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04/04/2003 10:08:03 AM |
Critique Club critique by Tim Jensen
I think I understand what you were doing with the softfocus here but I feel that it is too soft. I think it would be much more effective if it was just slightly soft instead of the blurriness I see here. The best method I have seen for accompishing this effect is where the edges are actually pretty sharp or in focus but the brightest areas have a soft blurriness to them as in classic wedding and portrait photos. This is most effectively accomplished by using a softening filter on the camera. The other method is with layers in Photoshop which isn't legal for this challenge.
As for the theme. The title says sorrow but I think it could represent many different emotions and that is what I like about it. It allows me to apply my own story to the photo. It helps make it engaging.
I usually like a tightly cropped photo because they focus our attention real well but in this photo I thnk I would have backed off just a little to allow more of the womans arm near her elbow as well as allowing a touch more space to the right of her head. Otherwise the composition is very good and the woman's posture is convincing.
The values especially the use of a black background is very effective in communicating the mood. This may have been a good choice for black and white but I would have to see it to know for sure.
For the most part this is a good photo and it is executed and presented well but it is difficult to get past the too soft effect that was used. If you have a sharp original it may be worth exmerimenting some more on some different effects like alternate ways of softening, less croping, as well as black and white. Good job.
Tim
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Message edited by author 2003-04-04 17:03:13. |
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03/29/2003 11:41:51 PM |
| Nothing seems to be in focus here, maybe intentionally, but I find it annoying. If this picture is the best you had of that moment, you might have tried the effect of the 'unsharpen' filter in PS. |
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03/29/2003 09:23:11 AM |
| Effective use of soft focus. |
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03/26/2003 05:47:54 PM |
| Good model. I think the focus needs to be better. |
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03/25/2003 12:04:27 PM |
| I wish it was clearer.....wonderful .....feeling picture.. |
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03/25/2003 04:43:10 AM |
| I can feel emotion in this one, but I find the blurring of the subject distracting. |
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03/25/2003 12:45:37 AM |
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03/24/2003 02:31:42 PM |
| This photo is amazing. She looks as though the her dispair has led her to believe that nothing else in the world matters. Well done, you captured that feeling well. |
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03/24/2003 11:43:11 AM |
| A good picture, but it is too blurry to have any real impact on me. If you had grayscaled the image, it might have worked better. (3) |
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03/24/2003 08:14:24 AM |
| I think this shot has a strong potential, but I don't like your choice of being out of focus. If your intention was 'soft' focus, I think you went a little far with it. Personally, I believe that strong sharp focus would work very well here... - setzler |
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03/24/2003 08:11:49 AM |
I don't mind the soft focus, but don't like the crop. Just seems like too much arm and not enough head.
Good luck. |
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03/24/2003 05:10:48 AM |
Nice composition but the focus is too soft
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03/23/2003 07:58:18 PM |
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