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Mescal
Jul 23, 2005


The first seems to go from grayscale to color in a completely natural and pleasing way. And it doesn't matter that it's crooked, in fact I like that too. It fits the pose of the person. I love it. The second one reminds me of times I've shot wide-angle to distract from the fact that my subject matter was boring.


Pope Mobile posted:



The reflection in the water is too strong, and I'm not sure how to make it less intense. Thinking of turning this into a B&W.


The pose looks both deliberate on her part and meaningless. No emotion communicated through it. And when a photo's high-contrast, it demands attention. This photo demands the viewer pays attention, but doesn't reward it. There's no theme I can find, and it's not even meaninglessly pretty. There's no overall shape to admire in the composition.

the posted:

I think you need a lens with a much shallower DOF, like a prime lens.

Here is something I took with a 50mm prime, 1.8 II as an example:



Also, think about the rule of thirds when shooting people.

You're really fuckin' close here. The expression is beautiful, but you're at the wrong angle to catch it. That would be fine if there were something out-of-focus, but discernibly pretty on the right half. But instead you've got some empty space and a blob. Also, her face doesn't stand out from the background since they're close to the same color and tone.



This is a film retake of a digital shot I took forever ago. Bronica medium format, 200mm lens, expired 200iso slide film. lovely fuckin' scanner.

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