Steve, On Jun 21, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
which of these do you prefer, why?
I like them all, to some degree, specifically:
http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/albren
The skin tones are very dark for my taste, although the folks may indeed be that dark skinned. A bit of "fill light" a la Lightroom would help, IMHO. I wish it had a mildly blurred background as Kimberly has and not the all but washed out one.
It is tonally a reverse of the church & black sky, and lacks a place for me to instantly look, to grab my eye; eventually I find the boy's eyes but I have to work at it. Emotionally it is very touching and I can almost feel the boy's chest under my hand, as I have felt my own childrens' little chests many years ago.
http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/pair
Nicely composed and photographed but not my style of whimsy. Color might change my mind.
http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/kimberly
My favorite because it is a nicely exposed friendly face, always a winner IMHO; the flat light, the smile and hair highlight catch my eye against a softly blurred background It could be cropped much harder and a little bit of fill light on the eyes would help.
http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/blacksky
A beautiful "art photo." Not for the AP or the Daily Blat. Reminds me of something Georgia O;Keefe might have done. it too could be cropped much harder before entering it in a photography contest.
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