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cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
BB4A wrote:
Natural Light Black & White Portrait draft.
I'm not sure Edward would approve. Nice shot.
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Aug 9, 2021 22:25:49 #
Beowulf
Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI
cahale wrote:
I'm not sure Edward would approve. Nice shot.
On the contrary, Edward would have approved heartily!
Aug 10, 2021 10:10:18 #
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Aug 10, 2021 11:53:09 #
Might as well subdue the sky area to very dark if it's not the center of interest because it is competing now.
Aug 10, 2021 13:40:33 #
BB4A wrote:
Natural Light Black & White Portrait draft.
What if re-cropped to move the models to the left third? I'm curious about the background.
Aug 10, 2021 14:07:55 #
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Aug 10, 2021 14:53:08 #
Nice image but I would crop off the left third portion and add a darkening gradient from the lower left to upper right, to the remaining background.
Be well! Ed
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Aug 11, 2021 06:02:53 #
BB4A wrote:
Natural Light Black & White Portrait draft.
Great image!!!!
I agree with Fotoartist on the background. The bright left side immediately draws your eye away from the ladies.
Aug 11, 2021 09:04:47 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
Fotoartist wrote:
Might as well subdue the sky area to very dark if it's not the center of interest because it is competing now.
For any picture, mine or someone else's, I will use the edge of my hand or edges of thumb-forefinger to crop an area of the picture. Is it needed? Does it improve or detract from the main 'focus' or the rest of the image? - When in doubt, crop it out. (Or, in this case, reduce this distracting hot spot.)
So, I strongly agree.
Aug 12, 2021 21:03:06 #
Thanks All for your constructive comments.
First, an apology; I had originally presented this in the Photo Gallery… only to be told by Admin that it had been moved to this category. I can only assume that two people about to kiss in an outside setting, wearing period clothes while sitting on a period sofa = an NSFW image?
Second, the Composition. It would indeed be a sad old World if we all agreed about everything. I have several different versions of this concept, including some where I’ve cropped tightly to exclude the sky and tree branches bokeh on the left. This however was the draft version that the Client selected. I think I appreciate why they made their choice, and I appreciate those differing opinions expressed here.
First, an apology; I had originally presented this in the Photo Gallery… only to be told by Admin that it had been moved to this category. I can only assume that two people about to kiss in an outside setting, wearing period clothes while sitting on a period sofa = an NSFW image?
Second, the Composition. It would indeed be a sad old World if we all agreed about everything. I have several different versions of this concept, including some where I’ve cropped tightly to exclude the sky and tree branches bokeh on the left. This however was the draft version that the Client selected. I think I appreciate why they made their choice, and I appreciate those differing opinions expressed here.
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