Foxy Lady

The scanner gave a darker apparence to the pic, on the original the

face of the girl is more apparent... Rate or critic this picture

please!

It is important to try to separate your feelings about the subject from what is actually, objectively, in the photo for others to see.

 

As you say yourself, the technical quality of this photograph is poor, and it is very difficult for anyone besides you to see past the technical issues. To be quite honest, I don't think you should have uploaded it and asked for a critique with such a poor scan, unless your purpose was to ask for help with the scanning.

 

All that can be assessed is the composition. The pose and expression of the girl are potentially very nice. But I don't like the part of the guitar that is out of focus in the foreground: it competes with the girl's face, and in fact is bigger than her face.

 

The backgrounds are also problematic. That office building in the far background and (I think) the garbage can on the left detract significantly from the mood. It could be the scan again but the tree is too dark and there is not enough color/tonal separation between the tree and the girls head. Except for the head band she is wearing, her head would almost blend entirely with the tree. The picture would be much better without the tree.

 

 

Thanks a lot... That's exactly what I wanted, you gave me plenty of useful tips, and I really really appreciate that. You made me realise a lot of things that I don't do correctly and I'll try to correct that.... thanks again!