autumn collection
by slingram

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Hello and greetings from the Critique Club-
Upon first glance at your photo, I’m struck by the nice combination of the red hues with the dead leaves. They actually go quite nice together I think, and the metal grate provides some nice detail and additional interest. Your exposure is great, with nice saturation and tonality. Detail is great as well, and I think your choice for depth of field works well given the subject matter. I think that your composition is a bit awkward though- another user noted the leaf being in the way, and I agree with this statement. The manner that you’ve chosen to portray things lends me to believe you’re really trying to showcase the shoes themselves, so you don’t want things to detract from that. The composition, as well, does this to an extent too. I don’t think both shoes necessarily need to be in frame, but certainly think that one of them should be completely showcased. The photo itself is very still-life’ish, which isn’t generally a genre of photography I’d associate with fashion. Definitely reminiscent of a ordering catalog shot, but not quite "fashion," if you get my drift. Not quite an advertisement and not fashion-showy either. You may have gotten some vote lowering due to that, but it’s obviously a subjective issue. One last thing- I don’t see any issue caused by it, but getting in the habit of lowering ISO as much as possible is a good practice to get into, and you had some leeway on this one. Overall, a good entry and a good start.

Message edited by author 2010-05-11 06:34:41.

autumn collection
by slingram

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Fine detail here - The leaf on the fore shoe near the heel is a little distracting though

autumn collection
by slingram

Comment by VitaminB:
Great contrast between the fashion of the shoe, and the dead leaves and metal grate.

autumn collection
by slingram

Comment by tanguera:
Good detail, but the shoe positions are a bit static.

orange
by slingram

Comment by giantmike:
Good setting and good clothing choice for him, that really seems to fit his style. I don't really like when pants are worn too low, but that didn't make me vote down any.