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[LtRaven]

Picture taken at a friends concert! My biggest problem that night was the lighting (almost absent) and their movement! Unfortunately, i didn't have my tripod with me.



# ISO Speed Ratings = 1600
# Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/125.00 second
# Aperture = F5.60
# Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 33/1 mm = 33.00 mm


What I would like to learn is how to improve the general feeling of the photo! I just feel that something is not right!

[wulf]

I think there are two problems with the light.

Firstly, it is very blue. You could experiment with different white balance settings to see what other tones you can get.

The second one is that your friend is wearing such a light top that this becomes the focus of the picture, as the brightest object. His face recedes into the distance. That would be a challenge under any lighting (unless everything else was also light and thus his face and the guitar stood out by virtue of being the darkest objects).

Wulf

[jiminyClickit]

LtRaven, Welcome

Even though all four sides are cropped some, which can be a way of balancing composition, a wider shot might have given you more options (like showing left hand and all of guitar at bottom). That your friend is looking out of the photo and to the right, is also causing a quick exit of the viewer, in-out, following his gaze. Just things to consider for the general feeling of the photo.