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Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.
First Impression - the most important one:
Nice portrait Simple and effective.
Composition:
I like that the fan takes of most of the composition allowing only the eyes to show. Very nice.
Subject:
The eyes become the subject in this photo and you have successfully isolated them.
Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Artistically I like this shot but, you do have some technicals issues.
Color: A bit warm for my taste. The halogens put off a rather warm light that using a tungsten WB doesn't completely compensate for. The only way to deal with this in-camera is a custom WB.
Focus: Eyes are a little soft, I think a bit of USM in photoshop would have given them a sharper look.
Light: It comes across a bit flat. I'm not sure what position the light source was in, but I'd probably move it a bit more off center.
To grow its vote?:
I think voters were expecting more dramatic lighting (often sidelighting) and your photo while lit by a single light source doesn't have that pop.
Summary:
Nice portrait. Very artistic, a few technical issues, but overall nice.
Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy |
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