Simple Portrait C+C

[Hillsong]

I know its not a very interesting shot, but what I'm working on demanded for a simple shoulders up shot. Any thoughts?

-Hillsong

 

[Muusers]

Nothing special. Technically it's ok, though maybe a portrait crop would've been better than a landscape/square crop.

 

[tirediron]

Background, background, background!!! The face seems just a tad soft but the background is just plain ugly and agree that a portrait orientation might be better.

 

[Timothy]

yeah agree withe the orientation, don't let Derrel see.
and it does look a bit soft, and being centered in the frame is a bit.... plain.

 

[Hillsong]

Yea, I was actually constrained to head on and landscape orientaton ah well. As for the face being soft, its actually the resolution drop (at least i think so. On the full size version, pores are easily recognizable on the face, but drops OOF towards the ears. Oh the joys of a 50mm 1.4 )

Biggest question for me is the background. Why is it so ugly? what could i have done to make it better? I have no sentimental attachment to this picture so i'm not offended by blunt statements like that.

 

[canon-boy]

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[burgo]

your background is blown out. That spoils it really. The mistake is just basic photography.