crop as well.

CorrieMichael · Mar 19, 2014

Baby was crying and mom started to sing....just a beauty of a moment. First time Mom and she was just so natural at it! ♥

paigew · Mar 19, 2014

Yes I would crop more off the right. Moms arm/back looks big. Also next time try and get moms arm in frame, so it isn't cropped then coming back into shot kwim? Cute shot though, mom will love it!

Rick58 · Mar 19, 2014

Very nice photo, but I'll let the portrait guys (and gals) go beyond that.

CorrieMichael · Mar 19, 2014

paigew said:
Yes I would crop more off the right. Moms arm/back looks big. Also next time try and get moms arm in frame, so it isn't cropped then coming back into shot kwim? Cute shot though, mom will love it!

eeek! never noticed the arm and how big it looked

thanks guys!

Derrel · Mar 19, 2014

paigew said:
Yes I would crop more off the right. Moms arm/back looks big. Also next time try and get moms arm in frame, so it isn't cropped then coming back into shot kwim? Cute shot though, mom will love it!

Huh...it's almost as if the above two suggestions could have been accomplished by turning the...awww,nevermind...it's never heeded...probably never will be..too much work.

JacaRanda · Mar 19, 2014

Derrel said:
paigew said:

Yes I would crop more off the right. Moms arm/back looks big. Also next time try and get moms arm in frame, so it isn't cropped then coming back into shot kwim? Cute shot though, mom will love it!

Click to expand...

Huh...it's almost as if the above two suggestions could have been accomplished by turning the...awww,nevermind...it's never heeded...probably never will be..too much work.

I believe it was in a Bryan Peterson book that he mentioned (landscape) always turn around and see what's behind you. I think just for the heck of it, and depending on what type of photography we are shooting; always look behind you and always rotate to vertical - just for the heck of it.

CorrieMichael · Mar 19, 2014

Thanks so much guys! Yes definitely got lots of vertical images in the gallery for Mom

Just loved the way this one turned out, it really spoke to me. But thanks to you pros I always do every photo veritcal now! Thanks again so much! I guess I just like the horizontal ones better by taste and so post those

paigew · Mar 19, 2014

CorrieMichael said:
Thanks so much guys! Yes definitely got lots of vertical images in the gallery for Mom Just loved the way this one turned out, it really spoke to me. But thanks to you pros I always do every photo veritcal now! Thanks again so much! I guess I just like the horizontal ones better by taste and so post those

I like the horizontal ones too, but step back a bit so you don't crop her elbow.

pixmedic · Mar 19, 2014

I like the DOF here, and the expressions.
focus is spot on.
im not a personal fan of B&W so ill leave the tonal range critique to more B&W oriented people.
not a fan of the head and arm crops.
can you post some of the vertical shots?

manaheim · Mar 19, 2014

Derrel said:
paigew said:

Yes I would crop more off the right. Moms arm/back looks big. Also next time try and get moms arm in frame, so it isn't cropped then coming back into shot kwim? Cute shot though, mom will love it!

Click to expand...

Huh...it's almost as if the above two suggestions could have been accomplished by turning the...awww,nevermind...it's never heeded...probably never will be..too much work.

*chuckle*

10 points to Derrel.

CorrieMichael · Mar 20, 2014

manaheim said:
Derrel said:

paigew said:

Yes I would crop more off the right. Moms arm/back looks big. Also next time try and get moms arm in frame, so it isn't cropped then coming back into shot kwim? Cute shot though, mom will love it!

Click to expand...

Huh...it's almost as if the above two suggestions could have been accomplished by turning the...awww,nevermind...it's never heeded...probably never will be..too much work.

Click to expand...

*chuckle*

10 points to Derrel.

ONLY 10? Geez I'd give him at least 25 for that one! GREAT point!

jaomul · Mar 20, 2014

Does the baby look comfortable.... Joke joke..

Very nice shot. I to would like to see a portrait oriented one also

kkamin · Mar 24, 2014

It looks a little awkward to me. They both have slightly uncomfortable expressions; the mothers only because it looks like her face is being pressed too much into the baby's head (her nose being bent up). I understand what you are going for but I feel it comes off more 'emotionally smothering' than 'nurturing'. My 2 cents and initial reaction.