Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
The background for this image is Quite pixellated. The focus and quality of the strawberry is good, but the quality of the background is really really poor. See all the little identifiable squares in it? Especially on the face.
There are a few hot spots of lighting. On the nose, hair and shirt. I think that the shadow on the strawberry is making it look like it's a little old. Maybe starting to go soft.
Overall angle and framing/cropping are good. I like the DOF, and think that it's used realy well here.
If I had a suggestion, for the challenge, it would be to have moved the strawberry nearer to the person, and get a vertical crop, so it would be more formatted for the front of a magazine.
Nice idea.
~Heather~
*Final Hours Critique*
If my comment is brief, it's because the Magazine Cover shots are going to be taken off the CC list tonight at midnight, and I can get to more of them, using less words. Figured even a brief comment is better than no comment at all.

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by Ricky Cleave:
how would you go about putting this on a magazine? the two photographical elements are split in half you can have the strawberrry on the front and have the girl on the innerspread, which would you do?

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by frisca:
I think the strawberry needs a bit more light, and a vertical presentation to be more effective. I like the DOF choice though. :)

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by wewillexplore:
Woman looks pixely - nice ... large strawberry!

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by nevileon:
Nice photo, that strawberry's makin' me hungry! It's a little dark and maybe could have used a little fill flash from the right side.

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by Morgan:
Great image, suits the theme of this week's challenge very well. 8 Morgan

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by Artifacts:
Making the strawberry in razor sharp focus with everything else in soft focus makes this a great image.

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by emorgan49:
Yes! and a recipe should go with the article! Textbook example of depth of field.

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by inspzil:
Not a bad macro. Need a little fill flash on this one. Strawberry's a little dark. I would've put the berry a little closer to the woman though, especially to preserve a portrait aspect ratio. Strawberry is very well focused, just a little dark

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment by ChrisW123:
Never heard of this magazine.