Education in the word
by gemjlo

Comment:
Cute! I love this composition idea! Great use of focus, good lighting - a light coming in from the side would have dressed this shot up, nice angle on the book too! Keep it up!

'readin, 'writin, and 'rithamtic
by yeti

Comment:
Good idea for a composition - the lighting is a little off and although true to life there is too much chaos. You might have cropped in to take out the paisley couch and tried indirect lighting - bounced of the walls or ceiling instead of direct flash - that would have added some depth and texture to the shot.

Watching, Listening and Learning
by neenee1999

Comment:
Cute! I love the texture and color - the cropping is perfect! absolutely beautiful lighting and very keen focal point. Absolutely no distractions - great job!!!

Movement
by archiva

Comment:
smashed shoes? - maybe try getting wet footprints to leave behind - and crop out the wet pavement above to cut down on distraction? The black absorbs too much light and doesn't leave much detail.

Photo/Darkroom Tuesday Morning
by cwalmye

Comment:
Too blurry and grainy - try a tripod and autofocus? It is a good idea - but the distractions are too much

Note to Self
by jdannels

Comment:
I am assuming you used a filter because of the strange focus on this shot, but I could be wrong. Basically it is a great idea, but with so much dead space in the photo it is hard to keep ones interest - I believe that cropping in on the focal point would be really helpful. The spirals add great texture, and the handwriting has a story all of its own. Maybe try putting the camera right down on the page?

The School of Hard Knocks
by odiwan

Comment:
I am not sure why the parking sign is so prominent in this shot - parking at jail? Also the water softens and makes this place more attractive, instead of fearsome... maybe black and white to take away all color and life from this shot would have had more of an impact, and a tighter crop on so that there is no down time trying to figure out what this shot is of.

Old fashioned learning
by alexgarcia

Comment:
ooooooh! I love it - such details, such texture - great lighting and absolutely artsy! Of course, the lack of a tip on that feather is a little disjointed, but this is a GREAT shot! very very fun to look at again and again

Dunce
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Cute composition - I like the colors, and there are no distractions in the background. The problem is the focus - the dog is not in it - and as the subject - that really matters! You also have a shadow showing and that is distracting - when you have this good of an idea you need to not let anything in your picture detract from it.

A Slice of Knowledge
by Strontious

Comment:
Really great idea! I love this composition idea - it is amazing. The lighting coming in on an angle was a great idea too - but it is not quite right. The background texture is a little distracting to me as well. BUT, it is the best idea I have seen yet - great story!