Hello and greetings from the Critique Club-
Upon first glance at your photo, I̢۪m struck by the nice combination of the red hues with the dead leaves. They actually go quite nice together I think, and the metal grate provides some nice detail and additional interest. Your exposure is great, with nice saturation and tonality. Detail is great as well, and I think your choice for depth of field works well given the subject matter. I think that your composition is a bit awkward though- another user noted the leaf being in the way, and I agree with this statement. The manner that you̢۪ve chosen to portray things lends me to believe you̢۪re really trying to showcase the shoes themselves, so you don̢۪t want things to detract from that. The composition, as well, does this to an extent too. I don̢۪t think both shoes necessarily need to be in frame, but certainly think that one of them should be completely showcased. The photo itself is very still-life̢۪ish, which isn̢۪t generally a genre of photography I̢۪d associate with fashion. Definitely reminiscent of a ordering catalog shot, but not quite "fashion," if you get my drift. Not quite an advertisement and not fashion-showy either. You may have gotten some vote lowering due to that, but it̢۪s obviously a subjective issue. One last thing- I don̢۪t see any issue caused by it, but getting in the habit of lowering ISO as much as possible is a good practice to get into, and you had some leeway on this one. Overall, a good entry and a good start.
Message edited by author 2010-05-11 06:34:41. |