This is my friend Brandon and his wife Caiti. I think its too funny that people are on their phones either talking or texting at all hours of the day. Either in the car, at work, or on the toilet. So I thought this was a funny idea of how the modern world has taken over romance and every thing else in life. Hope everyone enjoys and gets a bit of a laugh.
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Very funny picture - this was one of my favourites in the challenge (partly because it was a nice change from seeing yet another cute kid on phone). Congratulations on the originality.
The lighting is good, the positioning of the models seems just right, and I love the expression on the girl's face. However, as has been commented on before, the background is unnecessarily cluttered. The ring should be in a slightly more central, prominent place, and there's no real reason for the plates on the table and the stuff on the walls - it doesn't add to the picture, it just acts as a distraction. The line of the wall corner going past the guy's head isn't ideal either - really, just a table and a blank piece of wall would have served the purpose much better. Also, I think cutting off the guy's back works well, but I'm not sure about cutting off the girl slightly - since she's the one receiving the proposal, she should possibly be included completely in the picture.
I think the post-processing is very good. The border is just right - it frames and controls the image without dominating it as borders often do. Sepia is a matter of personal taste and doesn't necessarily have universal appeal, but I happen to quite like it.
Definately a sign of the times... although I'm surprised neither is getting a picture of the other person or the ring. I like the B&W and the composition, expect for the little wall shelves growing out of their shoulders like gaurdian angels.
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