My little cousin looking out of the window, unaware that his picture is being taken.

My cousin, looking out of the window, does ont know that his picture

is being taken. I'm a very newbie photographer, critique will only do

me good.

Would like to see the image twisted slightly to make the floor horizontal. Looks like the kid is holding on to stop himself sliding down the room. And maybe some flash on the subject inside would have helped with the light balance and allowed us to see more of the subject outside.

Graeme, as per your suggestion, I've rotated the image and tried to add "fill flash" in photoshop. Ignore the edges, as I don't know how to fill them up, but is the image otherwise better now?

Thanks

Now that I've seen both versions, I have to say I like your original better. For some reason, it works for me - maybe because your cousin seems almost upright this way - he's in his own world, so maybe it's OK that he's veritcal and the world around him is a little off.

 

You caught him in an unusual but charming pose. The deep color of the wall very nicely contrasts with the more muted colors of his clothing.

 

All in all, excellent!

 

Best regards,

SteveR

Stephen,

I like the original too, but it would have been better if I had payed attention to the window, too. I could have asked him to pose appropriately, but then the whole "candidness" of the picture would have been spoiled. I'm going by the approach of what "I" like, not catering to the likes and dislikes of others. That in my opinion is an approach needed to develope an individual style.

-Assad