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Postby bigsue19 on Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:03 pm

Hi...I'm still in the process of learning. I've been getting mixed reviews on this particular photo, so I wondering if you guys can help me with specific critiques?

MUCH appreciated.

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Postby zafra52 on Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:37 pm

It is a very nice photo to start with, but what do you want the viewer to see? I guess it is the subject so I would crop it as much as I can and would adjust the composition accordingly. Please remember that in photography “taste is in the eye of the beholder”.

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Postby bigsue19 on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:46 pm

Thanks. I've reduced the size of the image...hope it's ok.

I've tried cropping to make it tighter, but now worried that I've cut off a bit too much?

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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:10 pm

That’s just right - the crop has turned isolation into a wonderful candid :)
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Postby bigsue19 on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:45 pm

THANKS! Appreciate the feedback guys! :)
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Postby Biggzie on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:46 am

Much better
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Postby Bubby on Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:31 am

Agreed. Definitely much better
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Postby gstark on Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:42 am

Sue,

Very nice, and I agree that the original could do woth some cropping, but I think a different crop might be nice.

Where you've cropped to on the bottom is perfect. Leave the top pretty much alone (as per the original) but now crop a little from each of the sides, but you want to keep the whole of the child, and the whole of the set in the frame.

Also, was this on a hill, or is the horizon not straight? The trees in the background do not look straight suggesting to me the latter. ;)
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Postby Big Red on Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:48 am

i reckon it need cropping but also the angle is sort of in between .... not straight or arty but could be just a mistake.

you could make it straight
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:22 am

the cropped version is better. well captured
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Postby zafra52 on Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:54 pm

I agree with Gary. I also prefer the cropped version to the one above. You are doing well!
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:21 pm

Everyone has an opinion. I preferred the original image because it places the child into a space. It creates a sense of exploration and learning. The child looks slightly more vulnerable. As you can see....there is no right or wrong and different folk will have different views. Now...which is your favourite view? :shock: :shock:
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Postby chrisk on Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:28 pm

i like the cropped version.

now i think it will depend now on if you were going to hang it, which type of crop would work on the wall. if you went into portrait mode i'd keep the foreground and crop the top. in landscape your first crop looks great.
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Postby bigsue19 on Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:46 pm

Truly appreciate the feedback, guys. Yeah, the photo was taken on a hill, but not quite as steep as the shot suggests.

While I do like the crop because it's more intimate and features the child more, I agree with Matt that I like the "sense of wonder" and exploration in the original.

Well...the learning continues. :) [At least the parents were happy with both shots!]
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