davidc wrote:There has been quite a lot of negativity about this shot from one guy at work in particular. Granted its hardly the best portrait ever, in the main it's a lighting practice/exercise. I can see some "errors" though don't think they detract from the overall image... Is it THAT bad?
Oh, for goodness sake, sort it out the proper way. Thump him. Chances are that he is smaller than you so everything should turn out OK.
No? Maybe not. It really depends on what he is saying. I cannot say that I paid too much attention to it, which probably tells you all you need to know.
The first thing that struck me was a cross processed look, which you did not mention so I presume was not your intention. That kind of colouring doesn't swing my boat, but in some quarters that alone would be sufficient to confer you with instant hero status. Looking at it more closely, I also feel that the light on your wife's face is a little bright and I would be tempted to tone it down a smidgen. Then there is the tree growing out of her head. Once again, this is a no no for many, but not detrimental for everyone. We have already discussed this in the thread to which I have linked below. On that basis, you are now well on the way to netting a tax free £15k, which adjusting for inflation is probably more like £25k these days.
http://forums.croydoncameraclub.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=71&p=295&hilit=prize#p295Then there is the question of your wife's position in the photo. A lot of negative space on the right, would it have been better to have had this on the left or to crop? I also wonder if you could have composed the image so that there is a bit less space above her head and perhaps the cut-off point on her body could have been a bit lower. The positioning just seems a bit strange to me and the top of her head is quite close to the mid point of the horizontal axis.
Good job that you will not be at the club on Wednesday, otherwise we might find ourselves squaring up ..............
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