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12/21/2004 10:35:27 PM |
Your photo meets the wind challenge, but I think there are a few problems, at least in my opinion. Please take this both as constructive and as one person's opinion.
1. The models skin tone is yellow-green - not a very pleasant color for skin. Maybe your white balance was off, or your were catching ambient light reflecting from some other object.
2. There is bad glare on glasses. Couldn't she have removed them for the shot. If not, the lighting or the head angle will have to be adjusted.
3. The wrinkled backdrop is a distraction. If you can't use a different one, or press the one you've got, maybe you could move the model and candle farther away so you can blur it out with DOF.
I'm giving you a 5 |
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12/21/2004 11:28:11 AM |
| Good use of colour and simple composition. |
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12/18/2004 03:05:52 AM |
| The backdrop is wrinkly. her glasses are reflecting something too bright - remove the glasses to remove a distracting element. Your white balance seeems off - or she has jaundice. The writing on the shirt is also a distraction - basic compositional rule: unless it adds to the picture's meaning/intent, then it should not be there. The red shirt goes with the red candle, but the words? Perhaps a closer crop, lower the modle's head a bit OR have her turn to face the camera at about a 45 degree angle... |
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12/17/2004 10:43:16 PM |
| I think this is a great idea. I have a few suggestions on how I think this photo might be improved. First, I would make the background darker and/or blur it with a shallow DOF. Second, the white balance looks like it wasn't set correctly rendering the smoke, the skin and everything else yellow. I'm guessing this was shot with tungsten lighting but the camera's white balance setting was not changed to match. Third, the writing on the shirt is distracting and should probably be cropped out. I think some or all of these changes would result in a very striking photo. |
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12/16/2004 11:05:22 PM |
| Skin tone seems a little too yellow. |
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12/16/2004 02:21:19 PM |
| It would have been neat if the background was black, and the model was wearing black..so everything blended in. |
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12/16/2004 07:10:14 AM |
| Hmmm... This photo actually has a lot of potential, but the uninspiring background detracts from your subject. The creases in the background are distracting. It would work better if the background were either solid (as in a studio) or if we saw more of this candles's surroundings. The smoke from the candle is an excellent visual illustration of wind. I give this one a 7 -- for concept, if not execution. |
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12/15/2004 04:44:48 PM |
| The background is simple, yet distracting at the same time. I don't find the image to be very interesting. It seems very plain. I do like the colors. The reds bring things together. |
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12/15/2004 03:07:13 AM |
| Bad angle for the model. Her glasses look rather strange with the angle. Yellowish tint on her is not good either. |
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12/15/2004 03:00:11 AM |
| Composition: 5, Technical: 5, Appeal: 4, Challenge: 6, Overall Calculated Average Score: 5 |
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