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Constructive criticism or comments always welcome, or at least rate

image, Thanks!

~Bryant

Hi Bryant! You asked for constructive criticism so here goes. The dancer is lovely but you can't really see her because there is so much going on in the background, you really have to look hard to disassociate her from the trees and branches. I have to wonder what  she is doing in an apple orchard in her toe shoes? Is this photo about her or the trees? The grass is over saturated, this is distracting and adds to the busy disjointed feel. I would suggest that you try shooting your dancer against a plain background with an asymetrical placement in the frame.

I hope this is helpful. Best wishes. Linda

Linda,

Thank you for your criticism, I agree that the grass is too saturated as that has bothered me as well. This image is from an art project I am currently shooting featuring dancers in locations you would not expect to see them in. I have innumerable images of dancers in studio locations and with this series I am striving to portray the beauty of dance outside of the sterile studio. On every shoot people inveriably stop to comment on the beauty of the dancers and the locations which I feel is part of the beauty of this project.

This particular image is also a commentary of the recent arrest of people dancing at the Lincoln Memorial, the capitol police have stated it is illegal to dance at national monuments so we shot this image at the cherry blossoms in Washington DC, part of West Potomac Park,  a National Park.

Thank you for your critique and have a great day!

~Bryant