Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by Mr_Pants:
I think that I would prefer to see a little more of the face, to give the photo some point of focus.

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by nards656:
I think I would have tried to focus more on the hat, but I understand the low-light difficulties and the resulting decisions.

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by Pinetree28:
I don't like the rear view, over the shoulder like.

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by Katmystiry:
This looks like it could be on a card, wish I could see the candlelight though.

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by espy2:
Nice idea, but the candlelight is lacking, or should I say the candle. Had the candle been visible, I would have voted this a bit higher,but I voted this very low due to the cause of the light being any kind of low light source. Candlelight is hard to take shots of. I wish you would have shown us your try at the flame.

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by sherpet:
interesting.....

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by CNovack:
I really like the idea behind the composition but there are many elements that need improvement for this image to reach it's potential. First, I would have had the background be a solid black - so that the main subjects pop out more and visually attract the eye. The yellow/amber/white wall in the background does nothing to add strength to the seen. In fact, it detracts. Next, I would have liked the overall image to be sharper in all main objects present in the scene. Parts of the globe are slightly fuzzy including the man and the santa hat he wears. Greater sharper detail would improve this image. Including the candle in the shot would have been nice especially if it was one of the those festive holiday decorated candles or one that looks like a candy cane with the stripes for it would strengthen the connection to Santa imagery as well as the holiday spirit. Lastly, it would have been great if the viewer could see more of the red hue in the Santa hat - again it would further strengthen the ties to the Santa imagery. I know that the lumens drops off sharply the further away the subject is from the candle and placement, but by simply placing another candle behind the model and out of the picture frame would have illuminated the red of the Santa hat rather nicely. As I said, you have a great idea here compositionwise it is just the execution and details of the set-up that need improvement.

Santa's Apprentice
by mpeters

Comment by jpdeloof:
good result for the light and the colors. But I think that the photograph is not well balanced. I think that it is the mass black which is behind the person

The Great Escape
by mpeters

Comment by Pug-H:
Great idea, and funny how they're taking their tags with them. Congratulations on your 10th placing.

Message edited by author 2005-12-09 00:53:03.

The Great Escape
by mpeters

Comment by runin2dson:
Nice finish... creativity trumps old hat = )