Whats Wrong

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Vessey - you might cropping and filling frame with the girl....nice tones on her.... might crop too much..could oversaturate background....have fun! try several looks and see which one pleases you!

15 Feb 2007 1:42pm

Daroru from Osaka, Japan

Hey Vessey; you've got an interesting picture here so it's hard to say what's "wrong" - what do you feel is wrong? What were you hoping your picture would look like?

15 Feb 2007 4:16pm

Daroru from Osaka, Japan

Okay... I'm not very technical so bear with me... Maybe I would have lowered the camera angle a bit? Get more of the girl, less of the ceiling. You might still get that emphasis if you crop a bit of the ceiling away. I think that glass is a bit of a distractor too. It draws your eye down but it 's disconnected from what you want people to look at. I don't know if you want the guys in the background to be blurred or not, but if you wanted them clearer, you can set your camera to focus on fore and background areas. I'd move around a bit, take a few shots at different angles, keeping the girl on the right side, see what compositions grab you!

16 Feb 2007 2:47am

soupey from Calgary, Canada

Hey fellow Calgarian =), go Flames go! haha,

First off, you need to hit your focus a little better - this photo appears to be focused on the glass cup (bottom centre). Try to focus on your subjects eyes, lashes, or something more attention grabbing. The glass is kind've distracting.

Second, as mentioned before, the composition of the photo, the girl's face is too close to the edge of the frame. Keep the rule of 3rd in mind, also try to go for different angles, being below or higher than the subject (be forewarned tho, few people look pleasing from a low angle.)

Lastly, the white balance was well off, it's way too warm, and that is likely why it looks oversaturated (which it may be as well).

9 Sep 2009 10:52am