CRITIQUE CLUB COMMENT
First impressions: The child in the photograph is too backlit so we can't see them clearly. I realize it was intentional to have the shadow of the child come out toward the camera but the shadowed front of the child gives the appearance of being poorly shot. You possibly could have compensated a bit with some bounce reflectors of some sort to direct light back onto the front of your subject. The backlight particularly hurts you here because your subject sort of blends in with and dissappears against your background. Again, coming in closer and using bounce reflectors of some sort to light up your subject could have helped tremendously. In my opinion this photo is also hurt by the child not really being at the thirds intersection. It's close, but the child is a little low and the shadow only increases the feel that the subject is not truly in the thirds perspective perfectly. Overall this really isn't a bad entry at all. It did meet the challenge (though a bit off in my opinion) and for the most part was well exposed except the bad backlighting. Typically I warn people away from photos of children. It is common for people to take random snapshots of children and think they are great because they are emotionally attached to their child. Your commentors however didn't seem to mind. Having said that, a general rule is, if you are going to shoot children in your photo make sure it is an exceptional shot. Good entry...keep submitting. |
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