Notes From the Playground
13 February 2012
Photo Feedback Week 1
I am so excited to participate in the Photo Feedback blog hop hosted by Kim at Mom Tried It. You know that I am passionate about photography and am always trying to improve my skills. And to do that, I need honest feedback and critique. This is kind of scary to put my work out there and ask for that kind of feedback, but I really do want it.
Kim pointed out on her blog that, while the kind comments are great and really boost your confidence, they don't help you hone your skill or develop your eye. Today is the first week of the blog hop, so if you want to participate head on over to Mom Tried It to find out more.
I would love to get some honest feedback on the "after" picture below. I included the original photo so if anyone has any feedback on a different crop or post-processing idea that would be great.
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I like your editing, you have found warmer and richer colors! Giving the some contrast has darkened some details though, the girl's eyes are a bit dark. Maybe you could try to lighten shadows? I would have also cropped it a bit lower - not leaving as much space above.
ReplyDeleteI like how you have placed your couple, against the brick wall, giving the image nice depth of field.
Lovely portrait :-)
I definitely have trouble with shadows and need to work on that. Thank you so much for the feedback!
DeleteI love how you made the details pop with the processing. I like where you cropped it at the bottom at his waist and her arm. I think a landscape of this shot would have been neat. You can see the brick wall and the building, and I love it. With the depth of field you used the background would have still been out of focus enough to not be distracting so including more of the right side of the scene would have been neat. I think the parked cars would have been great leading lines into your subject and given the shot a neat story.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful portrait and I bet the couple loves this photo!
Thank you for joining in. I know it can be scary putting your work out there. I look forward to growing more with you. :)
Kim, thanks for taking the time to give me some feedback! Showing the street and cars a little more would have provided more of a story, I think. That's something I am working on- telling a story not just taking a picture.
DeleteThis is a great photo. I think your original crop made better use of the rule of thirds, and that great depth of field you have was more apparent.
ReplyDeleteI love the color pop in the edited version, but perhaps the people are too red? Reducing the red in the overall shot would ruin that delicious brick color you've achieved, so using a selection or a mask to do it would be my advice. Ooh, but keep that red in her hair if you can!
Overall, I love the colors of this photograph - they grey clothing and the grey-blue sky contrast so well with the bricks.
Thanks, that is great feedback, very helpful.
DeleteI really like this photo and I like the warm tones in your edit. I do agree that the shadows are just a little dark and I like seeing a little more of the scene in your SOOC shot, but overall I think you captured a great shot. They look natural and comfortable and it's a sweet pose. Well done!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with your editing of eliminating some distractions along the street and finding some warmer colors. I think that you might have had more room to play with composition if you had used a different angle - slightly more toward the brick building. That would have allowed you to crop more easily. BTW, don't feel like you have to stay with a 4x6 photo. This one might work better as a square.
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