Education begins early
by cvhs99

Comment by Claya:
Sepia tone doesn't work here because it gives the photo an old feel but that conflicts with the Dora the Explorer chair, which can't be very old. Image looks a bit fuzzy to and very snapshotish.

Education begins early
by cvhs99

Comment by yetiben:
Cute kid.

Education begins early
by cvhs99

Comment by Ken:
I was going to do this exact same thing but ran out of time...

Education begins early
by cvhs99

Comment by Artifacts:
Use of sepia in this composition works well and you captured your young subject at a moment of discovery and learning. This image captures true education far better than 98% of the images that will score above it.

The biggest defect in this image is focus. Your model should be in tack sharp focus. You can see that your autofocus decided the background should be focused and not your subject since it occupies more space.

Your perspective is not necessarily bad but is "snapshot-like". Taking it from the right up from floor level where you could see the whole face might be worth trying. You can't see the contents of the book from that perspective but you have a different angle and the facial expression is what makes the image. The contents of the book are inconsequential.

You might also consider a tighter crop and cut out as much wall in the background as possible. It adds little to the composition and the wall plug is a major distraction. There is a tendency for photographers to include the entirety of an object, like the book on the right, in the image. But you can achieve a very pleasing effect by including part but not all of an object. Cropping out part of the book would achieve that effect as well as get rid of the wall plug.

Education begins early
by cvhs99

Comment by Bud:
The one thing against this image is that it is blurry. Beautiful child and great idea.

Education begins early
by cvhs99

Comment by arhunt35:
Nice idea but not completely in focus

Education begins early
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Comment by minu:
very cute! Good luck

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Comment by mikkland:
Nice pic, but I think it needs more contrast.

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Comment by digidori:
A bit dark.

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Comment by philup:
Very nice...Great job..!!