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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2004 12:43:16 PM
Great light and color: a wonderful portrait. I'd suggest cropping a bit more off the top: I wouldn't worry about the bear. As it is, the bear is half in, half out and competing as focal point, but not quite making it. I can see the shot in landscape including the whole bear, that would be nice too. As it is, it's a little unbalanced though, with too much space at the top. Also, you might want to do one more USM after downsampling, since that tends to make the image softer, as we see here. Very precious photo.
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| Photo By: Andrew O'Rourke
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
2/23/2004 6:18:59 AM
Great portrait with perfect lighting. I'm guessing you worked a softening treatment on the face, and a sharpening treatment on the eyes and hair? The effect is stunning. Looking at a portrait this good reminds me of how good a portrait can be. I might have to revisit a few of my own with the toolbox after looking at this one. Portraits don't get much better than this!
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| Photo By: Lou Dina
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
9/8/2003 5:39:21 AM
This scene is a wonderful subject and has a lot of potential. I thought I'd ruminate on a few ideas to help bring it out even more. Hopefully you live nearby and can experiment a little.
- The two buildings are so small in the frame they can't quite take over as a dominant subject, and it is their environment that dominates: as such, setting them to the side, instead of right in the middle, might open up the picture.
- This is a great scene to consider applying the rule of thirds for your composition: I'd consider getting more of the wheat field and less of the sky, and moving the left most building over to the left top intersection (see this link for more info: http://www.seittipaja.fi/data/Photography_lessons/Compositi on/Lesson_1/_The_Rule_of_Thirds.html).
- Maybe its an illusion, but the horizon does not look level, which is a bit of a distraction.
- Watch your highlights: The clouds here have lost most of their detail, and with that, some of their interest.
Well, hope that's helpful. Happy shooting!
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| Photo By: Guy Dube
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
9/8/2003 5:27:58 AM
Wonderful capture. The misty background lends a surreal, soft feeling to the scene, which is quite nice.
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| Photo By: Suzanne Williams
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/26/2003 9:42:21 AM
Hi Leticia, you've captured the smiles and the closeness of these two girls wonderfully. There are a couple of things that might improve the shot, however. First, that harsh sun makes it difficult to get a good exposure, especially in the shadows where the main interest lies. Watch where the sun is if you can, for more even lighting. Second, the image is a little flat. By that, I mean there is room for a lot more contrast without losing detail. Since you have no color below about 35, steepening the curve to change 35 to zero will give you more contrast and saturation as well. Here's a quick correction with more contrast and saturation. See what you think...
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| Photo By: Letícia Veras
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/26/2003 5:52:55 AM
Very creative and fun portrait. The shallow depth of field really works great in tandem with the upside down perspective to add a lot of dynamic movement. It all adds up to fun! She's going to love this one later.
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| Photo By: Karen Siebert
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/26/2003 5:48:27 AM
Wonderful shot. The treatment of the fabric is perfect, and the tones are very real (not over or undersaturated). I think this may be your best portrait to date! The cropping on the bottom might be a bit close, simply because that silk background wants more room to flow and nestle the subject, but that's just me trying to come up with any way that might possibly make it even better, even though it doesn't need it. Very well done! I'm going to have to go back to the drawing board for my own portraits since you've really raised the bar on this one.
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| Photo By: Karen Siebert
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/20/2003 9:43:45 AM
Hi Karen, a very good effort on this owl. I find the dynamic range present on this kind of shot to be very difficult to deal with, and you've done it quite nicely. Because cropping the feet is such a blow to the image, you might consider just capturing everything and removing the offending distractions later (you can always come back to this crop if it doesn't work out). Easier to clone out a band than to construct a claw from scratch! Of course, I'm not above such "modifications" for a good final product, especially if you tell people what you did, but maybe that's still breaking the rules.
BTW, I am working on some more portraits of the girls, but am currently wrestling with lighting. Hard to do good work on a shoestring budget. My wife upped the ante by not hiring a professional, so now I really have to come through!
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| Photo By: Karen Siebert
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/20/2003 9:11:30 AM
Cool shot. How do they do that without breaking their necks? The fish-eye effect was a particularly dynamic choice, even though it probably resulted in a less sharp image overall.
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| Photo By: ryan bailey
(K:61)
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/5/2003 6:03:58 AM
You've got some really nice elements here, I like the feeling of the photo overall. You might consider rotating it a little counter-clockwise: it seems tilted to the right. Although it was probably a cloudy day, the photo could benefit from some brightening. And a little sharpening too. See what you think about it with those adjustments.
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| Photo By: Shai Ritblatt
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/5/2003 5:47:29 AM
I really love this shot, the framing and composition are really unique. It seems that it is leaning to the right a little, particularly against the straight lines of the borders. But that's a picky thing, its a really fantastic shot. I love it, and she is so adorable.
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| Photo By: Karen Siebert
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/5/2003 5:37:48 AM
Well, I really love the original composition, that is, except for the trucks. The landscape crop moves the boy from the lower right third intersection, which is dramatic because of the relative size of the landscape. So how about this one? (I also increased the contrast and sharpness slightly)
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| Photo By: Egidija Smilingiene
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
8/4/2003 12:35:48 PM
The floating bubbles put this one over the top. Great work! I'd love to see the same shot with him laughing.
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| Photo By: Alessandro Cassemiro
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/25/2003 1:33:24 PM
You've captured a very pensive mood with great skin tones. It appears you still have some room in the highlights to steepen the curve if you want, although a lighter image might betray the more somber mood.
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| Photo By: Gianni Raselli
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/25/2003 1:19:41 PM
This is a perfect setting for the rule of thirds! Here, since there wasn't much happening in the sky, you could raise the horizon to the upper 1/3 line and get 2/3 of the image of beach and people. The strong figure of the guy on the left would have anchored the lower left intersection perfectly.
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| Photo By: Robson Zumkeller Campos
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/25/2003 1:00:33 PM
I really like this treatment. The light falloff is very effective. You might want to try this shot by stepping back and using a little more zoom: that will produce a kinder perspective (less bulge in the eyes and nose).
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| Photo By: Lars Maresca
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/25/2003 12:54:44 PM
Nice balance and feel. Maybe a little less posterization in the mid-tones would bring back some of those brittle detailed lines in the boat. Still a very serene moment in any event.
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| Photo By: Maurilio Ultramari
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/23/2003 5:35:25 AM
Great use of the fur for framing: you really have captured those baby blues! Great portrait. The frame colors are also perfect.
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| Photo By: Karen Siebert
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 11:13:15 AM
She should be very happy with this one. Wonderful portrait.
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| Photo By: Karen Siebert
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 11:10:28 AM
I can hear my three-year-old crying now! Especially nice textures.
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| Photo By: Ursula I Abresch
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 10:59:06 AM
Classic shot. All of the colors of dress-up clothes add a lot to a portrait like this. I also actually like the uneven lighting here: it seems to add some depth, to go along with the wide-angle you chose. Maybe just a little too much feathering for the background "cover-up" though. It made the lines of the hat unnaturally blurry (or otherwise, I probably wouldn't even have noticed). On the other hand, apparently no one else has noticed. In any event, wonderful shot, and worth the work!
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Photo By: Elizabeth Miller
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 9:08:35 AM
Nice shot: you might want to try a polarizer or a density filter on a shot like this to get a better capture of the mountains and sky: they got washed out a bit and can't really hold their own.
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| Photo By: Ana Vianna
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 9:04:00 AM
Great setting and a superb job working with tough lighting conditions. Just an idea, but I think cropping some off the top might bring the whole composition into balance better and also eliminate the break between the backdrop and the real sky.
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| Photo By: Darko Jovanovic
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:57:26 AM
The colors and subject are great in this photo, but the composition is the real strength. I wonder if it might be strengthened even more by cropping some off the bottom (maybe most of that foreground). That would serve to make that angle of trees more pronounced. I'd also consider getting rid of that pole in front of the last tree. In any event, I like it as it is: a very nice scene.
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| Photo By: Tom Vadnais
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:51:59 AM
Great capture overall, particularly the boy's express. I have to agree that the girl's legs are distracting, and that having the feet cut in half gives an unnecessary impression that something is missing. I'd definitely play with the crop to see if you can come up with a composition that more wholly supports his expression.
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| Photo By: Alexandra Pimentel
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:42:59 AM
Nice abstract. The uniform color palette and contrasting textures are strong features here.
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| Photo By: Ayeda Hassan
(K:269)
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:40:55 AM
This portrait really stands out for me because of the way you composed him to the left, exaggerating the slump in the shoulders: that alone speaks quite a bit. The right angles in the background really serve to reinforce that as well. Great capture!
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| Photo By: Ronny Van Eeckhoutte
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:35:38 AM
Great slice-of-life portrait. The colors are particularly nice and vivid.
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| Photo By: Peppino Bonu
(K:7607)
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:29:38 AM
Very nice intimate portrait. It is well composed and the skin tone handling is great. The frame definitely sets a tone.
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| Photo By: Steven Vigar
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Critique By:
Ty Cooper (K:663)
7/22/2003 8:25:56 AM
A classic for sure. You've really captured the joy of siblings here. There is noticeable burnout on the shoulders, but a great picture nonetheless.
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| Photo By: cinzia gregorutti
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