P4_Kim

=Kim Huett=

// Willow //


__Tags__: daughter, child, girl, somber, pearls, beads, cape, portrait

Self Evaluation
(45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || __Critique Comments__: We had just arrived in our hotel for the DragonCon conference earlier this month (September 2009), and Willow was ready to go in her Bat Girl costume.
 * ** Category ** || ** Strong ** || ** Adequate ** || ** Weak ** ||
 * ** Concept ** || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * ** Composition ** || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * ** Focus ** || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * ** Technical Aspects ** || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * ** Depth of Field ** || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * ** Title/tags ** || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * ** Self Critique ** || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * ** Peer Critique ** || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * ** Peer Comments ** || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * ** Total Points ** || >89%
 * ** Total Points ** || >89%

The single dominant light source came from a floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall window to the left, and I like the shadowing it creates on the right-hand side of her face. I think that a more intense shadowing might have made for a more compelling image, perhaps. I tried to manipulate this in //Gimp//, but was not improving the picture, as far as I could tell. I suppose that a smaller aperture may have improved the shot in that it could have heightened the shadowing on the face while still capturing the brightest spots of the image.

One thing that affects the composition of this shot is the fact that her father’s hand is right next to her right ear. Instead of cleaning out the hand with software, I chose to crop the shot, and the final result pleases me. Something about the tilt of her head combined with the gentle left-ward sloping of the velour couch works. The shot conforms to the rule of thirds, too.

The photograph makes for a good portrait in that it rejects the old style of stiffly posed people in photography studios or people with forced smiles on their faces. My preference is for photos that show people’s many shades, whether it’s their forced smiles, their forced somber poses (which this one was), or whatever state they may find themselves in.

In terms of color, I also feel like I lucked out, in that the blue of her eyes relate to the blue in her necklace. Similarly, the purple of the couch relates to the purple of her necklace. I was unsure as to the effect of the black string across her neck, which is a cape, but I find that all of the beads, the cape string, and the slightly tousled hair hint at her childish way. However, the look on her face would suggest something deeper and more universal, and whatever it is, it contrasts pleasantly to the notion of child.

Focus presents some issues if you look closely. You can tell that the left side of her face is slightly more focused than the right. I took the picture with the flash off, and the shutter speed was pretty low, and I was lucky to get some shots without blur (as some of the other shots in this series had).

I think the depth of field is appropriate. I like that Willow is in decent focus, while the couch and wall are blurry.

I feel the tags are appropriate, in that they describe the primary features of the subject.

Peer Critique
__Name__: Lucretia Turner

(45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || __Critique Comments__: Kim, I thought the color of the beads and the blue sofa really complemented the blue eyes of this little girl. While I was waiting for the picture to fully download, my eyes where immediately drawn to the eyes. The color composition and focus is clear. I don't know if you cropped the photograph, but there should be a little more space between the top and the sides of the picture especially if you are considering putting it in a frame. Other than that, the picture is beautiful!
 * ** Category ** || ** Strong ** || ** Adequate ** || ** Weak ** ||
 * ** Concept ** || ** Does an outstanding job of communicating the concep t.** || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * ** Composition ** || ** Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. ** || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * ** Focus ** || ** Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. ** || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * ** Technical Aspects ** || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * ** Depth of Field ** || **Excellent use of depth-of-field. ** || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * ** Title/tags ** || **Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. ** || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * ** Self Critique ** || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * ** Peer Critique ** || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * ** Peer Comments ** || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * ** Total Points ** || >89%
 * ** Total Points ** || >89%