Portrait Critique please!!!
After some feedback, and looking at the photo with rested eyes, I realized I totally OVER processed that picture. Here is one with out such drastic edits and a new crop.
Why so serious?
I know what I see.
As already mentioned .... the background.
As with (most) all photography ...... KISS ("silly-that-is") .... lol
Here I find your back-drop pretty bizzy.
The idea (of course) is the xmas tree which is very good.
It adds to the story ..... very good.
It's the right-hand side that disturbs me the most.
Had you filled the entire backdrop with an out-of focus
xmas tree, I think the photo would be even more dramatic.
What do you think ?
Barb says:
"I think I need to set some rules for my self"
Me: A good idea is to Google portraiture and study from there.
Try to edit in-camera while you take the pix as well.
GaryTrent photography (Canada)
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Art Effects Gallery,
Grand Forks, B.C. Canada
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"if only I had my own kids or any in the neighborhood that
I could practice with"
Me: What a great idea !
Practice on the neighborhood children.
Kids are always eager to have their photos taken,
esp. when you play-back to them.
Watch their eyes light up ..... lol
You can even offer to e-mail them a shot and say
"your gonna be famous" ..... now watch the co-operation. LOL
Maybe an idea would be to have your camera set to
muti-images (3-5 frames) as they do move around a lot.
Then simply edit the good shots.
GaryTrent photography (Canada)
Owner of
Art Effects Gallery,
Grand Forks, B.C. Canada
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Sadly, I have children available to me almost every day. The only reason I say sadly is, because I am a teacher. I wish I could spend the whole day just photographing them and practicing, however, I think I might not have a job if I do that! LOL. Now to find a way to convince my principal to let me take pictures instead of teach...
Fortunately, Field trips offer many opportunties, well the right trips.. Here is a pic from the beginning of this school year.. one of my little angels.
Rest my case ....
..... you got the idea!
GaryTrent photography (Canada)
Owner of
Art Effects Gallery,
Grand Forks, B.C. Canada
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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn
My only critique is in the final edit, I think the skin tone may be a tad washed out? I mean a tad or it could be my monitor. I know you are using on camera flash, maybe look into a diffuser till you get a speedlight. I am speaking of something like this... www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/388057-RE...Screen_Diffuser.html
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