street shots "Bitch"

Your comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks...Bill

Hi! I am not very advanced in photo but I can say that your picture has to be more dynamic, less centered and be croped to enhance the subject. Also, the depth should be more strong.

Salut!

Thanks for the input, Enrick. I have to say I'm a bit perplexed by your assessment of the image, however. This is a photograph of a young "punk" woman sitting on a wall. Her atttire and demeanor define the image. You say you'd like a more dynamic shot. I guess I could have asked her to to do a soft-shoe shuffle on top of the wall, but it just didn't seem in character. Less centered? It's a frontal portrait of a woman sitting on a wall--there's not a lot of leeway here. And if I'd cropped to "enhance the subject," as you suggested, I'd have had to remove either the "Bitch" on the cap or the hand with the cigarette. Not much of an "enhancement," it seems to me. As for stronger depth, I'm at a loss to respond. In any case, thanks for looking and taking the time to pass along your thoughts about the shot. Cheers...Bill

Bill, I like your shot and find it disturbing. I can't help but wonder where this girl's life is headed, or is this simply a phase, a momentary detour in her road toward maturity. The picture does seem to me to be a tad soft, perhaps a result from cropping. But it made me think, and that ain't bad.

Yup.

...pretty much says it all.