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IMO (of course)...Perhaps a bit soft on the focus and I might prefer more space on the left where she is looking. Nice outfit and pose!

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This could be used in one of those "what they were thinking" essays that are featured in the Sunday New York Times magazine (you can look online at it). Below the picutre would be the thoughts of the child as this picture was snapped. I love this! She might be tired, happy, anxious, but there is a story here... please tell us!!! Great pictures capture you and hold your attention. That is what this picture did for me. Lighting is perfect! Bravo.

 

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She's cute! A little bit of a "hot-spot" on the arm of the sofa, but lighting on the child is perfect. Maybe a slight crop would remove it? Nice composition!

Beautiful subject & the light is superb. I would have cropped quite a bit, burned in some highlights, and focused all attention on her. The background detracts greatly imo.

This is a wondderful photo of this little girl. I'm not sure if the soft focus was intentional or not, but it works quite nicely here. However, the print needs some work. Burn down the glare on the coffee table and crop in significantly more to elimnate the distracting furniture, window light, lamp, etc.

Shane, I echo most of the critisms & comments above & offer my version for your consideration. We ignore backgrounds at our peril. That said, a lovely shot with a delightful subject. One for the family album. Best, LM.

thank you for your suggestions on the cropping I took your advice, it does look much better..

Gorgeous however you cut it!

do you think I should have left it alone ?

Great!

We ignore backgrounds at our peril.

Aint' it the truth - what's that growing out of her head? I don't know, but it looks like a job for Photoshop to fix. As for the crop, I'm no longer certain what was originally posted, but a previous message has an attachment with a lot of open space on the left that I like. IMO the ideal crop might be somewhere between the current version and the attachment.

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Well done.

Very nice little girl! Great shot! I really liked your B&W pcs!! Greetings, Den

Addorable,,,,, The righthand back ground alittle distracting, but she shines. Fantastic!

What a cute girl! If the distracted background could be removed, that would be 7.