Critically Reviewing Your Photos II

- Can you identify the subject? - Yes, but with difficulty.
- Is there a message? Can you find it? - The message was supposed to be isolation from nature, with the person alone on the bridge above the creek and just their shadow watching. However, this is hard to see, and made harder by the presence of a second person's shadow.
- Is it properly exposed? - Yes, you can see the detail both in the light and dark sections as desired.
- Is it in focus? Is the right part in focus? - It is in focus, although perhaps too much of it is. The detail visible on the shore and branches is not necessary and is slightly distracting.
- Is the subject in a position on the photo that draws your interest? - Not really, especially because it is hard to find.
- Does the photo feel balanced? If off balance, is this intentional? - There is balance, there is an equal amount of dark and light. However, given the message trying to be shared, it may have been better to leave it off balance with slightly more dark space.
- Can you distinguish between positive and negative space? - Not necessarily. At first glance, the dark is negative and the light is positive. But, since our message is defined by the shadow, in reality the dark is the positive space.
- Is the background non-distracting? - There is not anything in the photograph that is easily identified as a background.
- Are frames present? Are they appropriate for the photo? - There are no frames present.
- Do any leading lines draw you in or are they working against you? - The edge of the creek is distracting and actually draws away from where the viewer should be looking.
- What can be removed from the photo that would give a more desirable result? - The second person should not be in the photograph, nor should the edge of the creek.
- What could have been done better to accomplish your goal with the photo? - Pay more attention to details surrounding the shot and leave out things that should not be there. Add a little more shadow. Shift the focus to the shadow of the person on the bridge.