Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by Tej:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Aesthetic: If I had to ignore the theme, and technical stuff, this could have come out to better than what it scored. Its pleasing but lacks on few fronts.

Technical: The colors are bright (which is good) but the focus is soft (or is it the motion blur??). If its blur, because of moving subject, that higher ISO or shutter sheep would have been helpful.

Challenge: Happiness is always comforting :) but somehow the image in itself is not tightly coupled with feeling of "comfort". Sometimes its good to give complimentary title to convery the "theme".

Conclusion: Overall an average composition. You have got eye for "aesthatics" but need to work on equipment and angles. Sharp focus and little tighter crop (to make the face and smile more visible) would have helped. I did not voted for this challenge but would have given 5 which is inline with final score.

I checked on your profile and you have some great pictures in there. I really liked the "tribute" submission. You have got eye for beauty and you are lucky to have got models to compliment that :) Goodluck for future submissions.

I'm by no means expert in area of photography. My comments are purely based on my limited understanding of technology and art behind digital photography. Apart from doing detailed evaluation of your submission, my intent is to learn different styles of photography by critically evaluating selective submissions. If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via email or PM.

Wish you a great day!
-Tej

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by fritzoschitzo:
hardly anything in this shot seems to be in focus...then again, it's kind of hard to tell b/c the shot is so small...its a shame b/c i love the subject manner here, its very cute...

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by regardlessnibbs:
Fun, frisky and original. Loves it

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by sumeetpuri:
happy = comfort???? wanted to give 1 for the context.. but then the legs deserve more...

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by chugginrail:
the colours are vibrant...... the pic taken in motion

Naomi
by Charlotte ann

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club:

Your lack of photographers comments make it difficult to see if you achieved your goals with this shot. Let's see what we can come up with anyways...

Very pretty model! I like your overall composition and the choice of tonality for the duotone challenge but there are several things that you could do to improve this shot.

I am normally a big fan of soft focus shots. This shot however doesn't look soft focus it looks slightly out of focus. This is something that will get you seriously scored down in this forum called DPC.

Your models pose is very nice but the way the blanket lays around her takes away from the pose. The big bunch of blanket that is so dark in front of her pulls the eye away from her with her dark top. The dark part of the blanket to the right of the frame does the same.

I like how you included the teddy bear in the shot. The tag on it's ear really bothers me though. It looks like an oversight. This is also something that voters don't like here.

You need a bit of fill lighting coming in from the left of the frame. This would not only help brighten up the shot a touch it would help to soften the shadow behind your model. I think a catch light in her eyes would also help to improve the shot by making your model look more 'alive' for lack of a better word.

The last thing that bothers me about the shot is the placement of model and camera with the shape of the room and the bed. If you moved the model a bit to the left and/or the camera a bit to the right, you would hide the bed post behind her. This is an unneeded element in the shot. Hiding/removing it would make for a much simpler and more powerful composition.

I know that I have pointed out a lot of negative things about this shot. This doesn't mean I don't like the shot rather they are things that could take a shot that has much potential and move it up much higher in the rankings...
TC

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by C_Steve_G:
Wonderfully composed, subject seems to be a little out of focus.

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by Nyck:
gr8 pic

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by CarpeNoctem:
Looks like she's gonna hit the edge of the pic... Good shot tho...

Happy
by Charlotte ann

Comment by BeeCee:
I like the movement, her expression. He face looks a little blurred to me, though...?