Mirror, Mirror
by clickaway

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

My critiques consist of commentary on specific elements of photographs that I look for in

other images, as well as my own. All of these items will not apply to every photograph,

and I will indicate that if it applies to yours.

Your Score

Your score indicates that most viewers liked this image fairly well. I didn't like it as well myself. I gave it a 4, which is a little below average during the voting. I didn't believe the image made a strong statement in the realm of fashion photography.

Meeting the Challenge

The photo meets the challenge, but as I stated before, I don't believe it meets it with strength. I believe that fashion photography should strongly highlight whatever fashion product it is that you are trying to sell. This side profile of your subject doesn't do a great job of highlighting her clothing and accessories. A frontal view would have done a better job of this.

Subject Choice

I think your subject choice is excellent. I already mentioned that a different perspective would have probably made it a stronger image.

Emotive value / Emotional Impact

I think the emotive value of this photo is about average. The subject isn't 'emoting' though, so I don't know how much this really applies to this particular photo. Fashion photography with a human model generally has a high level of emotive power, which helps sell the product being shown.

Composition

The composition in this image may be slightly below average. I don't care for the placement of the subject in the frame. She's moving from right to left and centered in the frame. Positioning her slightly to the right would give more comfort space in the movement. She would have more 'room' to move. Subject movement should always be considered in the composition.

Technicals

I don't have much to offer you on technicals in this image. I believe that 'fashion' is a very poor subject for basic editing rules. There is practically NO fashion photography in magazines and catalogs that would adhere to our childish basic editing rules here at DPChallenge. I would have cleaned up some of the clutter in the image, especially the piece of loose paper hiding in the background reflection.

Creativity

Your creativity would score highly with me on this photo. I like the concept of the reflection. I believe you found an excellent location to shoot where an environmental element would add impact to your photo.

Additional Notes

To me, this image appears to be a simple candid catch. I wouldn't consider fashion or product photos to fall within the realm of candid photography. I'm sure there are instances where this could work, but I believe that photographer/subject cooperation is practically a requirement for excellence in this arena.

John Setzler

Father and Son
by LadyLuna22

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi LadyLuna22 :)

This photograph scored rather poorly in the greater scheme of the challenge. I believe that many of your comments sum up the reasons quite well. The lighting is rather weak and uninteresting. The tonality in the image isn't very expansive either... it's rather flat.

Maybe a good critique of this image would start with a question to you. If this wasn't your own photo, how would you feel about it? Since the subject(s) of this image have a different level of appeal to you personally, it's hard to look past that. You have a personal connection with the subjects that no one else here has.

You definitely need to do some experimenting with light. I'm guessing that this is lit with the on-camera flash, which isn't creating a great moood for the photo...

Snow Addiction
by bseifipour

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This photo meets the challenge but it doesn't seem to have any special interest subjectively or in technique. I can't really find much in this image that grabs my interest. There is nothing really wrong with the image. The composition and technique are ok, but there is just no real appeal to me in the subject. I can't really offer you much more than the idea that the 'idea' itself is just weak.

John Setzler

painter
by Steveo77z

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

This photo meets the challenge, but it doesn't really have much to say to me beyond that. I can't really find your purpose or meaning in the image. It's a decent simple study in shallow depth of field, but subjectively, it doesn't hold my attention very long.

Silhouette_in_Black
by phayanak

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I think this is an excellent image but I don't think the border you chose for it works particularly well. The white at the top leaves 'holes' in the overall composition. A black border would have done the same thing at the bottom of the image. There is a nice median that you may wish to try on something like this though. You could possibly create a 2 pixel white border around the original image and then add a black border. This would give you the separation you need. You could also reverse that idea and use a thin black border with white padding as well...

Young man
by gadjikano

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

This photo seems to have received a mediocre score in the greater shceme of the challenge. It has no real issues other than being a little flat in tonality. This particular composition is a bit stereotypical these days. It doesn't really strike me as unique or flattering to your subject in any way. It doesn't create much of a mood or emotion in me as I view it.

The Colors Of Musical Past
by cubix

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi Cubix :)

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

The first critique I have for this image is your depth of field. I can't see any particular reason why everything in this image should not be in focus. Shallow depth of field is generally used to either isolate a subject or to draw attention to some particular area of an image. In this image, the entire field of view is the subject. There is no added effect created by the shallow depth of field.

I think this is a good subject for black and white photography simply because the subject is already lacking in color. I also think it was a bold move to shoot this scene straight and level as you have here. I actually think it has a nice balance and works out well in this composition.

Vigil.
by Nospeak

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

First of all, I think it's important that you include your camera settings when requesting a critique. That information is beneficial to me when offering you suggestions on how to improve your work :)

I think this is an excellent subject for a black and white photo. I also applaud the camera tilt. I do that quite frequently myself to create imbalance and added dynamics. This particular subject seems to have a lot of smaller composition opportunities within the field of view you have presented here as well.

Per your notes, I believe you were going for a dark sky effect, and it seems to have worked out to some degree, but I believe the rest of the image may be slighly underexposed by the methods you chose to achieve that effect. The highlights are almost there, but not quite. You may be able to improve this effect by using a polarizer. The polarizer will darken the sky without much loss on the existing highlights in the scene...

DownTown
by YourBuddyFlo

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

I can't offer you much here because you didn't bother to fill out your camera settings. I do agree with a lot of the comments you have already received regarding exposure time and lack of sharpness in the still areas of the image. Compositionally and subjectively, I like what you are presenting, but the execution is rather poor...

Formalities Aside
by O'Holleran

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

If you request a critique from the critique club, you should always fill out your 'Photographer's Comments' field when you submit your photo. When you don't include your own thoughts on the image, you can't really expect someone else to give their time and effort to give you a critique. It makes me think that you don't care enough about your own photo to take the time to post your thoughts on it...

The lighting on this image needs some help. The color tones are a little bland for my taste. I also think the composition is a little too tight overall, but I'm definitely no source on this type of photography. The image also appears to be slightly soft. Some additional sharpness would be excellent in this photo.