Glasses - Looking for Unfiltered Critiques

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/28/2012 10:36:46 AM · #1

Just wondering where I went wrong with this photo.

So far it was my favorite entry to any challenge and was disappointed it didn't finish higher in the standings.

I'm a big boy, I can take any criticism thrown out there.

CS

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

03/28/2012 10:44:40 AM · #2

I didn't vote in this one but to me I would've thought the score would be higher than it was.

Some things I can think of is maybe a focus stack so the foreground glasses are in focus as well as the reflection/word "oakley". And possibly having the background a different color so the subject is a bit more separated. The nose piece and background are very similar. Can't think of anything else.

If I did vote, I probably would've given it a 7

Message edited by author 2012-03-28 10:46:29.

Brielle

03/28/2012 11:06:26 AM · #3

I gave this an 8 - Clever, well executed, would make a great product shot for an advertiser. A touch more DoF would have brought you up to a 9 for me. I am baffled sometimes as to why people vote the way they do. If I had to guess though, most voted on how interesting the image is or how it appeals to them personally. I imagine this was technically a pretty difficult shot, but it also doesn't really send out a personal or artistic message. If tat makes sense?

JamesDowning

Sony SLT-A33

Sony SAL-1855 DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

03/28/2012 11:33:40 AM · #4

I gave it a 7, but I wasn't a huge fan of the coloring. To me, it looked like the whites needed to be brought up. Almost like the white balance wasn't set?

The red green and blue also didn't work perfectly together in my opinion. Red yellow and blue would have worked better in my opinion. The green and blue get muddled together.

It did fairly well though... 32% ain't bad.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/28/2012 11:39:35 AM · #5

I didn't vote in this challenge, but I'll give you my opinion. I would have given this a 5 for effort. But, this appears to be trying to be more of a product shot then an artistic shot. A product shot would never let their name brand be oof. That would be the clearest part of the picture. Now if they had been on a person's face, it would have been more artistic, probably getting a higher score.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

03/28/2012 12:08:41 PM · #6

Thanks for the feedback.
I'll be doing this one again and I'll incorporate your suggestions in the next image.

CS

RyanW

Nikon D7000

03/28/2012 12:11:27 PM · #7

I think that some people on here tend to vote better based on "it looks like a snapshot of real life" as opposed to "this is an obvious setup shot".

I enjoyed this image and thought it was well executed, for what it's worth.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/28/2012 12:15:38 PM · #8

Originally posted by RyanWareham:

Thanks.

That's fair, and I won't begrudge anyone if that's how they voted. I'm simply curious is all.

CS

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

03/28/2012 12:22:42 PM · #9

Originally posted by Kelli:

I didn't vote in this challenge, but I'll give you my opinion. I would have given this a 5 for effort. But, this appears to be trying to be more of a product shot then an artistic shot. A product shot would never let their name brand be oof. That would be the clearest part of the picture. Now if they had been on a person's face, it would have been more artistic, probably getting a higher score.

This is a very good point. If this was set on someone's face, I think it probably would've done much better.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

03/28/2012 02:35:19 PM · #10

I scored it well, but IMHO it has two big flaws. In a setup where you control everything, there is no reason for the glasses that make up the reflection to be that out of focus. The whole play of the image is broken by in focus/out of focus duality. The delightful moment of uncertainty where you don't know whats going on, where the brain is assembling form, light and color, is short circurted by the easy explanation the focus gives. Secondly the greenish tanish back ground and the stray reflections behind the blue glasses, are distracting and add nothing to the composition. had the background been black and the only thing reflected in the red glasses been the blue glasses and its pool of light, it would have been a stronger composition.