do you think this type of photo will sell?

[eminaddiesmom]

Any critique is appreciated.

Erikahttp://www.growthspurts.com/drivee/images/383032324840.jpg

[mgbeach]

kind of creeps me out. i'd like to see the black and white and color versions for comparison.

[aam1234]

You want to sell your kid's photo?

Edit: I think I over-reacted. Sorry.

[eminaddiesmom]

LOL. no, i don't want to sell my own child's photo, i want to know if you think that this ps effect on someone else's photo would sell

Erika
http://www.growthspurts.com/drivee/images/821578208627.jpg

[eminaddiesmom]

http://www.growthspurts.com/drivee/images/362189111835.jpg

[serissolutions]

I dont like the expression on her face.

[Belmondo]

I think it's absolutely adorable. Kids make faces.

Personally, I prefer the shot as taken without the photoshopping.

[scarroll27]

The first shot is kind of scary. She looks to young to have bright pink lips. The second one is really cute.

[exposingmyself]

are you going for that marshall's paint process used on bw print photos?

if so, i think it's coming off really weird on this pic and i agree about She looks to young to have bright pink lips

Kids make faces. they absolutely do but this looks coached.

maybe try the same effect on a different picture. on a little girl i'd paint cheeks, hat, dress. i'd keep the face as natural looking as possible. if you like painted lips maybe try it on a women's portrait.

i'd love to see you try again.

[Dante King]

like the color, dont like the PSed BW for reasons mentioned above.

[eminaddiesmom]

I think the reason i was drawn to do more for this portrait was the funny face. I get tired of the boring smiles. she actually was not coached at all for this and made lots of funny faces. I'll try again

Thanks

Erika

[jO3]

I think that if you're going to add color to B&W's, or desaturate from color, it's best if you emphasize color so the human could barely tell that there is a shift in color, but JUST enough to stand out... Like your picture is very bright, so I'd do a really softer shade of pink... But if your picture were dark, maybe a dark maroon, you know?

My personal opinion, but it seems to work well with a lot of photogs I know...

Oh, and just a tip, so you don't lose important shades of depth in your picture when converting color pics to B&W: Don't use the Desaturate (Ctrl + U) tool, but rather go to Image > Mode > Grayscale. Just make sure to change it back to RGB before you save as a JPG

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Eeeeehhhhh, I don't really like it all that much........