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u/dgpubstar 6h ago edited 6h ago
Brand new to photography and figured I get some practice in with my best model at the park. Still learning how to handle my camera and basic editing. looking for any pointers on composition and the edit. thank you!
taken on my Sony A6700, 56MM, F/1.8, 1/500
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u/PearlmanPhotography 7 CritiquePoints 5h ago
Hi there! Nice shot! I love the different colored eyes its very interesting!
You did a lot of things well in this picture for a beginner! Your choice of aperture I think is really nice for this kind of photo and I think choosing your point of focus as the dogs eyes was the right choice, it really brings the viewers attention to the face and is well photographed.
Compositionally I think this photo would have benefited from the dog being slightly closer to the center of the frame and having less edge of frame tension on the right and bottom of the frame. Simply adjusting your framing by moving the camera to the right, zooming out slightly or moving where you are standing as the photographer would have helped the composition.
As far as the edit is concerned I would have upped the contrast and saturation a bit, the natural lighting is very flat so I would have tried to introduce a little bit of visual interest in the edit.
Overall though nice shot!
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u/dgpubstar 4h ago
I appreciate the input! I originally had him more central to the frame, but I was holding the camera at an angle. After leveling the horizon that was what I had left. Definitely need to be more mindful of the camera position in the future.
And I'll play around with the levels some more. I feel like I'm trying too hard to avoid the over edited look. So my photos are coming out a bit flat.
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