Dec13.jpg
by gurlwithapen

Comment by arsenal:
wow!! that is really big

Contemplation
by gurlwithapen

Comment by blindjustice:
Great shot; I like the fact that you are looking right through the viewer, yet you are still protraying a vast feeling void and apathy almost. The dirt is a nice distraction, and the composition swell. Very interesting.

I missed the party, but caught the after party
by gurlwithapen

Comment by judy c:
I like the tilt.

Wannabe
by gurlwithapen

Comment by ohthatguyagain:
'plastic'... lmao... great photo though... you can really see the artist's reflection through the art.

The Ultimate Pez Collector
by gurlwithapen

Comment by CEJ:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and have the following to offer:

Composition/perspective – at first look it is very busy and the face is a bit of a distraction. All the dispensers appear just slightly out of focus. However, the edges of the dispensers are still fairly clean. This tells me the image needs to be sharpened a bit. Tried this and the difference is amazing. All the face detail on the dispensers comes out crisply and the whole image takes on a different look. I think it is nice you included the collector. But not sure it was necessary. Maybe in a different setting. Here I think she presents a conflict to the camera – being so close, the difference in height from the floor between the top of her face and the top of the dispensers is enough to affect the DoF. It appears as though the plane of focus is on her face which leaves the dispensers in the background. This takes away from them as the main subject. The dispensers themselves are a very strong subject as a collection with something almost everyone can relate to in the variety of figures. An adjustment in levels would help to minimize the floor and maximize the dispensers. A lot of the dispensers are yellow on the base, and even some of the red and green ones present and awkward contrast to the overall hue of the floor.

Color – there are a lot of colors in this shot. I think the hair color and the floor color present a hard contrast to the bright colors of the bases. After a levels adjustment, contrast adjustment really made a lot of the duller shades here stand out and made the stronger ones even richer and fuller. This also helped with the floor coloration.

Lighting – except for the bright spot which appears to be a flash or at least a single bulb, the overall appearance is a little on the dark side. The colors are so vibrant I feel a different setting with different lighting and this collection would be a lot stronger as a subject. Using a solid white or black background would have allowed a more complimentary lighting to be used.

Challenge requirements – excellent representation of a collection. The set up shows a creative idea that is well represented.

Overall/my opinion – I really think this collection has a lot of photographic potential. They are such great subjects and offer so many possibilities that I just don’t feel this scene meets that potential. I find the woman a distraction and as stated above really feel she presents a big conflict for the camera that didn’t need to be.

busy
by gurlwithapen

Comment by UNTITLED:
I was looking at this photo again and was thinking...you know what would be really cool. It would be really cool if you went back and reshot it with all the reflected cars being from the thirties and forties. That shouldn't be a problem to setup;)

I missed the party, but caught the after party
by gurlwithapen

Comment by ohiochase:
Nice job on the composition. I like the sepia, too.

world of leaves
by gurlwithapen

Comment by UNTITLED:
This is a pretty cool and creative idea. I wonder how it might look if the polaroid was at angle. Uh, maybe not, looks pretty good the way it is.

school haus
by gurlwithapen

Comment by UNTITLED:
When I first look at this shot I'm not really that struck by it. But the longer I look at it and see the treatment you've given it, the more I like it. I really seems as though you had a lot of fun doing this one.

Yeah, I think I actually really like this one!

busy
by gurlwithapen

Comment by UNTITLED:
Another great, non-obvious photo. Definately your forte. I would of liked to see the vertical lines a little more vertical.