Awww. Very cute. I love all the different points of interest in this image too. The addition of the flowers is excellent, really gives the image some more depth rather than just being a flat photo of a bear in a costume. They also add a nice contrast color with the white while still tying in with the theme (bear bee) and having the yellow compliments. To me, the lighting looks a bit harsh. I'm not sure if having a light set somewhere else to add fill and get rid of some of the shadowing on the right would help, or if simply softening the light with a piece of drafting paper or tissue paper over the light would help more. I think the light is also what is making the focus just a smidge soft. Overall its got some excellent focus but it doesn't have that tack-sharp POP that is achieveable. Finally I think the blue background - though a nice contrast - competes too much with the yellow. Its like they feed off each other to see who can be brighter, not sure if that makes sense. Though there is plenty of black in the costume of the bear, I think a black background would've been a good choice, especially since the main colors, the white, the bright yellow and the honey-brown of the bear and whatever its sitting on are excellent contrasts with black. With a fill light or two, you might not lose the antennae against a black background - take that with a grain of salt though, I'm no expert! - 6 |