can´t believe
by claudiadf

Comment by fdpiech:
Focus Focus Focus...

can´t believe
by claudiadf

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Interesting closeup, but I find the heavy shadows around the eyes annoying. Possibly a reflector (white paper would do) under the face would direct light to the area and lighten the shadows.

can´t believe
by claudiadf

Comment by ScantyNebula:
I understand your intention but it just doesn't work for me, its the blurriness I dont like

Shakespeare's Ghost
by claudiadf

Comment by Imagineer:
Imaginative approach. I love the effects which are only marred by the visible context to the right which I feel would have been better cropped out - leaving the viewer more disoriented.

enough
by claudiadf

Comment by JC_Homola:
This is a very complex image. I very much like the colours esp.

A different crop to eliminate the right hand 3rd of the picture would remove some non-essential busy-ness.

Also, using a polarizing filter or some how diffusing the light would help not have the glare in the lower left hand corner.

I like this DOF, but would also love to see it shot with others, shallower and broader.

Unfortunately I can't see it as a still life, sorry.

As an artistic attempt very definitely!

I hope this helps.
JC

Shakespeare's Ghost
by claudiadf

Comment by Mireh:
neat

Shakespeare's Ghost
by claudiadf

Comment by neenee1999:
I like this, imaginative yet subtle.

Shakespeare's Ghost
by claudiadf

Comment by vtruan:
nice abstract.

Shakespeare's Ghost
by claudiadf

Comment by joannadiva:
interesting use of smoke may try something like this in the future myself

burning pumpkin
by claudiadf

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Normally, I am not fond of shots that are this close up and fill the frame like this -- I like to have some context that the shot is in. That said, I think your framing works well here, and is very effective at getting the Halloween imagery across. By having nothing else in the frame, the viewer is forced to look at the face, and that in itself probably makes the viewer uncomfortable, which is a nice effect, I think, for pictures like this.

I think, for me, the bright spot in the middle lends the picture to feeling a little off balance. I found myself looking for the same kind of thing in the left eye or mouth.

When I do these critiques, and the score is in the middle like yours, I try and imagine what the voters were thinking (hahaha). For your shot, there is nothing that jumps out and grabs the viewer, immediately, so the emotional impact is not there. It does help to study the picture longer, and it becomes more effective. Unfortunately, many people do not have time to study each picture.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
karmat