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Old woman - portrait

Postby Alex on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:11 pm

This one is my grand mother-in-law.

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Postby Matt. K on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:23 pm

A strong image. I like the direct gaze, and the simplicity of the composition. Images like this are best left to speak for themselves and this one does that supurbly.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:26 pm

Hi Alex, first thing that struck me, is tighter crop.. The bottom part of the shot only detracts from the main focus, if it's not helping...so I'd remove it.
Secondly it may just be my LCD but I'd have suggested dialing down the flash a little, I'd of prefer the her face to be a little less exposed then it currently is. Other then those two points, you have a interesting character that's engaging to the viewer, well done. I noticed a bit of noise, was this a high ISO shot by any chance ?
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Postby Alex on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:33 pm

Hi Craig and Matt,

Thanks for the comments.

Craig: agree about the flash - too much and destroys the mood a bit. I'll try a tighter crop.

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Postby daniel_r on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:38 pm

If you get a chance to re-shoot this image and want a bit more of a studio feel, try moving your subject a couple of feet forward from the background and experimenting with aperture values.

This will cause the depth of field to drop off behind the subject and smooth out detail in the backdrop.

keep it up!
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Postby nito on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:45 pm

The expression on her face is priceless. I think a crop would lessen the impact of the shot. It shows the Frailties of age. Instead have a re-shot and get rid of that ?leg? in the foreground.
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Postby Glen on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:47 pm

I love the direct eye contact and simple background. Great
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:06 pm

I believe that with direct eye contact with the camera the crop is fine. The flash is a bit overwhelming but if shot in RAW you might be able to do some pp’ing to rectify :)
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