Something different this time, for all to critique.



What do you like about this photo ?

What would you do to make it better in your own view ?

Do you see this photo in a leisure magazine for a hotel write-up ?

hmm... newbie giving some thoughts...

i like the color of the different fruits and the layout of the present and the glasses... and i like the way that the border is darkened ... very nicely arranged.

to make it better in my point of view, i would remove the plate of strawberries on the right or hide it from the view (as it is hard to tell that its choc coated strawberry unless there is a tong poke into it or smthing) or to coat marshmellows with the strawberry together ... I would also focus more on the letter that is attention to the recepient so that i could have the name in focus. and i would include the champagne bottle in the background also.

i may forsee the picture used in a leisure magazine for a hotel write-up but I feel more emphasis is needed on what the picture is trying to convey... maybe a welcome set of champagne and a chocolate fondue (with the fondue utensils) and thus price is also included ;) ...

jus a sharing on the picture.. overall its presentable ^_^ [fullerton hotel]

Want to add from Bear2 :
- Position of the knife inside fork is not nice to see. Just re-arrange them.
- Some white spots on the table.
- There is an object not sure what it is behind the glass. Better to replace it with a bottle of campagne ?

Nice colour...but dun know where to put my eyes :lol:

I would half fill the wine glass with some red wine and remove the other at the edge. Also the knife & fork maybe should be positioned correctly as in a banquet. :o

Agreed with da jie Jupiter; the photo does not have a focal point of interest and it's hard to determine which is the main subject..

The space at the top left of the photo seems rather distracting to me as my eyes are drawn to it in order to try to make up what the space is for. The color of the platter of fruits is great against the desaturated colors of the rest of the photo, but I do believe that the rest of the colors are a little too washed out to strike an impression on first sight.

Perhaps shoot the photo from a much lower angle and put the platter of fruits in the background and blur it out with bokeh, but just enough so it's still discernible. Main subject I believe should be the present with the letter and with the champagne glasses next to it. Perhaps fill the glasses with champagne so that there are bubbles and spray the glass with water droplets to give it a more "delicious" look. :)

Just the opinions of a newbie photographer..

Hope this helped!

Cheers,
Isaac

Thanks all, for the precious comments. Good to see everyone thinking and contributing, which was pretty much the intention to begin with.

The photo is indeed lacking in focus, however if it were to really make it into say a travel magazine for example, the photo will be much smaller (maybe 2R ?). By then, the viewer's perspective may change as all they see are the vibrant colours of the fruit basket, along with the tagline of "A warm welcome awaits ...". That may or may not work of course, but it's just a thought :)

Regardless, do keep thinking and sharing !

Cheers.

Actually, just to add on.. I feel the picture is a bit cold because of the blue hues.

Perhaps adding more reds and oranges to the photo would help the photo emanate a feeling of warmth and welcome? :)

Thanks Isaac, point noted. :D