1. In what area is critique to be sought?
Composition
Technique
Post-Processing - I cropped it tighter. Upped contrast/clarity, increased the blacks and saturation)
2. What one hopes to achieve with the piece of work?
Capturing a cobbler who is concentrating intently on his work.
It is not a sight that one gets to see often these days, hence I wanted to capture it.
Plus, it took me several shots to get a shot with his hands and face the way I wanted to capture - absolute concentration on his work.
3. Under what circumstance is the picture taken? (physical conditions/emotions)
Ambient Light.
At the staircase of Tekka Market
A regular Friday Mid-afternoon
Shot in Raw - Post processed in Camera Raw 5,7 (After using DNG Convertor)
4.What the Critique seeker personally thinks of the picture?
I like the subject and the capture.
But I feel that it is poorly post-processed.
The original( --- I'll post the link here when the thread gets approved) lacks the punch even thought I shot in portrait scene setting. Hence I pumped up the blacks and the saturation mainly to give it a bit more punch and so that it doesn't look so flat. But I still think more can be done to do justice to the picture.
Thanks in advance to all.
IMG_2662final by Norman Selvaraju, on Flickr
Composition
Technique
Post-Processing - I cropped it tighter. Upped contrast/clarity, increased the blacks and saturation)
2. What one hopes to achieve with the piece of work?
Capturing a cobbler who is concentrating intently on his work.
It is not a sight that one gets to see often these days, hence I wanted to capture it.
Plus, it took me several shots to get a shot with his hands and face the way I wanted to capture - absolute concentration on his work.
3. Under what circumstance is the picture taken? (physical conditions/emotions)
Ambient Light.
At the staircase of Tekka Market
A regular Friday Mid-afternoon
Shot in Raw - Post processed in Camera Raw 5,7 (After using DNG Convertor)
4.What the Critique seeker personally thinks of the picture?
I like the subject and the capture.
But I feel that it is poorly post-processed.
The original( --- I'll post the link here when the thread gets approved) lacks the punch even thought I shot in portrait scene setting. Hence I pumped up the blacks and the saturation mainly to give it a bit more punch and so that it doesn't look so flat. But I still think more can be done to do justice to the picture.
Thanks in advance to all.
IMG_2662final by Norman Selvaraju, on Flickr