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Again the cropping is, IMHO, all wrong for this shot. I also feel the placement of her hands with the finger (?) pointing down is really unfortunate as it looks like something is coming out of her. She seems to be a beautiful woman and unless she is refusing to show her full face and body you should do that.
Would definitely like to see the entire woman here. The cropping makes her look like an amputee and believe it or not my eyes were drawn to the cropping more than what I assume you wanted to be the main focus. š Sometimes more is better.
Not sure what pp program you used but you need to work on the “selection” part a lot more. You’ve got the right idea but the color looks more like you just used your brush to sweep across them and erase the B&W to show the color. It isn’t easy to do but precision selecting will really help a lot.
@StefanKolodzinski I lived in LA for 26 years so I know what this guy is feeling. lol Great composition and composite. The only suggestion I can make would be to make the guy in the bus a bit lighter so he shows better. I missed him for several minutes until I really started studying the photo.
I like the composition and subject on this a lot. I also like the colorize chair but I think it needs more color and the rest of the image could use some work. I would make the sky much more dramatic and get some contrast in the image.
I agree with the two above plus I would crop about 25% of the sky out. The luminance mask to open the shadows in the mountain will definitely help.
Would definitely crop down from the top to just above door frame. Perhaps a bit off the bottom to door frame reflection. Both of these crops would enlarge your subjects a good deal perhaps even showing their expressions of wedded bliss [lol] Then would probably lighten the entire image.
Why sepia? The photo looks muddy and monochromatic to me. (Course I guess that’s what sepia is supposed to be. ;-)) Nothing to really attract my attention or interest.
Is that water or snow? Overall too dark and needs some details to show through especially in the black trees. The blue cast makes it look very cold so it looks more like snow rather than water. Love the strong sky.
Hi @Astang, Not sure what you mean by “I am not sure where to start.” Are you interested in just this picture or a whole education in pp? If the latter I would recommend the Photoshop CC subscription for $9.99 per month. Best deal out there and you get both PS CC & Lightroom. For just this one photo I would punch up the whites in the trees (snow?) Perhaps increase contrast a bit in this area would do it. I like the photo, nice composition.
Great capture but I agree with @LOfty. Definitely lose the red flag!
Hi @trent, I’m in agreement with Nikon-Nut all away. It is Photography 101 that you must have something in sharp focus. Unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. I don’t know why and I have no suggestion for correction but the extremely sharp line between the canyons and the sky make it look like two separate photos butted up against each other. Perhaps a blur filter could soften that line???????
Definitely a “dark mood”, but that said, it look muddy to me. Also lacks much contrast. Is it colors, B&W, or a preset brown tone? Something needs to pop in this photo to give it some life.
But your mileage may vary, this is just my .02Hard to criticize perfection. Was this in camera or Photoshopped? Either way, I like it a lot. Good piece to hang on your wall at home/office.
I agree with the two critiques above. But as a start to the actual pictures 3 of the 4 are way too dark. The “Foggy Day” is flat. “Night Reflections” is fuzzy as well as dark. You must have at least one sharp focus point, preferably your subject unless there is a good reason not to do so.
This is not a criticism of the photo, which I think is excellent for a first time still life. That said, I would like to see the skull in total white for the contrast with the rest of the photo. Might not have been possible but could be done in Photoshop. Also love your avatar!
@Nikon-Nut – Thanks for this most useful link. Very helpful!
Given the highlights and shadows plus the mountain slope my eye is drawn to the left center of the picture and there isn’t much to look at there. I would love to see the foreground shadows opened up quite a bit so I can explore the details that might be there.
I’m getting a bit nit picky here but I would like to see this cropped just to the left of the left hand side to the “castle”. Think it might be a bit more dramatic that way, IMHO. I also prefer the color to the black and white. That said, it’s a great shot.
