you can have successful portraits with the "scenery" making of a most of the background even..it can work. You portrait is not working but that scenery issue is only part of the issue.
I have to agree with Quarik - there are distractions in addition to the location in this shot, all of which minimise its impact as a portrait.
Main problem is the lack of sharpness - that may be due to it being an attachment but, as posted, nothing is in sharp focus, and the strongest point of clarity isn't the subject.
I don't like the vertical orientation of a horizontal object........and the soft focus makes me want to clean my glasses. I think a shot with focus on the surroundings works within a series but maybe not a a stand alone photo. The surroundings have to be attractive, balanced, of importance.
I think you're well on your way. Conceptually, it's a cool portrait. I'd definitely tighten the frame so that you get rid of some of the distracting and less important elements while still keeping the location in the shot. And focus on making sure the lighting on your human subject works. As it is, all the punchy lighting is behind her. A remote flash off camera aimed down/across your model's face could really make your model look much more dramatic, and perhaps a second one could rim her. It's more work, but I think it would make your model the star of the photo rather than the scenery.
Better?
Awesome feedback! Thank you everyone. Yeah, The picture is out of focus from attachment (tried to make is smaller file size for posting).
I do struggle with balancing the person with the surroundings and making them "pop". I wanted to get some of the location in the shot, but not fill the entire frame with just the person. I'll keep working with it. I didn't even think about using my off camera flash. Guessing I definitely have to fine tune things. Thanks again for the great feedback; def got me thinking more!
Much better, but the 2:3 format is still a problem for me. I'dthink it'd be more effective in an 8x10 format. Your subject is sitting. Why would you want a long vertical crop?
Pretty lady by the way. Very fairy-looking. I like the setting with her looks.
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Much better, but the 2:3 format is still a problem for me. I'dthink it'd be more effective in an 8x10 format. Your subject is sitting. Why would you want a long vertical crop?
Pretty lady by the way. Very fairy-looking. I like the setting with her looks.
So, I did take some other images that day and they are more along the 8x10 crops...Not so vertical. I was trying to do something a bit different...now I'm thinking the whole photo vertical just doesn't work that way...Thoughts?
So, I did take some other images that day and they are more along the 8x10 crops...Not so vertical. I was trying to do something a bit different...now I'm thinking the whole photo vertical just doesn't work that way...Thoughts?
So, I did take some other images that day and they are more along the 8x10 crops...Not so vertical. I was trying to do something a bit different...now I'm thinking the whole photo vertical just doesn't work that way...Thoughts?
I like this one a lot more than the first. Awesome shot
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Main problem is the lack of sharpness - that may be due to it being an attachment but, as posted, nothing is in sharp focus, and the strongest point of clarity isn't the subject.
Person does not have to be the main subject in a portrait sometimes they can just be 1 element of a portrait.
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Awesome feedback! Thank you everyone. Yeah, The picture is out of focus from attachment (tried to make is smaller file size for posting).
I do struggle with balancing the person with the surroundings and making them "pop". I wanted to get some of the location in the shot, but not fill the entire frame with just the person. I'll keep working with it. I didn't even think about using my off camera flash. Guessing I definitely have to fine tune things. Thanks again for the great feedback; def got me thinking more!
Pretty lady by the way. Very fairy-looking. I like the setting with her looks.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
So, I did take some other images that day and they are more along the 8x10 crops...Not so vertical. I was trying to do something a bit different...now I'm thinking the whole photo vertical just doesn't work that way...Thoughts?
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I like this one a lot more than the first. Awesome shot