Critique: Save Me

Critique of Save Me. by JasmineMaille

Hi there!

I'm here to fulfill a critique request made to *Critique-It. I like to remind artists that these comments are my opinion, and should be taken with the proverbial grain of sand.

Thinking about the assignment mentioned in your artist's comments, I'm not sure how this picture tells me something new about the safety pin. It is lying in a hand that has lots of shadows around it, but there's no message in that composition. I'd consider asking yourself what kind of message you want the safety pin to send to viewers, then retaking the shot with that message in mind. Conceptual photography should tell some kind of story - or lead viewers to implying a story of their own.

As for the actual quality of the photo - your lighting and the details from the skin show up very well. But the technical skill is a moot point if the shot doesn't make me think/feel/wonder about something. I'd suggest working on the story, deciding what kind of impact you want the photo to have, then worrying about the technical side of it.

I hope this was helpful somehow.