Any critiques??

[brookiepictures]

I want help to learn more. Does this need more editing or should it have been shot differently? I'm learning the basics and I have very little equipment. I 'm just working my way to being good! Please help! Any help or advise is greatly appreciated!

 

[ronlane]

The lighting is kind of harsh but the eyes are in focus. It probably would have helped to have shot it Portrait instead of landscape. Cannot see the exif, was there a flash or was it natural light?

 

[brookiepictures]

That was all natural light. I only have my pop up flash right now... but have bee told there are ways to diffuse that light.

 

[ronlane]

There are ways to diffuse the pop up flash but that is not idea. Something like this with just the diffuser placed between the sun and your subject would have helped.

 

[brookiepictures]

Oh! Okay great! Thanks!

 

[Lmphotos]

Yes diffuser focus focus focus on learning light it will change your photography forever

 

[cgipson1]

There are ways to diffuse the pop up flash but that is not idea. Something like this with just the diffuser placed between the sun and your subject would have helped.

Ahah... you did learn something! lol!

 

[Ballistics]

I want help to learn more. Does this need more editing or should it have been shot differently? I'm learning the basics and I have very little equipment. I 'm just working my way to being good! Please help!View attachment 38223 Any help or advise is greatly appreciated!

Composition is good, it's sharp, lighting is nice. The shadow from the nose is a bit distracting. I don't think a fill flash would work here, but instead a small fill card.
I think it would best if you both faced the sun a bit more to minimize the shadow cutting into her cheek and eye.

Or - you could just photoshop it.

 

[Pallycow]

yeah, the nose shadow kills it for me, looks like a thumb.

 

[skieur]

The two major problems are brain amputation and the shadow across her left cheek.

 

[brookiepictures]

How would I photoshop it? I have tried to do it before but it just looks fake.

 

[cgipson1]

How would I photoshop it? I have tried to do it before but it just looks fake.

Just takes practice! I have an edit I could post if you would like... (you will find that by allowing us to edit, you will get some good feedback you wouldn't get other wise. You can turn that on in your profile / settings!)

 

[Ballistics]

The two major problems are brain amputation and the shadow across her left cheek.

The crop at the head isn't a major problem imho.

 

[cgipson1]

The two major problems are brain amputation and the shadow across her left cheek.

The crop at the head isn't a major problem imho.

I don't care for it... it seems to be becoming an accepted norm with a certain class of photographer (you know, the ones with Facebook PRO pages, huge watermarks, bad WB and lot of wide open aperture fuzzy "Bokeh" shots). Same for bad horizontal framing on portraits...

 

[Ballistics]

The two major problems are brain amputation and the shadow across her left cheek.

The crop at the head isn't a major problem imho.

I don't care for it... it seems to be becoming an accepted norm with a certain class of photographer (you know, the ones with Facebook PRO pages, huge watermarks, bad WB and lot of wide open aperture fuzzy "Bokeh" shots). Same for bad horizontal framing on portraits...

Like this class of photographers?

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