My First Shoot Downtown (candid photo)

[sar7814]

I am a beginner with photography but I was wondering if there was anything else this photo needed editing wise? I adjusted the curves and put a gradient on the edges to give the photo a vignette effect, is it too much?

[oldwolf]

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[ardentphotog]

If it were my pic that I took, I'd be irritated that there's 'stuff' on the right that was cut off. And the bright glare vs the extreme shadowing would irritate me also. It seems as if it could be a bit more balanced, and the background slight more focused, but still out of focus. Aside from those things, I'd be content overall. I'm no professional - you did good. Please don't take my word for bond.

Good luck

[JFSanders]

She is falling out of the frame. All the stuff on the left is clutter, get it out of focus. You are not close enough to her. Like the idea you had, but the light is not right. She doesn't pop. I guess what I am trying to say is this. The more you do in camera and with the light, the less you have to mess with in post. At postcard size this snapshot would not be painful, but anything larger and you will not be happy.