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11/21/2003 04:59:12 AM |
Greetings WILDBLUE from the critique club,
On the negative side the statue is nice but the photo doesn't bring much to it. The statue is neither centered or dose it follow any kind of "rule of thirds " ratio and therefore strikes me as random and sloppy giving no clear focal point and therefore no clear intent to the viewer. Perhaps a tighter crop on the heads creating a circle give the viewer the impact and idea of the "circle of family"
The overhead lighting is a bit harsh causing blowout on the tops of the heads (but I might be a little picky here) but lack of illumination in the heart of your circle leaving no definition of detail. Perhaps softer diffused overhead and side lights, and/or a creative use of a maglight in the center of the statue might have given you better detail over all.
On the positive side I like your use of DOF here your intent may not have been to create the idea of the circle viewed from the smallest member otherwise you might have used a steeper angle but you get the point that the "Child" is the most important member of the circle.
I also like the dramatic use of B&W in a case like this YES!!!!
Design calls for you to see the shapes and not be confused by color the white back drop works well for this as to give more stark definition of subject.
Hope you find this helpful and not discouraging my critique is a little harsh but this is not up to the standard of your other work Any questions feel free to contact me.
Blessings
jo |
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11/16/2003 04:42:27 PM |
The angle of lighting and the camera angle combined with the darkness of the subject make it hard to pick out the actual shape of this object! If taken from a higher angle with the light from the side I believe this would be much more interesting!
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11/16/2003 05:22:22 AM |
| Photographs of other peoples arrt tend not to score well. You have added your own creative stamp to this sculpture though. It bothers me that it feels slightly tilted. Also it is slightly ff center, not enough off center to make it seem like you deliberately place it to the side to make use of negative space. Such a slight placement looks like a mistake. try moving the figures over even more. |
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11/12/2003 10:08:04 AM |
| Doesn't do much for me. Seems to be some sort of statuette. |
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11/11/2003 04:07:17 AM |
| My gut instinct vote on this shot was a 4, now that I'm looking at it closer I see the circle that is created by the heads of the "family" coming together. I like the off centering that was done and the DOF is well done. The reasoning behind the initial low score is at a glance it looks someone holding up two balls and my thought was, "What does that have to do with family?" But light to dark effect from top to bottom is also very nice and the reflections off the heads works very well. Raising this score to an 8 |
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11/10/2003 06:06:47 PM |
creative, good composition, good lighting, but I fail to see the challange connection.
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11/10/2003 05:11:01 PM |
| not sacred place, nice b and w though, and great focus poerspective. |
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11/10/2003 04:36:31 PM |
| Nice way to represtent family. I think it would be better all in focus - greater DOF, and perhaps a less bright background. |
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11/10/2003 08:09:47 AM |
| Very nicely done photo, but relying entirely on the beauty of a statue is difficult. This would be a perfect shot for a catalog selling the statue, but it seems to be missing some spark of photographic creativity. |
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11/10/2003 08:09:23 AM |
| I like your idea but I think the execution falls short. We don't really see a circle from this perspective. There isn't enough of any 'one' to get the concept. Sorry. |
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11/10/2003 12:24:16 AM |
| I'm not particularly fond of photos of statues or statuettes, but I do like that you used a very light background for your shot; and the positive/negative feel does add some interest. I have to say, though, that overall, this shot does not have a lot of impact for me. I certainly agree with the concept that "family" is sacred, however I do not construe that concept, through this photo, to represent a "sacred place". |
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