Insecurity

This child was feeling a bit insecure as her new baby brother was

getting all the attention. She moved around a lot and there was very

little light in the room so I didn't expect to get a decent photo of

her, but then she turned towards the window and the light looked

perfect so I took this very quickly. I'd appreciate comments on the

appropriateness of lighting, grain etc. and the success or otherwise

of the desaturation.

With a little more contrast and sharper focus on the eyes, this would be an excellent photo. You got the facial expression perfectly.

It is too bad the plane of focus is a couple inches in front of the child's face -- this would be really striking with sharp eyes and narrow depth of field. I like the pose and can sense the child's shyness.