Mother and son

Hi, Indraneel Majumdar,

Why not ? It depends on what you want to get on your portrait. Of course, taking two spontaneous smiles of mother and boy - I imagine - is usually a good shot to hang on family album. If you want to cover other budgets with your image that´s different and smile is usually spontaneous in children and quite young people but not so often on adults, where it could be a little too artificial if it´s a pose. Color and expression is very nice in this hot couple portrait - I say hot because of so much red and skin colors in the shot. Bye. Hope not to be heavy in excess for your likes. Josemi Gondra.

Hi Indraneel:

This photo has perfect composition and lighting. If the purpose is to show the joy of these people, and to have that joy spill out to the viewer of your photo, you have succeeded. Home run! I'm smiling now too!

Regards, John

Their smiles are infectious and make the viewer smile as well... An excellent candid portrait, a handsome young man and a beautiful lady... Mike

Thank you Josemi for an excellent explanation. Also thank you John, Emmanuel and Michael for your kind words. I appreciate your critiques very much, they provide for me a platform from which to see what others are seeing, and I am grateful for that.

Beautiful moment. fine work!!

nice family portrait

Infectious smiles - great shot - like the matching reds also.

Indraneel:  Great happy photo.  You caught their affection with the hands.  Alan