Carson 21

Any ideas on how to improve this image? I've just started into

portrait photography. Bought my 1st camera a little over a year

ago. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Your upload is a little small to judge by, but it looks as if you were shooting with a fairly wide aperature, and missed getting the baby's face in sharp focus. I like the colors and that you caught him "in motion", and the framing is nice too. Simple but roughly in line with the rule of thirds.

Oh, you've classified this as "underwater", which you might want to fix.

It's hard to tell on the focus, but it does look like you've missed a bit. The sunlight is a little strong - either some fill flash or more reflected light on the shadow side might help ease it a little. Finally, the big fuzzy thing in front of him - I'd want to either know what it is or have it removed.

I'd also like to see a larger image, but I still like it overall. He looks engaged in what he's doing. I get tired of sleepy looking babies. This is nice.