A street vendor takes a break under the midday sunby
GinaRothfelsComment by Koriyama: **critique club**
Hi,
Okay, I'm going to go against the other commentors here and say that I think that the angle and the exposure actually make this photo a better one. Art is never meant to be pleasant: it's designed to make us think, make us uncomfortable, make us react to our environment more. Whether or not one believes that photography is art or not is a debateable point. In this case, you've introduced art into photojournalism. Well done.
The angle helps the meaning because it helps us feel a little of the unstability of the vendor. We're transported into his world, a world where the comforts of life are not taken for granted. The darkness in the face help, too, because there's a sense of anonymity, the feeling that the vendor is just another statistic.
However, just to counter the possibility that the exposure wasn't deliberate, and to find out how to appeal to DPC more, let me just add that you should expose for the face primarily. As the face is black, you need to compensate down a stop. If you find that the sky loses its colour, you'll need to use a polarising filter.
I find that the composition is a bit strange. I'd like for the vendor to be less centred because the cars behind the pillar on the left don't add anything to the scene, and there's a great possibility that there is valuable elements missed out on the right. Or zoom in more.
If you have any comments about my critique, please feel free to contact me.
Best wishes,
Jim
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