Peter Allchin

As mentioned; background and feet. The right foot is not tanned and for me, looks a little odd conmpared to the tone of the leg. I think the crop is too tight either side. However, the dark area to the left of the head would be too prominent.
A crop to the knees would be too much and would leave viewers asking ‘why’.
Not knowing the lenght of…[Read more]

Firstly, I would crop the right side and leave a small area of grass between the arm and the edge of the frame. I don’t know much about Lightroom but you can select small areas with the brush and adjust the exposure locally. I know you haven’t got Photoshop, but if you had it or can use the image on a friend’s computer that has PS, you could…[Read more]

I’m not a portrait photographer but those that I have taken in a friend’s studio have all had backgrounds that compliment the model. It all depends on what you want to get from the image. I know that seems like a cop-out but it’s true.
The girl looks nervous and tense. Talk to her all the time and make her feel at ease. I guess this is new to…[Read more]

One of the easist ways of overcoming problems like you have, is to bracket the shot and then merge the images.

For me, the frog is too central in the shot. I would crop just above the rust spot and also right on the large Y section to the right of the upper foot.

For what it’s worth, here’s my take. The shadows are too harsh on the face, especilly the left side, (right as we see it). There is not enough light on the neck. The eye sockets are too dark. The shoulders are hunched up.
The background is unflattering and has too many similar colour tones to the model. The skin tone is too red (on my…[Read more]

I prefer the second. It is a shame though that the flowers in the background are distracting.

The only thing I would do is crop the base and get rid of the fence.

Try chopping off some of the sky as it there is no real interest in it and it would raise the horizon a little bit.

Maybe just a small adjustment in levels – curves, or shadows/highlights. I agree with the crop

When shooting a dark subject (the bird) against a bright background (the sky) dial in a stop or so of over exposure. This will bring out the detail in the bird instead of it being a silhouette. of course, this can’t always be done in a ‘grab shot’.
The tree gives a sense of distance but a crop on the right, just left of the trunk, would help the…[Read more]

Trying new things is always a good challenge. The question you should ask yourself is, does the flare add to the image? If you feel that is does, then that’s fine.
For me, the flare dominates the image and has the effect of cutting the image in half, diagonally.
There are times when a dreamy soft image works, but I don’t think this does because…[Read more]

To me, it looks as though the post has been the centre of focus, throwing the bird just off focus. Depending on the distance from the car, f5.6 at 360mm would give a narrow dof.
If you want the snipe to be the main subject, I would suggest cropping just above the hole. There would then be nothing to distract the eyes from the subject.