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07/10/2015 02:31:28 PM |
*Hello from the Critique Club*
This is a competent portrait. The first thing I see is a lovely lady in a natural pose in an original framed setting, immediately followed, unfortunately, by a poorly finished prop.
I like your efforts to make your portrait stand out and to be more original. I also like the predominant blackness of the foreground and background against the red frame. I also like the colour of her dress and the way the sleeve hangs over the edge of the frame to break it up in a natural sort of way. And your lighting and exposure is effective.
What really lets this down in a big way for me is the visible edge of the corrugated cardboard from which the frame has been made. Its one of those 'if only' moments that once seen just completely dominates the image to its detriment. I think the 'culprit' is the light you have used to lift her hair which is also brightening that unneeded portion of the frame too. It clearly illustrates how important it is to pay critical attention to all of the detail. Whilst our brains dismiss certain aspects in the scene the camera will accurately record everything, warts n all.
I see there has been some comment made about the title, I do believe the title is an extremely important part of any image, it helps you give the viewer more information. Obviously in this case you also have the file number too which is unfortunate but you do have your title too, her name. I would never mark an image down because of it but that may well be the result simply because the viewer is missing that extra clue that will help them understand your intentions better. |
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05/20/2015 02:25:37 PM |
I apologize for the error in the title .....
in the last few months I have very little time, sometimes it happens to be fast too :-) |
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05/19/2015 04:03:40 PM |
| Different and eye-catching. The frame and contrast works well, but perhaps the frame should have had a better finish on the inner borders on top and on the right. I still like it and it's in my top 3. |
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05/14/2015 12:07:19 AM |
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05/13/2015 05:38:39 PM |
| If it were me, I'd have softened her laugh lines a bit :) |
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05/13/2015 07:21:02 AM |
| Wonderful portrait, but I have to say this. It is probably really silly of me, but I'll mention it because maybe other people feel the same way. I'm really not trying to be an ass. Maybe I should ask other people in the forum what they think. Anyway...I know it should not matter, but when I see a good image like this one and then notice, what I assume is the image number, in the title I almost (and I emphasise almost) want to give it a lower score than what I intended. It's a great image and I thin it deserves a better title, even if it is "just" Rita. :) |
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