Greetings from the Critique Club :-)
Well, this shot obviously fits the challenge :-) I must admit I have been a bit perplexed since I pulled this shot from the queue for a critique a couple of days ago. Just puzzled over why a pretty decent photog with nice equipment, some great shots in their port (a 4th place among them) and a 5.75+ avg would want a formal critique on a shot taken with a p&s at a party 4 yrs ago, but anyways...
The first thing that strikes me is the wild expression. Kind of engaging at first, but starts to seem out of place with the nice, solid black backgroung. Makes sense when you read your notes, it fits for a party shot, that is what it comes across as. I wonder if maybe this might have scored better if there were a little detail in the background to give some context? Maybe not. Skin tone looks a tad bit on the yellow side. There are some harsh shadows, probably due to onboard flash? It's a bit disconcerting to me how her black top totally blends into the background, it makes her neck look kind of un-natural and almost cut n pasted like. Same with how we lose part of the earrings.
So overall, the expression has some interest, and captures your attention initially, but then the overall quality I feel allows the viewer to quickly be ready to 'move on', and leave wondering if this was perhaps a doctored up 'party shot'.
If you have any questions or comments or anything, please feel free to contact me.
Happy shooting,
taterbug :-) |
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