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10/05/2010 04:15:42 AM |
Hello from the Critique Club-
Your entry very obviously fits the challenge well, as is made evident by its placing but also by a solid and obvious use of a chair in your portrait. I like that you took things in a slightly different direction from the standard portrait, and think that the key to making a successful portrait is giving it some sort of direction or make it depict more than just somebody̢۪s face. Overall, I like your photo, but there are a few things that really distract me from the scene as a whole. The first is the strange way that your hair sorta turned into a mat due to the lighting. I̢۪m not sure if there was clipping or what, but I get stuck there visually. The other is the differing color temperatures. I think going with one or the other would have been better. Personally, I think staying away from the warming gel would have benefitted things you̢۪re showing a person who looks hurt and isolated, and cooler lighting is just more sterile and unbecoming of comfort. I would also second  geinafets comment to lower the intensity a bit. Oh, and is that a remote in your hand? ;) Timer/other hand recommended.
All in all though, the score is warranted, as you̢۪ve met the challenge in a creative and interesting fashion, and what I̢۪ve noted are minor issues. Good job.
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09/28/2010 01:55:39 PM |
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09/28/2010 06:06:12 AM |
| Nice One. Big boys cry too. Hahhahaha |
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09/22/2010 11:37:21 PM |
| Nice reduced colour palette |
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09/22/2010 01:40:13 PM |
| love the emotion this pushes! 8 |
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09/22/2010 12:37:54 PM |
| Strong emotion image. The narrow color band also helps, adding to the feeling of distance and retreating from the world into his private place of pain or shame. |
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09/22/2010 11:00:10 AM |
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09/22/2010 07:22:13 AM |
| I love the spotlight under/behind the chair. I think the side light (photo's right, subject's left) lights too much. If you put it a bit more behind him, it would have given more of an edge light, which would create a slightly darker image that would better fit the title. I think I might have moved the main light more to his side as well, for the same reason. I think there is too much light on him for him to still be considered vulnerable. |
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09/22/2010 06:58:54 AM |
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