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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: BobDavid on May 18, 2017, 08:12:33 pm

Title: Portraits and people
Post by: BobDavid on May 18, 2017, 08:12:33 pm
I saw the young woman in the atrium at the National Portrait Gallery. I asked if she'd mind if I took a few photos. She's not a model and I'm not a portrait photographer. ... The other picture was taken at the Baltimore airport.
Title: Re: Portraits and people
Post by: BobDavid on May 18, 2017, 08:29:36 pm
Methinks the area just above the bottom of the word "grill" should be cropped out of the lunch scene. Russ?
Title: Re: Portraits and people
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 19, 2017, 12:18:29 am
Methinks the area just above the bottom of the word "grill" should be cropped out of the lunch scene. Russ?
Russ will say "No crop! No Crop!"
But I think either crop as you suggested or possibly just include the words "Mexican Grill" but nothing higher. That would probably require a little context-aware fill to eliminate any remnant of the curved white line, which would be distracting if left in.

Title: Re: Portraits and people
Post by: BobDavid on May 19, 2017, 12:49:48 am
Russ will say "No crop! No Crop!"
But I think either crop as you suggested or possibly just include the words "Mexican Grill" but nothing higher. That would probably require a little context-aware fill to eliminate any remnant of the curved white line, which would be distracting if left in.

Agreed. I just cropped a version and left in part of "Mexican Grill" for context. ... This is typical of the stuff I photograph when stuck in airports.
Title: Re: Portraits and people
Post by: RSL on May 19, 2017, 09:31:02 am
Now there's the kind of compromise I wish politicians could make. I didn't see the original, but I think the final is just fine (to coin a phrase).

And the girl -- lovely.