This is funny and a good shot. You show emotion, and frustration -- and I like the symbol for coffee! Perhaps a white background would have added to the picture. The wrinkles in the background detracts somewhat.
Normally, I send out thank you notes after each challenge. Taking the time to comment should always be rewarded. I just couldn't do it for this one. It was a silly picture, granted. An attempt to lighten what was certain to be a very depressing challenge subject.
I will continue to ask - Concentrate on the QUALITY of the photo and it's attempt to meet the challenge. Set up, props and studio type lighting are "nice", but the idea of the site is to improve photo quality. Is this a quality photo? Does it attempt to meet the challenge? nuf said!
Composition - Very unorthodox depiction of despair. I'm not real sure this meets the challenge as it was intended, but we'll say it does for the purposes of discussion. The expression is the first thing I notice and its good for this challenge. I'm a coffee-holic also so I can relate. I'd be wrestling with the EMPTY cup though. The background needs to be smoothed out, or not so brightly lit. The bright light on the bottom left corner really makes the wrinkles in the background stand out. The hand is also very brightly lit. I think the intensity of the lighting on the subject's face is pretty good, but it's generally too bright on the left side of the picture where I'm guessing the lighting source was held.
Technical - I think this photo was pretty well taken actually. Most of the problems I feel are due to the lighting. The exposure of the subject is pretty good though on the face and for this particular challenge a little on the dark side is probably beneficial. Processing stuff doesn't seem to be too much of an issue on this picture.
Overall - A humor photo more than a despair one. I think the lighting is the source of most of the other problems with this picture. The background needs to be smoothed out a little more as well. I'm not particularly fond of this photo for this challenge. I think there are other challenges for which it would be more appropriate. Good luck swash on future challenges. I look forward to your comments. - Bob
lol, ok you made me laugh.. as for the shot, I might have tried darken the color channel of the background so it looked washed out and the texture and wrinkles could not be seen... might take doing in layers, but I think this technique works well in hiding the source of the background...
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