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11/29/2004 10:20:19 PM · #1 |
This picture is of my best friend.. and no matter how I look at it.. something is wrong with this picture.. what would you have done better..
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11/29/2004 10:21:28 PM · #2 |
| Also I'll add there was NO editing of this picture. Just simple resizing. |
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11/29/2004 10:23:50 PM · #3 |
No highlights in the eyes. The eyes are slightly out of focus. Good smile and expression, but the eyes tell the story of a portrait.
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11/29/2004 10:23:54 PM · #4 |
Looks cramped for space, maybe because of the limited background. More negative space to the right may help. Pose is good and so is the lighting.
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11/29/2004 10:29:04 PM · #5 |
| It is a lovely photo. The first thing I noticed is that it is a very close-up picture and her face is at a harsh angle for such a close-up. But I wouldn't let that bother you too much, I think it makes for a nice snapshot. The other thing is that her eyes are centered low on the photo. I'm guessing you are taller than her? Perhaps cropping a little off the top will even it out. |
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11/29/2004 10:50:00 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by AndrewWest:
This picture is of my best friend.. and no matter how I look at it.. something is wrong with this picture.. what would you have done better..
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Looks like you took the picture from too close-up and hence perspective effects show in the face which is not good for a portrait
You might like to take the picture from a distance.. like a meter or two and zoom in as needed |
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11/29/2004 10:54:52 PM · #7 |
I just think your lighting is coming from a bad direction. If she was facing more to her right, and could get the shadow to just be on half her face, it would be ok. That's all.
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11/29/2004 10:56:12 PM · #8 |
| Her right eye looks bigger than her left eye. This is because her right eye is closer to the lens than her left eye. You can minimize the effect by moving back from the subject and zooming in. Most people have one eye bigger than the other. Posing the smaller eye closer to the camera will help. |
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11/29/2004 11:22:08 PM · #9 |
1. You could try flipping the picture vertically to see if that perspective improves the shot. Converging lines in the background have subtle effects on the image.
2. Perhaps the lighting in combination with the above mentioned lens distortion overemphasizes that part of the visage. |
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11/30/2004 12:11:27 AM · #10 |
Looks like you used a wide angle, which distorts people's faces. Try standing back and zooming in on her face.
Message edited by author 2004-11-30 00:14:09.
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12/01/2004 04:54:52 PM · #11 |
| Thanks guys. I read through your comments and took them to heart and will try again with that shot sometime soon. Thanks very much again. :) |
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12/01/2004 05:11:13 PM · #12 |
Using the distort tool (in Photoshop), selective sharpening on the eyes, and fill flash, I came up with this:
Not a huge difference, but perhaps some improvement.
A re-shoot is probably still your best option....
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12/01/2004 05:55:34 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by cloudsme:
...Most people have one eye bigger than the other. Posing the smaller eye closer to the camera will help. |
I'm sorry, but that is too funny. I've never heard this advice. Remind me to bring a set of calipers the next time I shoot a portrait. "Oh, yeah, baby! You're beautiful! Work it! Small eye toward me...small eye toward me!"
Message edited by author 2004-12-01 17:56:16. |
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12/01/2004 06:17:02 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by bledford:
[quote=cloudsme]...Most people have one eye bigger than the other. Posing the smaller eye closer to the camera will help. |
Ah come on, you don't think that's being just a tad too picky? Even for DPC? LOL
I'd have no clue how to approach a client with that request: you have one large eye, mind pointing the other one this way?
I think people have enough complexes as is, let alone now be conscious of their cyclopse-ism.
:-)
P.S. I like the original shot. My only critique is that it's got a gray over tone. Maybe boost the levels. Cute shot. |
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12/01/2004 06:49:27 PM · #15 |
I think the original picture is just fine. It conveys very well the character of the person, and while it may not be a formal portrait, like one of those plastic things with say-cheese fake smiles and kitschy backgrounds, i say it's much better. This is real.
Yes, it's slightly distorted and perhaps lighting could be a little better, but that's not a drawback, that's something that gives the shot, and the person on it, more uniqueness and distinctiveness.
So, again, i'd say don't change a single thing, it's a very cool portrait.
[really minor stuff: i'd move the camera a little downwards, so that the eyes are not in the middle vertically, but at the .6 line; and on this uncalibrated monitor it looks like a little contrast boost may be in order] |
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12/01/2004 07:07:29 PM · #16 |
For me, it's the composition, ( her eyes are in the dead center of the frame), and the lighting, (I would like to have seen her turned toward the light rather than away from it.)
Linda |
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