Callaway Golf Ball, Nike Putter
by leematthews

Comment by Ja-9:
good idea...just wish your tones were a little deeper

Callaway Golf Ball, Nike Putter
by leematthews

Comment by JEason:
I love the sepia overtone to the shot and the vignette. Both make this shot.

A few of my favorite shoes
by leematthews

Comment by photokariangel:
This is Kari Ann, greetings from the Critique Club:

composition: The shoes are a little too far to each side of the frame. either more space on the sides, or less space in between would have created a better composition.

color: the colors are very vivid and alive, very good job at controlling them so they arent too overbearing

contrast: good contrast as well, nothing is too rough or too soft

focus: As i stated before, more concentration on the composition would help significantly the focus of the photo.

depth of field:love the use of the wide aperture, throwing almost all of the background into bokeh, great idea

lighting: the lighting seems to be the curse and the savior of this image. the lighting is beautiful, but it is also blown out in the middle of the image, distraction the viewer from the shoes. which is the main focus of the image.

other: an overall interesting idea, but a little more preperation and thought would have put this image over the edge more and produced a better outcome. I hope to see more of your work here on DPC. If you have any more questions you are more than welcome to PM me.
-Kari Ann

A few of my favorite shoes
by leematthews

Comment by HarryY:
Nice idea, shame about the blown highlights in the middle. They are a bit distracting.

A few of my favorite shoes
by leematthews

Comment by Lgraber6109:
too bright in the middle IMO

A few of my favorite shoes
by leematthews

Comment by RianBotes:
The range in light makes for a little distraction here and maybe to many subjects to focus on. I like the outdoor setting but softer light will def help here

A few of my favorite shoes
by leematthews

Comment by paully2k1:
parts of your photo are blown out (too bright), like the grass in the middle

I'm Focused Man
by leematthews

Comment by LadyK:
maybe if you could have gotten down in the crowd of kids and gotten low and angled the camera upward, you could have captured the "superiority" of the basketball player. this photo just isn't interesting to me is all

I'm Focused Man
by leematthews

Comment by tmmac_9:
Great candid capture. I love how the child looks "very interested" in the player.

I'm Focused Man
by leematthews

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice composition but a little too snap shotty for my liking. I think I would have cropped a little more off of the bottom to focus out attention