justin says cheese
by permapier

Comment by rick13601:
You're kidding right? It's a little off topic, "Use cheese as the subject of your photo to make your audience smile."

spoon the apple
by permapier

Comment by oOWonderBreadOo:
**Critique Club**

Interesting photo!
Well, let�s start off with some of the comments already left. The lighting is very harsh here. It is generally not good to have �hot spots� or blown out highlights. Sometimes done by the sun or exposing improperly- the one on your apple was created by your flash. Try diffusing the light; bounce it or if all you have is an on board flash try rubber banding a broken off plastic spoon just in front of the flash.
The focus does seem off. It is sharp at the knife and not on the spoon. A larger depth of field would help with this problem.
Your background is distracting in my opinion. You might have gone with all blue or black but the way it changes right behind your subject is not ideal.
Another problem I had was with distinguishing the knife. It looked like the countertop was distorted and I had to look closely to figure out what it was.
Your colors are magnificent! The contrast looks great and your idea was very creative.

Good luck with your future challenges!

justin says cheese
by permapier

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Where's the cheese?

justin says cheese
by permapier

Comment by psychephylax:
Say Cheese!: The old photographer's cliché is now a challenge topic. Use cheese as the subject of your photo to make your audience smile.

I hate to be playing English teacher here or come off as a DNMC critic, especially that English is NOT my native language but dissecting the description makes it pretty clear:
USE CHEESE as the SUBJECT of your photo to make YOUR AUDIENCE SMILE.

Based on the capitalized letters I had the following expectations in this challenge:
1. There would be cheese (even if implied) in the photo (Cheddar, Swiss, Gouda...etc). This cheese would be the SUBJECT of the photo. (Subject - Synonyms: matter, topic, theme. These nouns denote the principal idea or point of a speech, a piece of writing, or an artistic work.)

2. This is open to discussion but by Audience I would assume either the voters, or, someone in the photo looking at cheese

3. the photo would be somewhat funny as to make me smile.

After reviewing your photo, I feel it does not meet the challenge either because there is no cheese in the photo or because it's not funny. Or both.

justin says cheese
by permapier

Comment by shaver:
What a wierd looking dude!!! Only one comment is with your composure, it is better when your subject is looking into the frame not out of it.

justin says cheese
by permapier

Comment by Commando303:
I see no cheese.

fallingwax
by permapier

Comment by AzCKelly:
Very nice picture. Love the reflection and the touch of texture in the middle there. What a good warm glow, soothing.

caroling at university park
by permapier

Comment by nlghttrain:
seems like you were trying a bit to hard on this one. the shot its self is well composed but the red effect that were added seem very out of place and unreal especially on the lips of the lady all the way on the left

caroling at university park
by permapier

Comment by Katmystiry:
I don't care for the selective desat in this. All color would probably look better.

justin says cheese
by permapier

Comment by srugolo:
Nice facial expression. Personally I'd have composed with the negative space on the left considering the direction you gave to the shot.