Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by albright1:
Nice idea, but your background is a bit busy for my taste.

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by frisca:
I think a warmer light would have helped this shot, it seems a bit flat and not warm and fuzzy,which would go with the composition.

Cheese Sauce
by Doorskidder

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - You needed a little more of a plan for this one. I'm not saying you couldn't pull this off, but this one needs some help. I'm not really sure what you were trying to show here. I would say its the cheese judging by the title. I think you should've shown more of that, but not from so close! Give it some room to move a little. The actual composition of the pic is pretty weak, but I want to look at the technical part of it first. I may or may not come back to this section.
(cont.) The background of this picture is way way busy. It should be simple and neat.

Technical - I think the biggest problem is the focus. I think that stems from being too close to your subject. The camera can't focus if you are that close, or apparently that close because of the zoom. Looks like the flash fired judging by the reflections on the spoon though I am not positive. I would hesitate to use the flash, especially on something this close. The colors do look okay, so that's good.

Overall - aesthetically not a strong picture, although its making me crave nachos, and not very well taken. I'd say turn off the flash from this close, back up a little, and try to take the photo from the direction where the background is minimized. Your camera will take some very nice pics. I bought my wife one in Oct. 2002. Good luck to you and keep shooting. - Bob

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by GeneralE:
I'd like to try lighting this so the light is mostly on the bears, with the quilt in a darker background. Right now the quilt is so bright it somewhat overwhelms the subject.

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by K-Rob:
A softer or not so busy background should draw more attention to the bears. As is it, they kind of get lost on all the shapes and color.

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by f-32:
I like the bears. They are sharp and well placed. The background is too busy to fully appreciate them though, imo.

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by Martin:
Hard to get any detail in furry things but this is a nice shot.7

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by breezy:
I like the idea, but I think the shot is too busy. I would probably shoot only one bear, or use an interesting angle that creates a definite focus - right now my eyes are going all over the place. I like the little seat that they're sitting in! And the quilt in the BG is a good touch.

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by jodiecoston:
Cute shot - the background is a little busy, but the bears are adorable. One thing I've found with taking photos of inanimate objects is that if you can treat them just like you would people, it can help - i.e. getting their eyes in the shot with a bit of catchlight to make them a bit more lifelike, etc. It makes the viewer respond instinctively in a positive manner.

Teddy Bears and Friends
by Doorskidder

Comment by Musicman:
Picture should be tall than wider for my kind of magazine.
There is also little room for sub-topics