How my project could progress

Although I have captured some decent images, there are ways that I could improve the project.

For example, my main aim was to produce images that relate to child innocence through close-up photographs. As I have previously mentioned, I wanted to capture these during Arlo's daily routine, as to not bother him and to capture as natural images as possible. Although I have achieved this, there are some images that I would re-do or spend more time on. For example, the images I wanted to capture of him with a messy mouth haven't turned out the way I initially expected - they aren't as close up as I wanted, show a lot of background (even though it's out of focus) and in this case, his face isn't quite as messy as I'd like. My original plan was to capture Arlo eating a yoghurt, which generally gets quite messy, however he was ill on the day and wasn't allowed to eat yoghurt. 

I would have also liked to have captured Arlo laughing - he is such a funny boy that I don't think I've captured that part of his personality very well within the images taken so far. 

Therefore, it is indeed best to look at this project as a 'work in progress'. Time is what is needed to progress - more time spent with Arlo to capture his life. However, having said that, I do believe my images portray not only his personality, but traits that relate to child innocence that many can identify with. Such as his soft, young skin; his button-nose; his blunt fringe; etc. 

As previously said, it's up to the viewers to put their own ideas upon my images. Whatever the audience may think or feel, ultimately they are looking into the world of a young boy, which hopefully will create a sense of nostalgia.

So, overall, the project could be improved by spending more time with Arlo to capture every possible moment, whilst also ensuring I take close-ups with minimal background as to not distract away from the main subject. But I think I'm on the right track so far.