Lovely, welcome to FM, not that I'm much of a welcome committee!
This is a beautiful environmental portrait even though it does't have much environment in it.
Unlike most of the B&W's I see, this works very well as a B&W though it could have a wee bit more contrast. There is a very Dorothea Lange look and story here. I like the strong camera engagement from the man which really sucks us in, then the strong family tie added by the woman embracing here kids. What matters is sharp with a shallow enough DoF to isolate the rest of the foreground/bg.
The only nitpicks I have is the blow-out on the man's shoulder and the hands are to big and and distracting. I would crop it just below but keep the entire KP bracelet in it. You have plenty of the pretty busy left side that could be cropped to keep your 4:5 ratio.
Lovely, very nice job!
John
Sep 07, 2020 at 10:22 PM
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