This is a photo that I took of my nephew for his 2nd birthday photoshoot. His parents went with the "Bad Two the Bone" theme, so we put him in a white tee, blue jeans, and leather jacket. I set up the environment in the garage to get a mechanic-looking set for the shoot. I opened up the garage doors and ended up using natural lighting for this shot. Very minimal retouching, just basic lightroom adjustments. Shot on the Sony A7iii at 85mm, f1.8, ISO 100, 1/160s.
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Ha, what a perfect background for this. I like that there is some separation but not so much that you can't tell what the setting is.
Seeing your request on the main contest forum board, thought I'd leave feedback. I gave this a 2-star rating because of the following reasons:
1. I don't like you cropped out the lower tricycle and feet.
2. I would have liked to see more of the environment
The lighting and stylizing of the boy is great, but does not overcome the two above suggestions to make this a 3 for me.
I think the parents will think this as a 5-star image, and that's what really counts.
Thanks Ryan, I appreciate the constructive feedback!