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10/09/2005 02:03:23 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club Mackenzie:
Cute photo and a good concept, but there are a few flaws that kept you from getting a higher score. First, the lighting is not very good, you need more of it. It looks like you just used the existing light in the room? If you don̢۪t have lighting equipment, you can use the on-board flash with good results, just be sure to turn it down to it̢۪s lowest setting and/or diffuse it somehow (I̢۪ve heard of people putting a piece of semi clear tape over the flash to diffuse it).
Also, for a portrait like this I shouldn̢۪t be able to see all the wrinkles/creases/details in the backdrop. I don̢۪t know if your camera has manual settings, but if it does you would want to set the aperture as low as it goes to get a nice shallow depth of field. This will blur the background. You can also set your dog up further from the background to blur it more.
The photo looks a little soft as well, that may be because of your camera, a slow shutter speed (because of the low lighting) or it just needs to be sharpened.
Again, great concept (a similar shot took second place) but it needs a little work. Great dog by the way, it̢۪s either very patient or very well trained to sit there like that. Good luck on future challenges.
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09/30/2005 04:05:10 PM |
| A little underexposed, but very cute! |
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09/30/2005 12:06:04 PM |
| Great idea, lighting needs work. |
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09/30/2005 06:54:24 AM |
| Potentially a very cute shot, but the lighting is way too dark. The background is a distraction also. |
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09/29/2005 05:18:45 PM |
| More lighting from the front would help the subject stand out from the background more. |
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09/29/2005 09:23:37 AM |
| Awwww. . how cute! What a good sport your little model is :) |
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09/28/2005 04:51:10 PM |
| Has potential. Maybe a different backround would help. |
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09/28/2005 07:34:22 AM |
| Very cute picture, but the dog is a little too dark to make out his/her features. Kudos to the dog as he/she is sitting so pretty and still. |
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09/27/2005 12:14:30 PM |
| With better lighting/exposure this would have worked. |
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09/27/2005 11:30:54 AM |
| I think the lighting hasspoiled this potentially good shot |
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09/27/2005 06:44:44 AM |
| Real cute. Found it a bit dark overall. |
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09/27/2005 03:46:58 AM |
| just a little too dark, difficult to see the detail in the dog |
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09/26/2005 09:31:00 AM |
| A little more lighting on this (maybe a curves adjustment) to up the contrast and this would have been a real cutie! |
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09/26/2005 06:19:44 AM |
| great idea, needed some more light on doggies face! |
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09/26/2005 06:07:06 AM |
| Really cute! I wish we could see his eyes. |
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09/26/2005 05:52:58 AM |
| Looks a bit too dark. Next time I would suggest that you check the levels of the image to ensure that you have an even distribution. |
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09/26/2005 01:27:21 AM |
| Good idea, but a bit dark. |
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09/25/2005 10:03:24 PM |
| A good idea, but a bit too dark for me. |
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09/25/2005 08:38:47 PM |
| Cute, but too dark. By the way, I think I have the same dog. I have a picture of her in my profile... |
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09/25/2005 08:37:18 PM |
| Fitting for the challenge and there is definite potential in this shot. However, I feel that for a shot like this to work, there needs to be some better details captured. This could have been helped by better lighting perhaps. JMO. |
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