Newborn stork composite..

First pic in for cc so dont go easy on me

My sis in law had a little boy a few weeks back, Connor, and i took the opportunity to get some nice pics for her ofc.
I wanted to have a go at some the fantasy newborn suff you see. I came up with this idea but wondering if ive pulled it off.
I say ''I came up with the idea', not literally ofc lol. But that's just it .. is it an idea that's been done to death already? Dare i say it .. cheesy now?

Not the greatest quality in the end i know, but would parents like this do you think?
Honest cc or tips to improve welcome. Thanks

I like the concept, but...the road to fruition leaves something to be desired.

The quality is so bad... If they do like it dont let them print it

Why the dark areas under the wings?

Thanks all. Much appreciated.

DThriller- Lol i will do, noted. ....Or a small note saying ''For keyring prints only''

@PhotosGuy - Because the light is coming from above and behind i thought? no?
Like backlit therefore under the wings and the inside body would be darker? Then with it carrying something there too, that would create more darker areas inside and around there. You can see the shadow cast from the original stock image at the top of the wing so i just tried to follow that.


Looking at it more i see the blue tint from burning afterwards ... amongst other things.
Yeah, not my best :/

twists n turns wrote in post #18086113
@PhotosGuy - Because the light is coming from above and behind i thought? no?
Like backlit therefore under the wings and the inside body would be darker? Then with it carrying something there too, that would create more darker areas inside and around there. You can see the shadow cast from the original stock image at the top of the wing so i just tried to follow that.

IMO, No. Being backlit, the underside of the wings would be darker, but as it is, it looks like the shadow is on the sky?
Since the whole image is kind of dreamy, & you didn't also darken the baby, then I think it would be better without any shadowing at all.

Thanks. Think I get what you mean mate.

Re the baby. Yeah id left the baby to stand out a bit as its the centre of attention kind thing. Wring move perhaps.
Didn't do much burning etc and tried to make it 'pop' bit and fade the rest. Just burnt the blanket under the wing a bit.
It popped alright it seems lol.

I won't fret over this one anymore. Think Il leave it and move on.

Thanks again folks. Il perhaps upload some 'normal' shots from the day for crit

Newborns are tricky.

twists n turns wrote in post #18086592
Newborns are tricky.

They continue being tricky up until about the age of 18 when they leave home.

I might suggest that creating images like you have in mind requires superior PS CC skills as well as the creative mind to know
how the finished image is supposed to appear.
I try to select bits and pieces from images that I have taken for base subjects, but you could start with images from stock sites.
As always, the selection process in PS itself tends to be an art-form.

Thanks. And dont i know it! But im willing, and learning .. i think lol.

Got the stork pic from a stock site ofc, but still wasn't the best base quality to begin (quite painterly) with so i was already up against it i think and just ent with it.


Hers the images i'd used..

I think the idea is sound, but you're trying to get too much out of a low-res stork image and it shows when you zoom into it. You might try an alternate approach. If you get a shot of the baby in a pose that would complement the stork, then you could try something like this that would show more baby and less blanket:

Thanks mate. Yeah i get what you mean. Although i fear that would maybe suggest the baby has just been snatched away as opposed to being delivered safely in a cosy blanket, type of thing lol.

But i get what you meant. Tricky, but its an idea that possibly could work. But its just getting the baby in another pose where it isnt so dangly.
But i understand this was just a quick mockup ofc and thanks for the input