Little Zeph

Hi,
This is my cousins little boy Zeph.I actually took this about 18 months ago.
Any thoughts on improvements etc?
Thanks
Ben

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nice shot and great colors in the picture. Eyes seem tack sharp to me.

Thanks.
Anymore?
Cough...bump...

I like it a lot.

Great colours, great composition, great focus and the catchlight in the sharp eyes from the reflector works really well. You've done this before haven't you?

NewattheGame wrote in post #2783528
Great colours, great composition, great focus and the catchlight in the sharp eyes from the reflector works really well. You've done this before haven't you?

Thanks for the kind words
Actually this is only the second time I have done anthing with getting the eyes brighter. The only other time I did one was last week following instructions in this months Practical Photography in the UK.
The light in the eyes isnt a reflector, its a table in the garden !
I did adjust the levels, and as you can see in the before shot, he had a big black grease mark on his forehead so I had to use the heal and clone options to get rid of it. I also got rid of a few blemishes etc.
I added a bit of saturation as well.
Below is the before and after shots.
Ben

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How did they manage before photoshop? Great fix, you can't see the joins. Keep up the good work, I'll be watching! And by the way, in photography, a table in the garden is known as a reflector....

Keep up the good work, eyes are indeed tack sharp. Great capture too, I love the one with the ash.

Thanks for the nice words.
It has inspired to pick my camera up more often. Just waiting for the decent weather here in the UK, and I think I'll buy a 70-200 f4 IS as well, as I only have two cheap old zooms atm.

Perhaps I should take the garden table with me everywhere I go!
Ben