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03/25/2004 11:13:30 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
The message
This is a nice portrait. The camera makes it clear that the subject is a photographer, and the low key and hiding most of the face behind the camera and hands give it an air of mystery. The one eye that is visible is expressive; this is a serious photographer.
Creative choices
The natural light is very effective; it nicely lights the one side and leaves most of the image in shadow, producing a good low key image (although I find the bright reflection on the camera distracting). Black and white works well. I don't like the vertical line on the left side (edge of the mirror?) or the horizontal lines in the background, and there is a somewhat distracting line at bottom center.
Technical aspects
Focus and exposure are just right. Tonal range is appropriate for the low key approach. Sharpness is just right. |
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03/21/2004 03:39:58 PM |
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03/21/2004 01:43:06 AM |
| 2 - Moody but too dark ... and the camera gets in the way. |
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03/18/2004 12:24:23 PM |
| I really like this shot...the only distractin is the line down the left side, maybe the doorway?...other than that this is very good |
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03/16/2004 12:26:57 PM |
| The line down the left hand side doesn't help the shot much, too distracting... |
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03/16/2004 12:27:15 AM |
| Oh just a bit more light especially arond the camera. Very nice idea |
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03/15/2004 08:06:14 PM |
| Great shot. I like the lighting! |
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03/15/2004 12:41:47 PM |
| I feel a tighter crop on the bottom would improve this shot, good pic though |
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03/15/2004 12:33:16 PM |
| Nice choice to use limited lighting... a portrait that really conveys the photographer's tendency to stay in the shadows rather than in front of the camera. |
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03/15/2004 12:10:51 PM |
| Nicely done. BOL That line on the left is distracting. I assume it is the frame of the mirror. Cropping it out would have done it I think. |
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03/15/2004 12:04:47 PM |
| I love the lighting. Good luck! |
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03/15/2004 04:05:29 AM |
| An interesting study, good use of black and white, gently lit; like the low key mystery. |
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