Comments on: Photo Critique – The Worker

By: cfimages

cfimages — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:50:44 +0000

Thanks Carrie. Feel free to ask any questions you think of tomorrow. And I'll definitely let you know about the lighting class when I work it out.

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:31:26 +0000

Hey Craig. This is a very helpful critique and has given me some things to think about during the Photowalk tomorrow. By the way, please keep me in mind for your lighting class. I'd love to join in!

By: cfimages

cfimages — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:50:44 +0000

Thanks Carrie. Feel free to ask any questions you think of tomorrow. And I'll definitely let you know about the lighting class when I work it out.

By: globetrotteri

globetrotteri — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:31:26 +0000

Hey Craig. This is a very helpful critique and has given me some things to think about during the Photowalk tomorrow. By the way, please keep me in mind for your lighting class. I'd love to join in!

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:51:32 +0000

Thanks Craig! I'll be in Europe September 12-26.

By: cfimages

cfimages — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:10:00 +0000

Thanks Brent.

Firstly, the tight crop was just done to show the softness in the face. It wasn't necessarily a suggestion for how to crop.

Definitely moving right would have been good. As for processing, it sounds like you're relying too much on the fill slider. Personally, I rarely go much about 20-30 with the fill light, unless I'm experimenting with some kind of effect. Careful exposure, lighting control and composition when taking the photo gives much better results.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:44:32 +0000

So what you are saying is if the composition was better, taken at a different time of day, with no pylon, tighter focus on the face, was without artifacts and aberrations, then it would be a good photo? Thanks Craig!

I agree with most of your criticisms, however this was a candid street shot and I had little control over the lighting and sticking a white board next to him might have alerted him to my presence. But moving to the right might have been made a better composition and brought more of his face into focus.

Regarding processing, boosting the fill light in Lightroom always creates these halo effects. How can they be fixed or avoided? Any other processing tips?

By: cfimages

cfimages — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:13:58 +0000

Thanks Todd. I haven't got a date in mind yet, so when will you be back from Europe? I'll make sure I plan it for a time you can make it.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:18:22 +0000

I'm interested in the workshop Craig. Please let me know when you have a date/time set.

By: cfimages

cfimages — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:52:53 +0000

Thanks Ashish. It's a bit of a balancing act at times because people often don't like to hear about faults.