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1. That path crossing their faces is very distracting. I wouldn't mind background being a bit more out of focus too.
2. Need more on the bottom and the blown white sky is an absolute pet hate of mine.
BOTH the processing is a bit too gritty for me with some colour cast (cyan??) which may or may not be intentional but it doesn't suite the mood of the image.
With respect the comments are valid and were said constructively, there’s many reasons not to post on these boards but considered feedback shouldn’t be one of them.Thanks for so expertly reminding me why I very, very rarely post here any more
It is tough trying to get' The Perfect' image as you need to be a master of light, composition, manage people, have some luck with weather, choose the right time of the day, and well organised with clothes, props, spare batteries, memory cards etc, etc. So please do not be put off posting on here again.
The other question to be asked is did the couple like the the photos ! ?
No 1, needs some more dramatic light as the scene is flat and I do agree about the path. I think if you had moves 2 or 3 meters left you would have had a cleaner composition image.
No 2, to stop the sky being blown out you can in the future either use a flash like an godox AD200 to help 'pop' the couple and lower the ambient light level to control the high lights. Either that or use a reflector to bounce some of that lovely light on to the couples faces.
IMO No 2 could have been a really good image if the sky was not blown and a touch of warm light on the couples faces.
I would have cropped in with a zoom lens more on the couples faces with slight blurred back ground. This might have given you more control of the ambient sky brightness level, depending which metering mode you used will have effect on the outcome.
Good effort though.
With respect the comments are valid and were said constructively, there’s many reasons not to post on these boards but considered feedback shouldn’t be one of them.
Thanks for the feedback. Although, and admittedly it's my mistake, I didn't realise that critique was to be forthcoming unless specifically asked for. The intention was just to share a few images with likeminded folks.
If I'm going to be completely honest (and why not eh), the feedback I got was what I'd class as old fashioned camera club rhetoric. A lot of it probably more suited to landscape photography, which may well be where the skills of the person offering the critique lies.
I'm not for one second saying that I know it all, far from it - but put it this way, if I was just starting out and was to take any of that on board I honestly believe it would be more detrimental to my progress than beneficial. In fact, come to think of it, when I started out I actually did worry about all of those things and I've no doubt it held me back from making proper connections with the couple....."just hold that pose for another 5-10 minutes while I fart on setting up this off camera flash that I've lugged half way up a mountain". Honestly, if I ever come across a client that's in the slightest bit perturbed about blown out sky then I'm probably taking on the wrong clients.
I always thought that on here if you didn’t want critique you were supposed to post in the photos for pleasure section. I could be wrong though.
Mistake or not, you should be able to accept constructive criticism even if you do not agee. Photography is very subjective.
I reject your criticism that I can not take criticism.
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Thanks for so expertly reminding me why I very, very rarely post here any more
I must have misunderstood. Apologies.
Never be sorry for posting on here, opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one !
including you!