The Wonderful Pixie Rothwell

[theraven]

Just looking for a bit of crit on this shot from a vintage wedding shoot!

 

[Designer]

The off-center frame is a distraction. It could be improved with a hair light to separate her head from the background. There is a rectangle in the background that seems to not belong in the shot.

 

[littlepenguin]

The mood and styling are quite nice. The composition is a bit loose -- especially on the left side of the image.
The focus is a bit distracting. It looks like it's more on the hands and dress than her face. You could add mild blur to the bottom 2/3 of the frame to bring attention back to her face.

 

[theraven]

Cheers guys!


In terms of the composition, it is one of a few I took in a doorway and there was a bloody red box on the wall behind, and the light was coming on an angle, in that particular doorway, this was the best composition.


I do wish I had separated the hair with a further light though, I see this now thank you.

 

[DanOstergren]

I don't like that the shoulder is cut off on the right side of the photo, and I don't like that her hair just disappears into the darker areas of the background. I light source used to back light her to seperate her hair from the dark background would help improve this, as well you could use another light source simply to illuminate the detail on her hair. At bare minimum you could do this using a window and two reflectors.