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Teach me something - C&C please

Started Jan 29, 2013 | Discussions thread
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Re: A Little Wonder

WilbaW wrote:

f3nr15 wrote:

here's a less processed version of the photo with a tighter crop, centred on the babe a little more - do you think this works better in conveying the moment?

A Little Wonder - alterative crop, no processing

If it were mine, I'd do something like this -

Wilba's crop

I cropped this on instinct, rather than by following any rules, by removing anything that didn't help to present the subject in a compelling way. It ended up pretty much square, coincidentally with the baby's "intimate triangle" (eye-eye-mouth) on an intersection of thirds, and the others eyes on the upper third. The dark hair forms a frame on the left and above, providing a visual balance to the angelic face, and the triangle formed by your wife's eyes, the girl's eyes, and the baby's face draws my attention to the tender connection between them. Lovely shot, thanks for sharing.

I agree, and it crossed my mind that there was some wasted area in the right side of the photo (in both its original and OP-cropped versions). This is the strongest composition, but my self I'd still let the sepia toning go.

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