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New photographer here. Please help me critique my work
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19 upvotes, 6 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Photography. "New photographer here. Please help me critique my work"
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Anonymous 1w

what’s your subject?

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Anonymous 1w

That looks like Moldova or Belarus

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Anonymous 1w

There’s a lot of negative space in the bottom of the frame while the top is very heavy. Consider getting lower to the ground so more of the texture in the floor stands out to help balance it. This can also be helped with editing! A photo being unbalanced isnt necessarily a bad thing and there are many photographers that lean into that! In this instance I personally think something in the bottom third would help :)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

I should add, I wouldn’t get rid of the floor altogether!! The cracks serve as a really good and interesting leading line towards your focal point!

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

Yep that was my first thought... I'm not seeing a clear subject, or any kind of narrative. It feels devoid of meaning which can be an interesting statement itself but the photo would have to lean more into that narrative using technical tweaks like reframing with balanced clear composition and some sort of post processing to bring up the contrast and mask the lighting with some sort of curves vignette composite setup to clarify the areas of significance.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

The whole point of photography to me is to craft salience, what is most prominent or immediately visible to the viewer, to further whatever the visual goal is

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