Comments on: This Month’s Writers’ Critique – Add Your Advice http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gaigongmei Gangmei http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50808 Gaigongmei Gangmei Thu, 14 May 2009 11:52:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50808 What I like best about this picture is the lighting. It especially brings out the contours and shapes of the dragon statue. People have talked about working with the depth of field to create specific focus and such and I do agree with them, but I feel that the general focus of the picture works as well. It looks almost like a painting depicting a king and a dragon in action! The vignetting is a little too heavy for me but other than that, the composition’s good and its a well shot image:) What I like best about this picture is the lighting. It especially brings out the contours and shapes of the dragon statue. People have talked about working with the depth of field to create specific focus and such and I do agree with them, but I feel that the general focus of the picture works as well. It looks almost like a painting depicting a king and a dragon in action! The vignetting is a little too heavy for me but other than that, the composition’s good and its a well shot image:)

]]> By: Gaigongmei Gangmei http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50807 Gaigongmei Gangmei Thu, 14 May 2009 11:48:53 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50807 What I like best about this picture is the lighting. It especially brings out the contours and shapes of the dragon statue. People have talked about working with the depth of field to create specific focus and such and I do agree with them, but I feel that the general focus of the picture works as well. It looks almost like a painting depicting a king and a dragon in action! The vignetting is a little too heavy for me but other than that, the composition's good and its a well shot image:) What I like best about this picture is the lighting. It especially brings out the contours and shapes of the dragon statue. People have talked about working with the depth of field to create specific focus and such and I do agree with them, but I feel that the general focus of the picture works as well. It looks almost like a painting depicting a king and a dragon in action! The vignetting is a little too heavy for me but other than that, the composition’s good and its a well shot image:)

]]> By: Terry Eddington http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50779 Terry Eddington Thu, 14 May 2009 00:56:41 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50779 This is a fun, whimsical photo that pushes the viewer back to the center no matter where your eyes go. I do struggle to figure out what the primary subject is in the photo. The big, gray statue has too much contrast to hold my attention despite its size. I find my eyes going to the smaller, more colorful figure in the back, especially with the strong white clouds behind it. And then I find them moving back to the front again ... and then back. Maybe that's good but I'd prefer to settle in one place. Even with these flaws(?), I come away from looking at it with a little smile on my face. This is a fun, whimsical photo that pushes the viewer back to the center no matter where your eyes go. I do struggle to figure out what the primary subject is in the photo. The big, gray statue has too much contrast to hold my attention despite its size. I find my eyes going to the smaller, more colorful figure in the back, especially with the strong white clouds behind it. And then I find them moving back to the front again … and then back. Maybe that’s good but I’d prefer to settle in one place. Even with these flaws(?), I come away from looking at it with a little smile on my face.

]]> By: Ryan Jackson http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50697 Ryan Jackson Wed, 13 May 2009 11:02:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50697 Carrie, I enjoy the busyness in the photo. It gives the shot a bit of a story for what is not viewed outside the frame. With that said the story in the picture needs some clarity. I am focused on two aspects in the photo, the dragon and the "god." You stated there was some cropping and I was curious how? A little movement in the framing could make this photo pop at the viewer. In addition, some shadow and highlight work could make the sky pop more as well. The clouds need a little more contrast to the sky which I feel is a little overexposed. If you are familiar with exposure lock it would likely make the sky pop more with a lock on your primary subject. All in all a great picture and one that displays your vision for a great photo that isn't necessarily following the rule of thirds. ryan jackson Carrie,

I enjoy the busyness in the photo. It gives the shot a bit of a story for what is not viewed outside the frame. With that said the story in the picture needs some clarity. I am focused on two aspects in the photo, the dragon and the “god.” You stated there was some cropping and I was curious how? A little movement in the framing could make this photo pop at the viewer. In addition, some shadow and highlight work could make the sky pop more as well. The clouds need a little more contrast to the sky which I feel is a little overexposed. If you are familiar with exposure lock it would likely make the sky pop more with a lock on your primary subject. All in all a great picture and one that displays your vision for a great photo that isn’t necessarily following the rule of thirds.

ryan jackson

]]> By: Noam Feldman http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50465 Noam Feldman Sun, 10 May 2009 06:18:42 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50465 The photo is full of color - that makes it vivid and eye catching. It looks like you tried to frame the "gray beast" with the ruffs and vignette effect. Actually the frame takes too much attention. The 1st object that caught my eyes was the colorful guard on the top left corner (following the "rule of thirds"), just after I've continued to explore the "gray beast" that looks like meant to be the main object of the picture. The background takes too much attention. The photo is full of color – that makes it vivid and eye catching.
It looks like you tried to frame the “gray beast” with the ruffs and vignette effect. Actually the frame takes too much attention. The 1st object that caught my eyes was the colorful guard on the top left corner (following the “rule of thirds”), just after I’ve continued to explore the “gray beast” that looks like meant to be the main object of the picture. The background takes too much attention.

]]> By: Filmenatics http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50438 Filmenatics Sat, 09 May 2009 19:59:27 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50438 This critique really can help you to improve if you take it positive. This shot should be more wide and the left corner temple and statue should be more prominent than the big white statue. To get more in your frame just set your lens at its widest and go back at a good distance. This shot is too messy, distracting and confusing as the right side vertical contains a detailed and figure less portion and the left corner is having too short of its demand. This critique really can help you to improve if you take it positive. This shot should be more wide and the left corner temple and statue should be more prominent than the big white statue. To get more in your frame just set your lens at its widest and go back at a good distance. This shot is too messy, distracting and confusing as the right side vertical contains a detailed and figure less portion and the left corner is having too short of its demand.

]]> By: Jon Zich http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50356 Jon Zich Fri, 08 May 2009 21:12:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50356 To me there's too much going on in the photo--to the point of distraction. I find the "man on the roof" portion of the image to have the most interest and would like to see the sculture blurred, either pre-production or post production. To me there’s too much going on in the photo–to the point of distraction. I find the “man on the roof” portion of the image to have the most interest and would like to see the sculture blurred, either pre-production or post production.

]]> By: Alan Hendry http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50334 Alan Hendry Fri, 08 May 2009 17:10:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50334 I agree with Helen ideal for HDR,but if not I would adjust the sky contrast to be slightly more dramatic. But a really cool image. Al. I agree with Helen ideal for HDR,but if not I would adjust the sky contrast to be slightly more dramatic. But a really cool image.
Al.

]]> By: Ted http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50302 Ted Fri, 08 May 2009 12:10:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50302 Great photo! At the risk of redundancy, I don't care for the vignette effect. I'd like to see the blue in the sky "pop" a little more OR, using layers, convert the statue to B&W to bring out more in more contrast the details of the statue. It's a photo worth jealousy, and I am! Congrats! Great photo! At the risk of redundancy, I don’t care for the vignette effect. I’d like to see the blue in the sky “pop” a little more OR, using layers, convert the statue to B&W to bring out more in more contrast the details of the statue. It’s a photo worth jealousy, and I am! Congrats!

]]> By: Onkar Singh http://www.digital-photography-school.com/this-months-writers-critique-add-your-advice/comment-page-1#comment-50258 Onkar Singh Fri, 08 May 2009 05:24:45 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5645#comment-50258 When I saw Carrie's photo, I noticed the vignette effect in the first glance. The picture is taken extremely well. The composition is very good. As some readers have pointed out that it is heavy on the right hand side, but I guess Carrie did not have any other choice at the time of taking the picture. The vignetting, in fact, is helping to offset some of the weight on the right hand side. In conclusion I would say that if the vignetting towards the right hand lower corner was gradually reduced (starting from top right of the picture), the frame could have looked a little more balanced (well, to me it looks resonably balnced even as it is). Congratulations Carrie. When I saw Carrie’s photo, I noticed the vignette effect in the first glance.
The picture is taken extremely well. The composition is very good. As some
readers have pointed out that it is heavy on the right hand side, but I guess
Carrie did not have any other choice at the time of taking the picture. The
vignetting, in fact, is helping to offset some of the weight on the right hand
side.
In conclusion I would say that if the vignetting towards the right hand
lower corner was gradually reduced (starting from top right of the picture),
the frame could have looked a little more balanced (well, to me it looks
resonably balnced even as it is). Congratulations Carrie.

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