Assignment: Books

[gjakovare]

I did this shot yesterday with this week's assignment in mind. I like the composition and the message I tried to convey, but something about it is not sitting right with me. I think it could be the colors, or maybe it's missing that pop factor. I'm not sure. Could someone give me some pointers how I can make this better in post processing? Thanks

[luminescent]

There are no real leading lines here but I don't hate the shot. However, I think if the topic is "books," you need to make the book stand out just a bit more to make this a better image. I would say use a very light vignette (not a lightroom or lens correction vignette but using the burning tool in Photoshop if you can) on the photo to darken the edges and corners, then add some contrast to make the book pop.

Just one guy's opinion..

[MrJones]

I'm just trying to figure out why the left page is blank!

[windrider86]

Can you post your exif info for us?

[gjakovare]

Mr Jones, good question. It was the start of the new chapter. I should have caught that!!

windrider86 - here's the exif info:

Exif data

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire