Razor Sharp
by Kelli

Comment by Jutilda:
ROFL Love the title. You are one of the few who "got" that aspect of it. ;~)

Swirl
by Kelli

Comment by InnerRastaman:
nice photo

Tulip
by Kelli

Comment by glad2badad:
I've spent most of my time trying to figure out your border...doesn't feel right IMO.

Purple Haze
by Kelli

Comment by bubeltrubel:
nice color, but too soft, IMO

Tulip
by Kelli

Comment by bvlindalou:
love love your pic......imo, your border is a little to heavy for the pic

Tulip
by Kelli

Comment by ThatChickOverThere:
I would have liked more detail on the flower's petals. Nice color though : )

Swirl
by Kelli

Comment by Rachel53:
I dont really see the pattern but it is a nice shot

Whistler's Grandmother
by Kelli

Comment by codys:
I like portraits of old people. There is always so much character in their faces. I like the expression here, nice pose.

Here are a couple of things I would suggest:

• Use some side lighting to add depth. If you don't have lights, use a window. Then use your shutter speed to control the strength of the available light.
• Have your subject stand farther from the background and select a larger aperture. This will create a more narrow depth of field and "blur out" distracting background elements like wrinkles/folds in your backdrop.

Getting Pink
by Kelli

Comment by Quasimojo:
p.s. I had a quick go:



- USM @ 10,60,0
- selective colour adjustment on cyan of Red to bring out the pink glow on the beauty therapist
- bit of levels/contrast

I'm not sure it's a great improvement but the colours definitely pop more.

N

Getting Pink
by Kelli

Comment by Quasimojo:
I didn't vote either but I'll try to give some constructive criticism. Personally I like the composition, especially as an EP. It's clearly a somewhat difficult exposure, limited by the highlights on the client's face...and with Basic ruleset means you're limited in what you can do to address it. I think the main reason for not appealing to voters isn't the composition but the processing (or lack of) but in the colours/sharpness/contrast/tones. As it is, it has a bit of a snapshot feel to it purely because of the colouring I think. Maybe try a small USM (10, 60, 0 is my standard output settings) and play with both levels/curves and selective colour to try to make the image 'pop' a little more. Also worth playing with the aperture to find the right level of ambient and flash light in the scene (if you have the time). You can control the amount of flash or ambient light by varying aperture and in this photo might have given you some extra options to isolate your subjects from the background.

In any case I think this is a better photograph than the score and place suggest, but it does seem that bright colours appeal to DPCers, and muted/washed out colours tend to turn them off.

Hope this helps, N