Black/White

[espn]

Took a shot yesterday, thus posting it here for critiques and comments.

Image processed in NC, resized, framed and watermarked in PS.


All critiques and comments welcome.

Black/White

50mm :: f/4 :: 1/60s :: ISO200

 

[clive]

buay pai :thumbsup:

 

[Jazer]

I know u like brutal honesty so here's my 2 cents

the eyes are blocked and "cut" by the sunglasses and thus very distracting .. and i think that breaks the picture.

 

[Timber]

here are my objective comments, please read them in the spirit of learning:

1) background - top right hand side, slightly distracting

2) pillar - slanted. its too close to being vertical, yet it is not.

3) exposure - i find it too overexposed. No details on the face, arms/hair merged with background, eyebrow 1/2 gone (unbalanced), nose/lips looks deformed, chin merged with neck. Very 2D/flat. Contrast with the details of the top she's wearing, makes it look like a clothes advertisment add rather than a portrait.

4) Eyes - her right eyewear lense is reflecting some light, obstructing her eye. Also, the top of her eyewear is cutting across her eyes, making her look very unfocused.

5) composition/pose - natural and relaxed

For me, eyes are the most impt thing in a portrait, hence pardon me for being very ngiew on that

 

[espn]

Hi Clive, thx for the compliment,


Hi Jazer, thx for the feedback, personally found that too, brutality is good, in the right direction



Hi Timber, wow, great to have feedback from the portrait master himself. I do agree with you on the above points, you've brought very valuable highlights on the shots itself, will try harder next time. Hope to take a better shot next time.

Thank you all for your critiques & comments.

 

[zekai]

like the over blown highlight. agree the right eye was a little disappointing but hey i did not realised it. Only when pointer out did i see it.

good picture

 

[Minoxman]

Too much loss of detail by the overblown hightlights.

 

[tmc17479]

The sunglasses and pillar are the cons. Exposure is a personal preference IMO. Might look good to some, nay to others.

 

[espn]

Yikes!! It looks really bad on my uncalibrated monitor in office!!!!


Anyway, thanks Zekai, i should have worn a darker color shirt, think that's my shirt's reflection in the glasses


Thanks tmc17479 for your comments, maybe I'll have two versions next time

 

[melvinfoo]

only complaint is the sun glass.. which block partial eye liao.

good blown out.

 

[espn]

Thanks melvinfoo, guess the sunglass was a big mistake. ;p