She was upset because her dad wouldn't let her out of the car. I told her I was going to take her photograph (that usually makes her start smiling - ham that she is). This time, though, she pouted and I clicked.

I actually did tighten it. I didn't want to take too much of her body out, though. Can you tell me where you'd suggest I do that? Any feedback is welcome. I'm not hugely comfortable photographing people so I practice on my nieces and nephews and am trying to learn as much as possible.

If the shot is already tightened, then I'm not sure what you could do. But I would have loved to see a little less of the car seat, and perhaps less of her torso. I found myself focusing on the logo on her shirt a little too much, thinking it was a soccer team logo.

It's a little hard to envision without actually playing with the photograph, and it may not even yield the results I think. I'd like to see more focus on her hand and her face to really bring out her "despair" in the situation.

I too am not very comfortable in taking shots of people. It is way out of my comfort zone. I usually avoid it. I hate when I take a picture of someone and I don't like it and then they ask about it and I have to tell them it didn't come out well, whereas a sunset, or a landscape will never ask to see the picture you took of it.

Ahhh...okay. I see what you mean. I left the sticker on because, accompanying her dark fingers and the way she looks, I was thinking it made her look like she had just had a rough time on a fire. :-) I may have overthought it, though.

I didn't like the seat but couldn't figure out how to get rid of it without getting rid of parts of her that I wanted to keep.

Hmmm...thank you very much for that thoughtful answer. I appreciate it.

Lovely. Her distress really comes across. As if she's just on the verge of tears. I think almost everyone knows that feeling well. I agree the logo is a bit distracting; a crop might do the trick. Or you could blur it or clone it out.