Need a critique here

[red dawn]

Hi<br><Br>

 

need a ciritque of this photo here, perhaps from a point of view of

classic street shooters (i know there must be a number in a Leica

list! :)).<Br><br>

 

this photo was quite badly trashed by non street shooting types and

i just want to know wat's wrong with it from you guys' POV.<br><br>

 

(if u ask me, of course i like it enough to want to find out exactly

wat's wrong with it....;P)<Br><br>

 

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[eric_.]

Boon,

 

Of course alot can be said about the technique, good or not so good, but did you shoot this picture for yourself or for others to be critiqued?

Do you like the picture yourself? Does it have an emotional value for you? If that is the case, than you made the perfect picture.

 

Happy shooting!

 

Eric

[pcg]

Boon,

No idea what others may have said. Quick responses though on my part: too

much darkness throughout all of which seems to be the same zone; image

ambiguity -- at least three people in the upper half of the pic are cut off either

at the waist or head; I'd have preferred a closer shot of the girl. In street

photography, closer is almost always better.

 

Here's another point, which you have illustrated yourself in an earlier post.

Your photo (which I repost here) is unambiguous, somewhat (almost) decisive

& well exposed. Comparing the two, I like the big statue man far more than the

girl looking at Barbie dolls--<div></div>

[ray .]

There's somewhat an illusion the girl is within the box, but it doesn't quite happen. The remaining surrounding area of the photograph is too dark, disorganized, and uninteresting.

[dpablo]

Boon, it's just a so-so picture... But big f'ing deal... Only one rule with street photography -- don't stop shooting. The more you shoot the more likely you are to catch that perfect moment... Most of the greats shot so much f'ing film one wonders whether or not they were just playing the averages... Just keep shooting and you'll catch something that your camera grabs before your eye even sees it... Both pictures are just okay, but we all have that in our book of negs... I usually get one (if that) per role that I think will grab people... I recently was asked to show in the Leica gallery in NY on West Broadway (I live in LA and might be wrong about street, but I think that's where it is). Of the two hundred proof sheets I have, thirty images are showing - only f'ing thirty...! But that's the way it goes... I will certainly post when my work is up and hope those of you in the NY area will check it out and tear it apart... Hee hee... Anyway, just KEEP SHOOTING...!!!!

 

 

dpablo

[lacey_smith4]

I think it a very good picture -- though I would crop the outer 1/4 from both sides (leave the plant to the right, cut off the left just beyond the main girl). What I see, and like very much, is the girl looking at Barbie dolls while Barbie Woman walks behind her -- the latter's body split by the glass cage. What Cartier-Bresson would have called a decisive moment, this composition. I think that background happenstance figure makes this one (though a cute enough picture of the girl). An essay on molding female perceptions and ideals, whatever, if you want to get philosophic. Or, just a cute juxtaposition, a la' Elliott Erwitt.

 

I like it, cropped.

[graphicjoe]

I think you missed an interesting picture by being too far away from the subject. A vertically framed photo of the child and the stand would tell a story, provide good detail, have interesting light, and really let us see the child and doll. The background is not helping the image so it is better left out.

Cheers,

 

Joe Stephenson

[greg choong]

BH, I agree with many you were too 'far' away with it. I see that you're taking many such shots with similar distance. And since they are many kid shots, I would suggest you shoot it with a 50mm. A perfect lens to do kids.

[greg choong]

..taken with a 50mm DR.

 

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[fotografz]

Boon, The little girls' expression is worth the taking of this shot.

Did you consider cropping a bit tighter? (It's to late to move closer, so

why not tighten up a bit?).

 

Only two things to share that you might keep in mind in future;

stooping down a little when shooting children sometimes helps...and

timing is everything. For example, if you had waited a split second longer

to shoot, or shot sooner, then the walking womans' leg wouldn't be

growing out of the childs' head. I also sometimes forget to preuse the

background in my intense focus on the subject, but the camera isn't like

our brain, which when focused on something sort of ignores everything

else. The camera sees it all (unless you're using shallow DOF to obscure

it.)