Corneredby
meo729Comment by amandalore: Critique Club Comment
Initial thoughts: Very brown, a little dull, and the focus is off, but definitely meets the challenge
Subject & background: I like the weathered old pages look, but I'm not sure I like the texture of what appears to be corkboard, also the brown on brown is a little much, like someone suggested, maybe this would look nice in BW or sepia or just a different background... also, I like the idea that's been suggested of having something written on the pages
Angle, framing & composition: I think you've done some nice work here, I would prefer a more squarish crop, maybe some more space at the bottom, but placement and balance seem right
Focus, clarity & DOF: I think this is what got you the most... seems your focus is on the ground (cork?) directly below the book and then out of focs toward the edges, which is a little dizzying given the texture and then your subject, the page corners, are out of focus, a deeper DOF could help you out, I'm looking again, and maybe that's motion blur? either way, crisp clean page edges would have definitely boosted your score
Lighting & exposure: lighting looks even and exposure is also good
Post processing: again, maybe BW
Overall, my opinion: fairly good photo, I think you had a nice idea to work with here, nice subject, seems the focus and the background are the main things to improve
If you have any questions regarding this critique, feel free to PM me
Amanda
