Light of Life
by Spartan151

Comment by freakin_hilarious:
Photo appears to be technically good, but i'm afraid I don't find the subject itself very interesting.

Light of Life
by Spartan151

Comment by Judi:
Good angle choice.

Grandpa's Camera
by Spartan151

Comment by Kathyc:
Nice composition, but focus seems a little off.

Trapped!
by Spartan151

Comment by fotojunkie:
Great idea, but a little off balance. Maybe move the man up a bit and get his feet pushing too?

Trapped!
by Spartan151

Comment by BakerBug:
Lighting is too harsh and his shirt does not work well for a B&W shot. I like the idea.

Trapped!
by Spartan151

Comment by kari1:
Not bad, but too much contrast, and it is a small picture, extra point for actually being square though.

Simply Glowing!
by Spartan151

Comment by LalliSig:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I am going to be a little bit brutal with you so just keep in mind that this critique is just about this one photo and not by any means any opinion on you specifically, just this one photo. Let me just start out by saying that I am not really surprised it didn´t do too well in the challenge, I myself would have probably voted this a 3 or a 4. Technically it´s nothing to shout hooray about, while the composition is not bad it´s nothing it´s just not exciting. The glow effect you put on it I don´t find flattering at all and in particular it blows out the highlights on her left shoulder, left knuckles and forearm and most of the face and since I am rather technically inclined, this is a huge drawback for me personally and enough for me to deduct points.

As for fitting the challenge, I think that is a bit of a stretch. What I immediately thought when I saw this shot was that it was a snapshot, like she was watching the TV and you disturbed her and snapped a shot as she was looking up. It´s a shame as she is a cute girl, I think you can do a lot better than this. I just don´t see what this shot has to do with fashion, and that is mainly why I would have voted it so low, this is more of a portrait look, tell me honestly, could you see this or a very similar shot in a fashion magazine?

Sorry for coming down so hard on you but I am just trying to be honest and if you dissagree, just keep in mind that I am no professional and have never even been to a photography class so what the heck to I know :) This is just my opinion.

A few good points though are that you have a good looking model so keep on using her, you captured the eyes pretty well wich is always good, people always look at the eyes first. Also the shot is in focus. Just put a little bit more effort into your entry next time and I am sure you will do better. Dress her up in something fashionable, if you don´t own fancy studio lighting, go outside in the "golden hour" and use available light that flatters the model and I bet the outcome will be much better.

Kind regards, Larus.

Simply Glowing!
by Spartan151

Comment by madison461:
Too much glow....very distracting

Simply Glowing!
by Spartan151

Comment by BRCPRES:
the glow looks a little distracting to me on my computer - 6

Simply Glowing!
by Spartan151

Comment by kyhangdog:
You have blown your highlights in pp. I see potential, but for a fashion challenge, you really need more fashion, unless your glasses are the fashions and then you need to have less body and more focus on the glasses.