hookay, apologies for for having such a small brain.;p
now that you say it, the fg kids does have a point... wow. didn't see it that way. thanks for showing me. now i like this photo better.;p
the whole point of the image is the fact that the reader wasn't playing with the other kids. he was isolating himself with a book. hence the children in the forground happily playing, framing the reader, isolating him visually from the viewer. thus, also, the glow on the book, bringing more power visually to the object of his attention, over that of social interraction.
First Impression: What's with all the kids in the foreground? What are they doing for the shot? 5, because of those pesky kids.
Composition: 5. The foreground elements take a lot of attention from the subject. A tighter crop would've done your subject justice.
Subject: Your subject's a kid. Reading a book. You should've showed a lot more of just that, and a lot less of what it's not.
Technical: 6. Tonalities are fine, but a little bumping up of the contrast wouldn't hurt.
Summary: This is Candid, not Photojournalism. It doesn't have to speak volumes to be appreciated as one. Crop the hell out of it and it's a great photo.
Disclaimer:The following crits are personal opinions, not photographic dogmas. Please see them as suggestions, not claims of mastery nor a show of hauteur.;p
I'm not much for receiving or giving comments, but since Candids are near and dear to my heart, I have decided to give comment on every entry in this challenge.
Little interest here for me I'm afraid. Just a boy reading a book is what I get from it and I find nothing that speaks to me beyond that. I do like the tones and the dof, but as a candid and in what I like to see in them, this just doesn't do it for me. It's a 3 vote for me.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
