On 08/01/08, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: >A recent senior portrait taken in the home of a friend. > >Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 108mm >ISO 100, 1/60 sec @ f/11, handheld >Single Alien Bee monolight > >http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/ambersenior_0079.htm
Hi Bruce, I wouldn't normally comment if I'm not disposed to a photo, but your attitude to photography is mature enough to withstand an attack ;-) I won't tell you how to correct the pic, but what I will do is tell you what bugs me about it. IMO: 1. The crop is to close or too loose. I want to see more, or see less. If more, much more. At least the entire fiddle (I play bluegrass so that's not a violin ;-) I know she's holding the bow - I can *just* catch sight of it. 2. I do like the lighting but the overall effect is slightly too low key. The fiddle is all mixed up in the hair. 3. That background is atrocious and highly distracting. A wider crop may help, or a tighter shot wide open would soften it. 4. So, aside from all that, what have the bloody Romans ever done for us?! HTH -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
