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04/13/2004 10:01:45 AM · #1
Good morning, I'm new here (today, literally) and a little nervous about getting my feet wet, but I've been browsing this site for a while and I'm quite taken with it. My passion is people and I had a question about a photo I took a couple of weeks ago - my daughter is in focus, but husband is blurred - do you think that detracts from the photo?



If there had been an appropriate challange in that timeframe, do you think this would have been a reasonable submission? Thank you very much for taking the time to look.

Mary Elizabeth
04/13/2004 10:02:30 AM · #2
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to get the photo in that big! I'm still trying to figure out how to post properly! My apologies.
04/13/2004 10:06:42 AM · #3
Think the burring is not distracting, on the contrary it makes your eyes focus on the child and gives a good effect.
This is a fine image and if it would fit into a challenge I could belive that it would do ok, probably not a ribbon but OK.
04/13/2004 10:07:25 AM · #4
Originally posted by melake66:

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to get the photo in that big! I'm still trying to figure out how to post properly! My apologies.


We've all done it. There is a tutorial on how to show a clickable thumbnail with a link to the full size image.

BTW, your husband being out of focus does not detract from the overall image since your daughter is the main subject. Him being out of focus actually leads the viewer back to what is in focus. Actually, having him even more out of focus could help.(IMO)

Message edited by author 2004-04-13 10:09:43.
04/13/2004 10:10:13 AM · #5
It's an awesome photo. One of my favorite photos of all time was taken by my cousin: me as a toddler standing in the foreground, my father in the background, sitting on the ground looking over his shoulder at me.
It says to me that the child is exploring his world under the watchful but not overbearing eye of the parent.
04/13/2004 10:23:16 AM · #6
Thank you, I appreciate the comments! These days my photos are usually "lucky," I'd like to learn to be more deliberate in what I'm shooting.

And I'm going looking for that tutorial now!
04/13/2004 10:23:22 AM · #7
When done correctly (as it is here!) it's an excellent technique. Mastering depth of field to emphasize a subject is certainly a big part of the art of photography, in my opinion.

It's when people submit shots that are entirely blurry with no good reason that I start hitting the "3" button, or whatever.
04/13/2004 10:27:40 AM · #8
I think its great, the out of focus area puts more emphasis on your baby

the image size is not too big, but to make things go faster you can resize it to 640x480 or smaller, also just as an idea, for web displaying only you can compress the image to about 100K (or less) and still get away with a good photo for displaying on the web.

and remember to work with a copy of the original image, if you lose the original you will not be very happy

James
04/13/2004 10:39:46 AM · #9
Originally posted by alansfreed:


It's when people submit shots that are entirely blurry with no good reason that I start hitting the "3" button, or whatever.


You are more generous than most, including me.
04/13/2004 10:42:05 AM · #10
This shot is wonderful. The shallow DOF really focuses attention on your daughter. I especially like the way she is looking away, while he is looking directly at the camera. Well Done!
04/13/2004 11:07:44 AM · #11
Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Originally posted by alansfreed:


It's when people submit shots that are entirely blurry with no good reason that I start hitting the "3" button, or whatever.


You are more generous than most, including me.


I'm more of hitting the "1" button on those, but hten again, I'm a very picky mofo! :D
04/13/2004 11:13:58 AM · #12
I think blurry is more than okay, I think it is one of the real marks of more advanced photographic technique. It is really out of favour, probably based on the limitations of many of the current digicams, but creative and controlled use of Depth of Field is something that can really make images sing - providing depth, layering, structure and mystery.

Once you start getting confident enough to direct your viewers attention by controlling the focus and also happy enough not to show them everything, straight away, but force the viewer to think a bit more, then you are really starting to make progress with the tools at hand.

So I think the picture at the top is more than okay - it might show you the way forward towards more interesting picturetaking if you can learn to control the effects.


04/13/2004 12:02:58 PM · #13
My thanks to everyone for taking the time to respond. I very much appreciate it - lots of food for thought, and ideas to experiment with! I look forward to participating in challenges, and start broadening my horizons.
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