A Snapshot Of Life

I uploaded this in the "Portraits" section as I felt this was a portrait of an

aspect of our day-to-day lives. Thank you for your comments.

Valo composition. Oi charjon -er blurred figure - adds to the composition. Subject-ke niye ami aktu didhay vugchi. Ar aktu alo thakle valo hoto, naki puro silhouette hole vlao hoto- nalo etai best? Try korecho ki?

Very well seen, yet seems there is a little problem, as Sonali says. Probably the dark figure just right to the man is the problem - his darkness interferes with the darkness of the hand and disturbs the clarity of the main figure. Could you try cloning him out or reducing the blackness thru some post processing? Otherwise a very spontaneous shot; your recent snaps are really very very good. Bhalo theko.

In response to your request,the reproduction values of this photo are interfered with by the exposure.

 

The light background apparently has let your metered exposure believe that the whole scene is brighter than it is.

 

The rule is 'expose for the highlights' and develop (in the digital darkroom) for the shadows, and that you should do here. (this does not apply to negative film captures, but does apply (somewhat) to color transparencies, though they tend to 'blow out' or otherwise have limited range of exposure values.

 

I see an issue with this photo that makes it 'hard to read'. It's far too dark in its subject.

 

One way to work with that is to learn to use the tools in Photoshop, including 'levels' and the more sophisticated 'shadow/highlight filter' with the 'advanced' box checked and work those sliders, AFTER having discarded the color information by changing 'mode to grayscale' (you then get a contrast slider that will help)

 

You need, I think, here to lighten your blacks, easily accomplished in 'levels', 'curves' and 'shadow/highlight filter' any one, but I prefer shadow/highlight filter, as it is replicable (curves is not in my opinion.

 

If you use another image editing program, just remember to lighten the subject, left so we can 'see' him and not just a semi-silhouette, just as much as your artistic feelings allow, to create the composition you seek.

 

The first rule of a photo is that the viewer should be able to 'see' its main parts, and if the viewer has to struggle and that's part of your 'art' then so be it,but if not intended, then you must remedy that, or take another.

 

I hope this is responsive.

 

My best to you.

 

john

 

John (Crosley)