I'm missing something. . . what the heck is it?

[nashvillejen]

here is my shot of a kid. what am i doing wrong? i've tried it in full color and in a two tone - - neither of them have a nice "pop". any suggestions on what else i can do? would changing my lighting have helped

thanks so much for your reply. i know you're probably very busy. . . . like everyone. . . . so thank you for taking your time to comment.???

[Todd Lambert]

I like em, they're sharp. I think your PP may need some tweaking, but I actually like the 2nd one as it is.. it's got a gritty feel to it.

[nashvillejen]

ahhh. todd. . . thank you! i see you say the pp needs something. yep. you're right. . . . the questions is - what the heck does it need? lol.

[wickerprints]

ahhh. todd. . . thank you! i see you say the pp needs something. yep. you're right. . . . the questions is - what the heck does it need? lol.

Needs contrast and saturation increased.

[nashvillejen]

got it! thanks so much!!!

[Edbee]

I find the background distracting

[Picture North Carolina]

The second one reminds me of the Michael Jackson Thriller video. Kinda' ghoulish. The kid will like it, the mom will not.

[shocksyde]

Is the "clarity" jacked up in this photo?

[Teachflute]

The top one looks a little underexposed.

[Benji]

"Pop" can mean lots of things. To most it means lots of contrast, sharp focus and high saturation. While an image with pop will have one two or all of these even before all of those the image needs is to be well lit, well exposed and have dynamic posing. This image is not well lit, and the pose is rather static, and that I believe is why it lacks pop.

Benji

[nashvillejen]

agreed, agreed and agreed. pocket wizards to the rescue for the next try. thanks for taking the time to help!!

[Naturalist]

Move them 10-12 feet from the wall. Already there? Double it.

[chadgeek]

here is my shot of a kid. what am i doing wrong? i've tried it in full color and in a two tone - - neither of them have a nice "pop". any suggestions on what else i can do? would changing my lighting have helped

thanks so much for your reply. i know you're probably very busy. . . . like everyone. . . . so thank you for taking your time to comment.???

A little contrast helps it to pop. Before and after.