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Comment by Andre N on September 13, 2010 at 11:09am

I don't mind at all. I'm recently into photography and didn't do any editing with this photo, but I thought it was pretty cool looking. Thanks for the tips and the edited photo.

Comment by Scott Near on September 13, 2010 at 10:35am

Hi Andre. Firstly, I love the choice of subject here (I'm a big Toy Story fan!)but there are a couple of elements which I feel would have improved the shot further. Woody should be pin-sharp for this to work but as it is, the point of focus is slightly behind him so your main focal point is slightly out of focus. Also there is a yellow colour-cast from the incandescent light bulb which I assume is a ceiling light...? I have included below a split image showing the original on the left, with the right half of the shot white balance adjusted (hope you don't mind!)
The fact that you have brought your eye level down to Woody's level really works well and, combined with the great depth of field helps create a feeling of reality, as in the films.
The only other thing I would have personally done differently would have been to move a few inches round the cake to the right to show the brown of the chair a little on the other side of Woody - contrasting this more with his yellow shirt may have made him stand out further, improving the whole illusion of that pint-sized reality...