Panama City Beach 077.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Mephisto:
hi jamie, i've had a look through your portfolio and see that many shots really do have a good and interesting compositon and many, like this one here, have not. the lighting in this shot is really nice, i like the shades of red in the sand and her hair and the holiday-like feel. the centered composition just doesn't work. sure, sometimes a centered comp does work in order to perceive an atmosphere of calm and tranquility, but in this case an off-centered comp would have been a better choice imo.for example have the woman in the upper right corner as if she is walking out of the photo, leaving a great day at the beach behind. or have her on the left side (always remember the "rule of thirds") and crop the photo panoramic (i.e. 640x160 pixels) having her walk "into" the photo (the choice is only a matter of YOUR interpretation).
i like these minimalism kind of shots, just keep on shootin' and try to experiment with composition and perspective, i think these two are far more important than the best processing technics in the world... ;-) good luck

Jaelyn holding flowers_edited-1.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by zxaar:
looks good to me, just a small note, image looks little soft. little sharpening would help.

Ostrich say what?
by bennettjamie

Comment by primecath:
Love the straight on shot, and the blue - wow

Love in the Sun
by bennettjamie

Comment by Judi:
Hi, Greetings from the Critique Club:

Composition: I have taken the liberty to work with your image as y ou can see below. I have cropped a tad off the top as my eyes kept wandering out of the page. Aside from that I would possible have had a little more room around the main subject so they don't feel so confined. Love is meant to have no confinements...it is a free feeling, therefore you need to use your photo to convey that to the viewer. Make it so it isn't a feeling of entrapment. I know that it wasn't possible at the time, but in future watch for details such as the water bottle...very distracting to the eye.

Technical: I felt the image had flat lighting and worked it by increasing the saturation and then separately the greens. (All valid in Basic Editing)

Overall: I feel this had much potential. A little more experimenting with angles and lighting issues and this would have done much better.

Reflective Waters
by bennettjamie

Comment by RACosta:
Beautiful shot. I scored it really high. Sorry about the DQ.

Love in the Sun
by bennettjamie

Comment by smyk:
good work on reaching your goal. Only cropped? When resizing, i would recommend always Unshaprening MAsk. Everytime you resize, you loose sharpness. USM is super practical. Good work.

Reflective Waters
by bennettjamie

Comment by Shadowi6:
What a stunning shot, shame about the dq

Love in the Sun
by bennettjamie

Comment by nova:
Nice Jaime! Congrats on breaking the 5 barrier! It may be that scoring a 6+ will happen sooner than you expect.

Reflective Waters
by bennettjamie

Comment by MaryO:
A little overexposed, but pretty scene.

Love in the Sun
by bennettjamie

Comment by 777STAN:
"From Here to Eternity!"...or...at least until I have to go back to my apartment & study for Mid-Terms!