Portrait of a bride

waday · Sep 17, 2014

It's nice, but I'd rather see more of her and less of the wall. I find the person to be more interesting.

ronlane · Sep 17, 2014

Welcome to the site. Not sure if you are wanting feedback or c&c on this image or just sharing.

Honestly, I think that there is too much negative space at the top and would like to see more of the Bride and her dress.

tirediron · Sep 17, 2014

Interesting; definitely, IMO, an unusual approach. "Bridal portrait" to me is happy, bright, and generally shows off the dress and flowers to advantage.

Derrel · Sep 17, 2014

Looks perfect for a very heavy Instagram filter effect to be overlayed. This one's outside the box. Errrr....I mean, she's within the box...down there at the bottom of it!

NedM · Sep 17, 2014

I have to agree; less negative space and more of the bride.
It's a good conceptual approach but a bit of overkill, imo.

snowbear · Sep 17, 2014

With all that extra space she looks lonely. And maybe a little pissed -- stood up?

annamaria · Sep 17, 2014

She looks lost and tiny. Would have preferred to see more of her and possibly closer.

DslrGuy · Sep 29, 2014

I agree with the rest. LOTS of negative space there. Maybe if something interesting was on the wall or something but the wall basically dwarfs her. She also has a look that seems to be creating an emotion that doesn't have a "joyous" feel but that may just be me.

astroNikon · Sep 29, 2014

On my browser I only saw the top half first - a brick wall.
only after I scrolled down did I see the bride. Way too much brick wall and everything everyone else said ^^^

Designer · Sep 29, 2014

I think I'm getting the vibe here.

Well done!

photoguy99 · Sep 29, 2014

Karsh. Pablo Casals.

Not saying this one works, but bleating along about negative space etc is just enforcement of TPF's norms, not actual criticism.

hombredelmar · Sep 29, 2014

Liked the lighting. Care to share what type of lighting you used?
THanks

tirediron · Sep 30, 2014

photoguy99 said:
...bleating along about negative space etc is just enforcement of TPF's norms, not actual criticism.

So what should have been said? If a half-dozen people all saying they don't like a particular aspect of an image isn't criticism, then what the heck is?

mcap1972 · Oct 1, 2014

Thanks for the comments. It was just a window light. I was experimenting with cropping. Here is the full photo as it was composed. And the wide-angle shot so it will give you an idea about the surroundings.