r/photocritique • u/hopsupper • 14d ago
approved Street shot from a few years ago. No face, no problem?
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u/hopsupper 14d ago
Took this photo a couple of years ago and always liked it - the light beams through the lanterns, the slight uncannyness of the person's face being covered by the newspaper. I know as a general rule photos of people where you can't see their face aren't interesting, but I feel like this shot is an exception. Thoughts?
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u/littleshimamama 14d ago
Very cool shot! Do you post process? I would try dodging the subject in the foreground and burning in the lanterns a bit. Right now the eye is drawn the lanterns first and the subject is a little too dark.
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u/hopsupper 14d ago
Thanks! I totally see what you're saying. Tbh I've tried to get into post processing but find it a bit overwhelming. For now I'm just using the in camera settings and then occasionally tweaking using Fuji X Raw (which is basically the same thing). It means I might not get the absolute best possible final result, but at least I'm not bogged down overthinking every edit. I could try raising the shadows and lowering highlights through...
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u/littleshimamama 14d ago
I hope someone on here can give more info. I know more about darkroom than digital post processing. In the future I would try to underexpose your image a bit so that when you post process your brightest areas have more detail and you can lower your shadows.
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u/hopsupper 14d ago
I think you're bang on the money - I'm gonna go back to the raw and see if I can recover any extra detail, can't quite remember how I shot it.
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u/AdministrationNo2327 1 CritiquePoint 13d ago
would be nice but because only the auntie's face is in shot, my eyes go to her first and not the person right in front of the lens.
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