u/Lilith_Lolita23 OP, like the framing/composition, pose and lighting. I see you used a phone to take the pic. Advice - find somewhere on the web (be careful where you download it from) and install "Retrica" photo app, an old version from 2013-2014(!). I believe the modern version of the app really sucks right now. The old version is stellar. Basically the app is a collection of great filters which allows you to take a photo already with a filter applied to it. Why do I recommend this? Because this particular app, and its black and white filters, taught me how to take great pictures and how to "capture the light", akin to Sebastiao Salgado. If you want to have amazing lighting in your photography, silhouette type work, shoot in black and white, this way you focus on lighting, composition, not colours. Also, if you are a hobbyist, but you are serious about your photography and want to get better, watch "The Salt of the Earth" documentary, imho it's one of the best films on phottography.
I think the composition works really well, and the lighting on the hands.
I might try to reduce the bright spot at the center in post. It might work better if that brightness were by your head rather than your torso? I dunno. Anyway, nice shot.
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GomerStuckInIowa on May 22nd, 2023 at 15:08 UTC »
I recognize the room but not the girl. That aside, very good use of lighting.
ChristopherVitruvian on May 22nd, 2023 at 18:18 UTC »
u/Lilith_Lolita23 OP, like the framing/composition, pose and lighting. I see you used a phone to take the pic. Advice - find somewhere on the web (be careful where you download it from) and install "Retrica" photo app, an old version from 2013-2014(!). I believe the modern version of the app really sucks right now. The old version is stellar. Basically the app is a collection of great filters which allows you to take a photo already with a filter applied to it. Why do I recommend this? Because this particular app, and its black and white filters, taught me how to take great pictures and how to "capture the light", akin to Sebastiao Salgado. If you want to have amazing lighting in your photography, silhouette type work, shoot in black and white, this way you focus on lighting, composition, not colours. Also, if you are a hobbyist, but you are serious about your photography and want to get better, watch "The Salt of the Earth" documentary, imho it's one of the best films on phottography.
RankinPDX on May 22nd, 2023 at 20:43 UTC »
I think the composition works really well, and the lighting on the hands.
I might try to reduce the bright spot at the center in post. It might work better if that brightness were by your head rather than your torso? I dunno. Anyway, nice shot.