these as successful shots despite their obvious technical flaw?
July 7, 2024
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For me, the fact that they've been cut off at the top spoils them. And I personally don't like pictures with no feet if you have the ankles.
So, No - I don't consider them successful shots.
Alan
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I don't consider them successful either.
A general guide to composition is that you should avoid chopping off or cropping limbs and body parts at joints - wrists, knees, neck etc.
My eyes are drawn to the edges of the image where the cuts occur instead of a more centrally located subject.
But then success is very subjective.
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they are amazing, enter in a world street portait comp and they will win , seriously what crappy image doesnt win 🤨😁🫣
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To me -no. But that's simply a personal thing. If you yourself like them, and consider them a success, then that's all that matters really at the end of the day.
I think the worst thing one can for for themselves, is to try & create images based on what you think others may like, or consider great. Fastest way to get to hate your camera. -
Not my pot o' tea, but, then again, I can say the same for many famous photos. For example:
That said, some of my favorite photos are far from technically perfect. Honestly, I don't have the education to explain why I like some photos and don't like others. I'm sure there are reasons, but I just don't know what they are.
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Not the first (needs some more cropping :)), but the second one is pretty good.
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Thanks everyone who answered my question.
The first one if the woman was alone, it could have been a much better shot even it was composed this way but the presence of man, covering the subject partially makes it really flawed. I find the pair of eyes that stared through burka very close to frame were very effective. A shot to keep but only C+
The second one a really good shot overall and I dont mind cropped heads at all. The story is here the way the woman holds her partner, eye contact with me make the photo elevated. A shot to keep and share B+
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They would have been better photos if you had been more careful with the framing. It's too tight and you have cut off people's heads and feet.
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In my opinion (symmetrical) cutting of subject head and feet makes the second image quite dynamic - people look like they would step out of the image.
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The first, almost works with the eyes of the woman just into the frame.
There is a lot of tension in the second thanks to the unusual crop. Although a tight "American" crop of the second with the whole face in view I think would have been stronger.
I think we all know when we have made a good shot, without any self doubt.
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I took these shots while the camera hanging on my neck, I roughly pointed the camera at the subjects and clicked, so it was not really possible to compose nicely. I think this is what they called a hip shot. I rarely did this before but started to do more often recently. I think it might work better with a wider lens. What I like with this method is the proximity with the subjects, intimacy, reaction, emotion (all kinds), awkwardness and tension that come with this proximity.
I really liked the original shots and I wanted to know others' feelings. It was not really a situation of self doubt but more of curiosity. There was another one I will share on a separate thread. I found it less striking when I initially went through the files but now I have slightly changed my mind; that might be the better capture of two -
I like them.
I sometimes do that myself. Some of the rules cited here are for traditional people photos, but we don't have to make traditional photos.
Break the rules.
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I disagree because there are no rules for composition. I have ever only seen guidelines which people are free to use or not use as it suits them.
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Guess I'm a Philistine, after all. 😁
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