GooniesNeverSayDie11
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While I appreciate a condescending lecture as much as the next guy, I think you are completely off base. Giving someone " a break" defeats the purpose of C+C. We are not saying the OP should quit or is some idiot for how the picture turned out, we are simply stating opinions on what could have been done to improve. Yes, they are just opinions, but the OP should know that when asking questions on a forum. There are still things that could easily be done to make the image better if some attention was paid to detail. I stated the distracting blotch of light right next to the subjects head and the gray shadow on the other side of the face. You could have done better to simply re-position the child and change your angle to place the light splotches in a not-so-distracting place. You could also have completely forgone any type of reflector and not cared about blowing the background at all. You could have shot Contra Jour, if you liked and embraced the overexposure. There are plenty of possibilities if more thought was given. ( or more knowledge was used, and thats what we are trying to give. )I think you all have overworked your "CC"s.
When a photog goes into the field to shoot children portraits ie in this case someones yard or park with the subject in the shade and a dappled light background it is just that.
A nice little portrait of a kid on the grass.
IT IS NOT A GREAT PIECE OF ART.
Chances are you critics could do little better.
Now if any of you have truly Creative, Constructive Criticism for this admitted amateur who is trying hard to understand all you have spit on her and trying to improve, give it to her.
Your "opinion" is just that. An opinion - every one has one. Facts like problems with over/under exposure, bad lighting, out of focus, bad shadows/highlights, composition etc are what should be given -- along with a break to one who is trying.
I've seen highly accomplished pro shooters shooting (on purpose) high end fashion shots in dappled light. Every rule will be broken. That is how real art starts. JMO