Just starting in the biz

[Lucidlove]

Just starting out and would love some input

[Ben H]

I'd try not to make your tag the major subject in every photo you take... ! :)

I would have liked to see the girls face. Love the texture of the wal...

[Iguanasan]

Beautiful. I respectfully disagree with Ben. Not being able to see her face is what makes this photo. The old broken down brick wall and a little girl looking down like that evokes a feeling of sadness. Sometimes, we photographers, when critiquing a photo have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees (no offence, Ben).

I do agree that while I understand the apparent need for the name/logo I really hate to see them. I've been putting them on my own photos but I am thinking there must be a better way...

[tomorrowstreasures]

Sweet and pure.

[Ben H]

Beautiful. I respectfully disagree with Ben. Not being able to see her face is what makes this photo.

I didn't say I didn't like it - I do like it, in fact. Just that I think I would have preferred to see her face - of course, it's difficult to make judgements like this, but it's also what makes feedback more useful sometimes.


The old broken down brick wall and a little girl looking down like that evokes a feeling of sadness. Sometimes, we photographers, when critiquing a photo have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees (no offence, Ben).

None taken, all input is good :)
The head dropped certainly does help convey that mood, but in this case, the rest of the body pose works counter to that to my eyes - losing some of the sadness and confusing the message. Hence, why I would prefer the head raised - or a different shot where the whole girl is conveying that sadness, if you get what I mean.


I do agree that while I understand the apparent need for the name/logo I really hate to see them. I've been putting them on my own photos but I am thinking there must be a better way...

Yeah, I know what you mean. It's even harder when using a web res piccy, as the text would be unreadable, so it's a compromise. But ultimately, I try to make it big enough to create a distinctive identity, without overwhelming the subject of the picture...

[Lucidlove]

Thank you.:) All of you I love to hear what everyone has to say. It's a learning proccess. I put the logo up for advertisement. Ben if you would like to see the subject you can join my facebook group or see her later in my other photos.:goodvibes

[kiley9806]

my 2 cents - if you want to evoke the sense of sadness that iggie mentions (as it does work with the broken wall & down turned face) i would convert this shot to a b&w to get rid of the happy pinkness on the girl. or selectively use color on the wall alone. just a thought! welcome to the forum & look forward to seeing more of your work lucid! :)

[tirediron]

Hmmmm... I like the image, almost. I think Kiley's point is excellent. This image, with the mood begs for a mono conversion. Additionally, what I would like to see is less empty space. Irrespective of the mood, the child is the subject, and as the image currently is, is lost. I would crop at least 10% off the top, and 20% off the RH side so that there is less empty space, and the subject takes up more of the image.

[Mad Aussie]

I don't have much to add to what been said really.
I like it very much feel it would stronger cropped near the 'v' in love so that the expansion crack in the wall on the right doesn't show. I like Kiley's idea also. You try just desaturating the girls colours only to 'dampen' the feel a bit.

[Marko]

This fine image has so many possible treatments. Great input everyone!

For me, the biggest problem is the tag ;it's a distraction. Everything else I can live with, though I too would have liked to have seen a bit more face and perhaps a wee bit more 'zooming in'.

[kiley9806]

and another little nitpick thing ive noticed - it could stand to be leveled a tiny bit. the base of the wall slopes down to the right, as does the top brick line, just slightly...

[Lucidlove]

Just starting out and would love some input

Thank you everyone here are more that I shot/edited
I'm all about hearing what people have say...I think it's all about what people see and feel and I can tell all of you I was not trying to create a sad pic just a pic that I thought looked good. Thank you all. Keep it coming:):):goodvibes

[Mad Aussie]

Sepia with a selective colour treatment on the scarf this time huh?

I like the idea but for me I think b/w would work better with selective colour. I think the sepia is just too much colour.

The photo looks like it might be a nice colour shot as well with all those textures and shades on the wall and door.

I like the general composition of the photo though.