Probably ... the Most Frustrating Puzzle in the World!!!by
bobonacusComment by aKiwi: I gave this a 0... but because I didn't vote on all the puzzle images.
I probably would have given it a 6.
The last 2 commentors have summed things up pretty well but I will add my critique.
Lighting:
I like the way you have lit the back. I do that too. However in this case the white background around the person is much brighter than anything else in the image.. and tends to draw attention. I find the best background for this type of lighting is a Grey one, then you can fade from light grey to almost black & it won't be overpowering the image.
The composition is ok, but I had to look hard to see where the puzzle was. Rotating the wine to show more & perhaps lighting the puzzle a bit more with a snoot would help.
The white stripe on the top mixes with the ropes in the puzzle.
I can see the glass is one of those frosted ones.. but it also looks like those dirty results you take the glasses from the dish washer without that sparkle mixture.
The look of the model probably also didn't help.
1 eye half closed, hair a bit messy.
Nothing really drasticly wrong with the image.... but as said nothing to make the viewer go wow & stop and want to look again.
I also find the colour balance to be pretty cold. Warming the image a little could make it more inviting. and perhaps playing with curves / levels.
Hope this helps.
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