b&w urban Anonamous Jazz

I'm particularly interested in what you think of the composition.

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But neither the image itself nor the composition really tell me anything. Regards.

i think you should have used more of the picture area to create a visual sequence that maybe leads to the jazz musician, as well as you should have used the elements more to create emphasis on the character, right now they dont say anything on him or the environment. I think I understand your concept of cutting his head of, because it is an anonymous jazz player but you may have composed it more in the neck or in another part so we can see him better and the saxophone as well. I hope my comments helps you out. Guillermo.

Jazz players are good subjects and your idea is allright. But the composition is cluttered. The stuff behind him needs to go, it is distracting. I would like it to have a background without the people looking the other way. The bag in front of him doesn't add to the picture either, it just leaves me wondering if those are his scores or if it is just a sloppy way of collecting money. The next question is where to cut his head off. I would really try to include all of the saxophone, and try to compose the image with the saxophone as the main subject. A problem now is that the pants and papers in the bag are the brightest in the image and they steal all the attention from the low contrast actual subject.

 

Yours,

 

Michael