Negative Space: I love shooting negative space photographs, I think remmants of design class in art school. I am considering entering these 3 and a couple more in a rather big deal...

Pw0812151 Loc: St. Petersburg

I love shooting negative space photographs, I think remmants of design class in art school. I am considering entering these 3 and a couple more in a rather big deal juried show. Opinions?

The Green Umbrella

Smiling Face

Orange Line

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

Not to my liking, but Good luck.

Mike

Doe Loc: N, Augusta, South Carolina

I love the concept and the color. But if you want my opinion, I would also suggest with #1 that you center the umbrella at the bottom, possibly. #2 being as it is a vertical photo, I would straighten it up vertically. #3 the crack on the right side is very distracting to me. I would do some PP and remove it. Very cheerful photos!

fdeak Loc: Saint Michaels Maryland

Doe wrote:

I love the concept and the color. But if you want my opinion, I would also suggest with #1 that you center the umbrella at the bottom, possibly. #2 being as it is a vertical photo, I would straighten it up vertically. #3 the crack on the right side is very distracting to me. I would do some PP and remove it. Very cheerful photos!

:thumbup:

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

One is a good picture but would improve by centreing

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

As a juror, I can tell you that these are good photos. The first one, however, is rather ordinary. The other two have a very dynamic composition and work better for me. Good luck!

Paul B. Loc: North Carolina

Clear shots and nice color but just not my cup of tea.

MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

Number 3 is my favorite. Very nice colors on all three. Good luck.

Shaka Loc: Brisbane, Australia

Very different, it will take some getting used to for me. Good luck with the cpmpetition.

VietVet Loc: Brooklyn, NY

I agree, different for sure. I like numbers two and three. Good luck in the competition.

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Doe wrote:

I love the concept and the color. But if you want my opinion, I would also suggest with #1 that you center the umbrella at the bottom, possibly. #2 being as it is a vertical photo, I would straighten it up vertically. #3 the crack on the right side is very distracting to me. I would do some PP and remove it. Very cheerful photos!

I agree with all of this, but I also feel the the colors in #3 could use a little more saturation and vibrancy --- just me. Otherwise :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Wheezie

# three is my favorite.
from sitting in many professional print competitions and learning from these big-time juried judges, I would flip #3 so the the line leads you into the photo, you read from left to right and that vertical line on the left stops you from exploring this wonderful photograph to its fullest. Try it and see if it makes a difference to you! good luck!

mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

Pw0812151 wrote:

I love shooting negative space photographs, I think remmants of design class in art school. I am considering entering these 3 and a couple more in a rather big deal juried show. Opinions?

Your first image is your money shot. . .if you do one thing to it. You need to crop out the cloud. The cloud adds nothing, it distracts, and its texture kills this image. Do your crop off of the right side, to eliminate the cloud.

The other two I would not bother with.

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

Maby a cropped photo of the #2 one but toss the others.

goldengirl Loc: Tucson, AZ

I love #1 just as is. As I see it, the cloud provides context, making it obvious we're looking at the sky and not a blue wall. Love the colors and composition you have. Your art background was not wasted. :-)

Now that we've given you all this contradictory feedback, you're the ultimate judge. You have to be happy with it, but might not know what's best until you experiment by applying the various suggestions, comparing, and then going with what feels right to you. Your art background was not wasted. :-)