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Howdy.
Everything I write here on FM is intended to help. Everything I write is in a truly friendly spirit and tone of voice.
Unfortunately, you can't hear my voice on this forum, and written comments can be easily misunderstood for tone and intent. That is why I prefer to speak with people on a phone call when giving them advice and giving critical opinions (critique) of their images. Otherwise, what is intended to help someone can be taken wrongly, and that defeats the purpose of the communication. And, because I want to avoid flaming and trolls, I tend to refrain from writing some things here that could be instrumental in helping someone improve, but may be taken out of context or misused by others. So, I limit my written comments here...though I am sure some will disagree on that last point.
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You asked "good or bad." I seldom use the word "bad" in any critique, because many critiques are simply an opinion and what is "good" for one person is "bad" for another or vice versa.
Simple answer in a word, "bad."
Why?
All this photo shows me is a sleeping baby in a chair with a pacifier in his mouth.
I assume the mother/parents hire a professional photographer to make a photo they cannot make themselves. This looks like a photo an average parent could make. So, it does not seem like any great challenge or anything special to me. IF I were a typical parent, I would not hire a professional or pay even an amateur or "part time pro" to make this photo for me (even assuming I was not a pro photographer or skilled photographer).
Of course you see the challenge as the photoshop work you did. I don't see the point of that either. From my POV, the best use of photoshop work should either be either to create "WOW" special effects (that cannot be made otherwise), or completely unnoticed (e.g. retouching a pimple). You used photoshop to remove a parent. Why? Seems like a waste of time/effort/skill, and it "removed the parent."
Also, you could have used your photoshop skills to remove the pacifier. That would have improved this photo.
But, I don't need to use photoshop to remove a pacifier. I simply have the parent take it out of the mouth prior to the shot. Simple, quick, effective. Of course some may object, but the pacifier can return till I need another shot. I have never had a problem with this and I have photographed many infants. So, it can be done.
So, looking at this photo, I am left with the thought that you wanted to do something "good" but instead used time/effort/opportunity and did not create anything good/better than could be done without photoshop. So, for that reason I say "bad" use of time/effort/opportunity.
Also, I do not like the positioning of a baby in a place or situation that even appears to have risk for the infant or could cause them harm (such as falling off a high piece of furniture etc.).
I hope you understand my POV or that this helps you and others.
Edited on Jun 07, 2014 at 08:07 AM · View previous versions
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