Originally Posted by RBarrz
Well: I say these things to make people more aware. Wanted to have a blurry background? Shoot it that way, don't do it in postprocessing. Wanted to photograph flowers? Take a shot where they are more prominent and in detail. Wanted to photograph the bride? Make sure we are looking at the bride and not a little blotch of color, and also make sure we see enough detail in the face of the bride (see the difference in the two pictures). It's about choices when shooting. This is what makes a photographer/an image good or not (in my opinion).
BUT, like I said, I am just one person with one opinion and it does all boil down to taste so there are bound to be a lot of people who will love the image: seriously! So read my critique, and discard it if you don't agree. Or speak up and tell me I am wrong. Everybody should express their opinion. That's cool.
Also: think from your clients perspective. Photographers (or former designer and art directors) can be very critical of images, where as the average clients look at them in a different way. I am sure the woman in thic picture likes it. Because she doesn't have the same way of looking at it as photographers do.
So please never get discouraged when I say something like this. Don't sell your stuff and give up. Read it, agree or disagree, and keep it up. 100 photographers will take 100 different approaches and everyone should shoot it the way they feel is right. But my critique (see the larger post) about this image remains.
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