Portrait Photography Photo Critique
Day Dreamer
by JULIE
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Category: Portrait Photography
NIKON D40
Lens: Zoom: Variable focal
Exposure time: 1/1200 ,
ISO: 200
Flash: Mounted
Tripod: Yes
Description: This is one of many I take when my daughter Kirsty can model for me... the thing with see all >
This is one of many I take when my daughter Kirsty can model for me... the thing with Kirsty is that she gets quite bored with it all and goes into a dream land! this however is good for my style of shots as they are just what I want.
Photo Critique Summary
Subject of photo
8
Composition & Perspective
8
Focus
9
Use of camera, exposure & speed
8
Color & Lighting
8
Depth of field
7
General impression
8
Overall Rating
8.0
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Subject of photo:
8
Lovely subject
Composition & Perspective:
8
Composition is good but I would not have cut off part of the head and maybe composed for a vertical rather than a horizontal
Focus:
9
Focus looks very good
Use of camera, exposure & speed:
8
The use of the camera is good there is really no exposure info in the description.
Color & Lighting:
8
Both look good
Depth of field:
7
If you are using a speed of 1200 I am assuming that it indicates the ISO speed which is really too high to create a proper depth of field here because you want a softness in a portrait where the eyes are the sharpest point and the rest is just a touch soft.
General impression:
8
I think you did a good job.
How to improve your photo
1.
Try using window light to cut down on the harshness of the flash
2.
Try composing as a vertical portrait for this particular pose or create a more casual pose for the horizontal view.
3.
Try and have the subject turn her body a touch more to the left and have her tip her head ever so slightly toward the higher shoulder.
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