Critique write-up

In the first final image I chose, Half of the face lit by a flashlight,  the interpretation I got from the viewers was interesting. They claimed his smile looked approachable, but there was something off about it. They described it as "ominous and serene". The viewer's felt the placement was working for the photo and that the way his face was harshly lit did well for it. How they felt I could use the image for a jumping-off point for a larger project was interesting: We discussed having hands come from behind him, almost reaching for him in a frightening manner.  They viewer's felt that this image was portfolio worthy.

In the second final image I chose, Monarch butterfly, others felt like it was an image they would find when opening a "National Geographic". They described the image as "very exotic" looking. They felt that everything was working in the piece, except they would of liked to see the "tail" in the bottom left covered. To use this image as a jumping off point, I could paint more animals and insects upon peoples faces in the same manner. In order to make it portfolio worthy, they felt if I covered up the "tail" the image would be fine.

In the third final image, Pills, others interpreted this image as "happy, wanting/pondering over the pills". They felt the image was fine, but would have liked it if I blurred the background a bit. Using this image for a series of photos, the viewers thought that more pictures of the effects of the pills could be taken and placed together in a timeline. They felt that blurring the background would make the picture portfolio worthy.

In the fourth final image, Cote sitting in a tree, others described my image as "calming, painting-like, and relaxing". They felt the image was working well, but they would crop off the left part of the image, the image extending past the tree. There was not really any recommendations for using this image as a jumping off point. Suggestions to make this image portfolio worthy were the same as what they felt I could fix within the image.