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Hi everyone, I would like an opinion on this photograph and where it can be improved. what caught my attention when taking the photo was the beautiful figure of these two girls who were concentrated on looking at their cell phones with the addition of their Asian appearance and the rickshaw on the right side to support the photo. Yes, it's true that the main subject is very off-center but this is also the characteristic in my opinion of the photo and the story. Obviously in my eyes it's a good photo but it can always be improved, right? Thanks in advance
Sebastiano,
Thanks for submitting this image. I like the off-center composition and the choice a black and white. It's a compelling story telling image.
I would suggest a couple of edits. First, I find the light on the girls and the building in the background too bright. The sky is also bright. The issue with the building and sky being too bright is that are eye is naturally drawn to the brightest object and they compete with the 2 girls for attention. The brightness of the girls tends to lose too much detail. I took a screen shot into photoshop select each of these 3 and used the curve tool the darken them a bit.
Second, I adjusted the perspective of the buildings so that the vertical edges are vertical removing that distraction.
This is just something to consider.
Best wishes,
Mike - S, Senior Critic
Sebastiano,
Thanks for submitting this image. I like the off-center composition and the choice a black and white. It's a compelling story telling image.
I would suggest a couple of edits. First, I find the light on the girls and the building in the background too bright. The sky is also bright. The issue with the building and sky being too bright is that are eye is naturally drawn to the brightest object and they compete with the 2 girls for attention. The brightness of the girls tends to lose too much detail. I took a screen shot into photoshop select each of these 3 and used the curve tool the darken them a bit.
Second, I adjusted the perspective of the buildings so that the vertical edges are vertical removing that distraction.
This is just something to consider.
Best wishes,
Mike - S, Senior Critic
I agree about the prospective, and brightness of the building.
About the girls' faces the characteristic of the girls' bodies is that they were very pale and darkening them seems to distort the reality of the photo, instead trying to give more details.
I want to point out that as a rule I don't like to modify photos too much, I usually only act on light contrast and crop if necessary. I may be wrong but I am of the old school that if the photo is good it is immediately good since our eye captures it even before we press the shutter button.
Thanks for the advice, here the adjustment I did.
I also don't like to alter my photos to much from what I saw. But in this case I would lower the contrast to expose more detail in the girl's hair and arms since they are in the foreground. Your camera may have exposed it for the whole scene, overexsposing the girls. Your eyes would have seen more detail in the hair and arms.
AL
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The picture doesn't look real. The background around the rickshaw is sharp but the actual subject is out of focus. There is no gradient between the out of focus area and the background. This creates the impression that the motif has been copied in. The very strong different exposures support this impression. This makes it seem restless and not harmonious.
Steffen
