In the Atelier

[nevena_syrmia]

I'm quite new to this forum (and i love it,hehe) Anyways,I'm also an amateur photographer,and use canon sd750 (blah)
So,I'm very interested in what you have to say about my shots,I expect a looot of tips. Thanx in advance.

For starters,these two pics were taken in my art class.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...t_filtered.jpg

Nevena

And to see the first pic bigger,just click on it and it will open a bigger one x)

[dhart]

You have the mood down. I like the pose and expression - it works well with the setting and color of the photo. A couple things I notice about this shot:

- The plywood in the background really distracts. There really doesn't need to be that much space on the right anyways, so cropping would help some.

- She isn't in focus. I can't find your focal point in this photo. If you can post your EXIF data, it would be helpful.

- Good job on not letting any shadows fall on her eyes. That is harder to accomplish than you might think!

[nevena_syrmia]

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...atum_90/23.jpg
the edited version

[chopstickjayne]

I love how the colors work in this shot. She has a great facial expression. I agree that cropping is needed on the background and she appears out of focus. It would be interesting to see what this photo looks like with even slightly darker shadows layered in...

Thank you!
Jayne

[jiminyClickit]

nevena_syrmia,

Of one thing you can be sure: it's memorable. I remember the post from November, the subject and your image of her.

I could enjoy either version, though cropped does focus more attention her way. I like the studio look, too, with the drawing board.

Memorable.

The second photo, also familiar, has less impact because of position and lighting of subject. As a "working artist" shot, it is good, setting the scene.

[OsmosisStudios]

I tnhk she actually is in focus: theres considerable motion blur, however.

[Giya]

What settings did you use on the second photo? It's a really nice photo but the background (the other easel and artists) are a tad distracting. If you shot RAW try increasing exposure a little. It will blow out more of the distracting background and bring out more detail in your subject.

Love the first one. Great pose, expression, and color!

[nevena_syrmia]

thnx for the lovely words
and i couldn's shoot it in RAW because it was taken with a compact camera :S so,i just edited it a bit in PS