poser in our garden

[Bootsy]

just a couple of my daughter playing in our garden and having a great time.and me having ago in photoshop again so c&c welcome

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Bootsy,

Well, #1 is a classic to treasure forever; a lovely expression well caught for family posterity, if only the background were not so cluttered, it could have been a great shot fullstop. All may not be lost - if this is uncropped, or almost so, I wonder if there isn't at least a web resolution image in a crop of just her face, since that's the important part.

#2 just doesn't work for me - its just an unfortunate coincidence of lips, nose and bubble hoop that looks wrong, also, I think it would look better with more 'punch'; this is flat and soft - possibly deliberately so (sorry, it's not for me). I'd like the bubbles to be sharp.

Hope that's not too critical a critique, bear in mind I'm just me and I'm often wrong

[Maritimer1]

I agree with Dave about the lips etc., but I was wondering if you did the soft look on purpose. To me, it very much resembles a still from a 1960s home video. Very retro.

[Dave Humphries]

To me, it very much resembles a still from a 1960s home video. Very retro.

That's it, I thought it looked familiar - isn't there a famous image/pop promo like #2?

Ten brownie points to the member who finds it

(still not my cuppa tea though, sorry)

Well spotted Myra,

[Bootsy]

cheers for the feed back.i was trying for the retro look while using silver efex pro and photoshop.for image 2 i used my 18-55 kit lens which i know is soft but for this image i wonted it soft as i was try to copy a old family picture from years ago.