My first submission for a crit.

[DanielK]

Thanks, terri. I'm seriously considering doing a reshoot on this one with a bit more set-up and supplies (something to clean off the lipstick). I'll post something if I do.

Thanks to all for the great input!


Daniel

 

[canonrebel]

I guess I'm just not experienced enough or my photographic eye doesn't yet have the necessary training to appreciate this portrait. I can't imagine this portrait being anything other than a snapshot.

This comment is just a remark regarding my personal lack of photographic development. I wish I could see what everyone else is seeing. I definitely feel as though I'm missing out on something.

 

[DanielK]

I guess I've never considered it a portrait.

To me, a portrait is about the person sitting for the portrait. I think that this shot is more about the situation. Like an action shot or a sports shot. It's meant to be narrative. Whether I hit that mark or not is the feedback I was looking for. I was honestly surprised that so many people just saw a girl setting on a toilet and left it at that. I'm new to the medium, though, and I'm finding out that subtlety isn't all that appropriate for photography.


Daniel

 

[tr0gd0o0r]

alright, I'm really late on this one, but I wanted to say somthing about the color in the photograph. One of the first things I saw about the photo was the yellow cast, but then I noticed the small part of the toilet right behind her butt. I noticed it was white like it should have been. So I guess what I'm trying ot say is, to me it looks like you did a great job of exposing the shot and stuff. Personally, I think the yellow cast should be left, it wouldn't look right if the toilet and the walls were the same color, and the toilet shoudl be white