Congratulations Alex Vincent, March 2024 PFRE Photographer of the Month! The theme this month was "Kitchen". Alex Vincent - #906 Yvonne Raaijmakers - #909 Peter Wingfield - #902 Here's what Alex has to say: Thank you for the award of Photographer of th ...
Nice little vignette. But with such a tight composition, shots like this need to be dead-on, and this one is just slightly off for me. I think it's because that bench isn't perfectly centered with the bed. And the artwork isn't perfectly centered with the window (or the bed). Therefore the bench is somewhat centered in the frame, but the bed has more on the right than the left. I also would really love to see all the way to the feet of the bench to kind of anchor the foreground. Even more so than some of the stuff up top. All that being said, the light is really pretty, especially on the fabric on top of the bench and that little pillow in the front. When you go for tight comps like this, precision is key. The photographer might have awarded themself some more grace if they opened up the composition slightly to include a bit more around the edges.
Agree with Michael’s points. Really nice, striking image. I think the lighting and processing have been very well handled. I do appreciate the graphic, rather two-dimensional quality here, but still think I’d like to see a bit more spatial depth in the composition. At this focal length, everything appears to be in the same plane, from the headboard down to the foot of the bed. Guess my preference would be to see the space a little less compressed, for more depth/dimension to the bed.
Way to tight. As Julie said, "at this focal length, everything appears to be in the same plane ..." The bed looks like it consists of a headboard, some pillows and a blanket, with no actual place to sleep.