Photo Critique for Christopher Newson

Thank you for submitting your photographs for critique Christopher.  I will break each photograph down and give a small summary for you.

First Wedding

A classic shot to take.

I believe the image can boost from a tighter crop.  Crop the top portion out some and it brings more focus to her face.

Overall well exposed.  I spent less than a 2 minutes doing some basic post processing (soften skin, dodge the eyes, to a small tone curve) and it made a huge difference.  So, some basic post processing was all that is needed.

Outside Model

Nice portrait, not overly exciting, but not dull either.

Image is composed nicely.  Face isn’t in the center of the photograph which is a plus.

Overall well exposed. Shot at ISO 400, F6.3, 1/100.   I would try a shot at F8 – F11 and one at F2.0-F2.4 with your 50mm 1.8 lens.  Focus on the eyes of course with the 2.0/2.4 aperture.

Green Screen

This is one that will appeal to certain individuals more than others.  I will meet in the middle as it’s only average to me.

Composition is ok.  I would try to bring them in close to each other perhaps.

I believe the choice of colors is what really brings this photograph down.  As far as a green screen and replacing the background with something different it does the job nicely.

Christopher,

I can see you have photography skills from the pictures above.  There are strength’s in each one, but the first two are my favorites.  With some small post processing the images can really stand out.  I believe the 1st photograph can be enhanced greatly by blurring out the background more with post processing.

Each photographer has their own unique style, but there are always small things that we can do to improve the quality of our work.  Having other photographers critique samples of our work can help us improve.  Keep up the good work Christopher and happy shooting!

Kevin Hays
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