Feeling Left Out

I'm resubmitting this picture with some changes based on some of the

feedback I received on the original.

 

This was a completely spontaneous snapshot taken in very dim light.

I was just tinkering with the settings, and my daughter was making

funny faces for me to photograph. I was paying too much attention to

the camera and not enough to her, and so she quit posing for me and

just put her chin on her hands. It was pure luck, but I rasied the

camera and snapped this picture at that instant.

I think this is a great capture -- her expression is just priceless and I love the light.

A moment of utter truth captured on film (or digital media). A top-notch candid portrait if I've ever seen one...

que linda foto felicidades me encanta es linda en verdad su mirada la luz todo esta perfecto felicidades

A lovely portrait of a lovely child..Congratulations.

 

What a fantastic shot. In minimal light, you've found a great balance of light and shade - with the bonus of a one-in-a-million pose. This image tells a story and encourages me to keep trying....thanks for posting this treasure.

Excellent portrait, good color and her face expression is outstanding. DDD

I like her expression and beautiful light..

I think the lighting of this goes perfectly with her "mood" at the moment! What a sweetie.

simply great!

Nice capture. Even with adult (models) capturing the moments between the planned often yield good results. You got the picture - that's the critical part.

Very natural pose with the warm lighting. Sometimes spontaneous shots are the best.

Looks so heart broken...what a great emotional pull this piece has :D

She is so prefectly captured and if you had missed it by a second this moment in time would have been lost...

She looks like such a great subject to work with.The lighting is very good in my thoughts for the feelings she is exposing.Not very happy but not sad just pale & dim.

I like this one alot,very true to children's actions :D

 

Amanda

 

Give the subject great compliments for me,she did an amazing job pulling me into her thoughts at that moment.

SUPERB EXPRESSIONS AMAZING POTRAIT.(EYEJAY)

I certainly prefer the less contrasty version.

superb!!! regards!

great expression in her face, superb portrait, thanks

Beautiful expression, nice tones and mood.

Keep up the good work.

 

Cheers, Ahmed.

the image turned out great, your daughter looks completely in a world of her own.

Ditto to Amanda Arch's comment - this is wonderful! Your timing -perfect!

Great expression, but I have one small point of critique: the expression is all in her left eye, her right eye is very dark and has almost no detail. In fact if you concentrate on that and cover her left eye her expression is even a bit spooky, a bit like a doll's face with a missing eye. I just checked in PS and there's a lot of detail in her right eye, you might consider bringing that back just a bit in PS. But, again, apart from that it's a great photo of a very cute girl.

No, Daniel, I don't think that there was any luck involved with this image. Pros spend years getting to be this "lucky". What you have captured here is a rare moment that truly needs to be preserved. Your beautiful daughter is showing her intense desire to please you, and her precious disappointment at being what she must feel is only the second most important thing on her daddy's mind at the moment. You can't plan, or set-up this kind of honesty, all you can do is capture it at the fleeting moment that it comes along. The image is honest, beautiful, and extremely effective at capturing the fragile side of a small child. This little doll doesn't care about global warming, the price of gas, or anything else. Her world is pleasing her daddy and she feels as if she isn't doing that at this precise moment. But, she has given you a very difficult task. How are you going to "top this"?

Yes man, this is great!!

 

All the best, Cristiann.

Estupenda. Una maravillosa fotografia.

Sammy makes a very insightful observation. It is very true. Daniel, this is a superb capture - one full of emotion. I adore it. It is captures like these that one revisits in years to come and the power of it is still 'fresh' - in fact, it's power grows over time. Truly inspiring. M :)