>>2871635is this from somebody's wedding album or something? whether it is or not i don't really understand the point of this pic; it kind of feels like a stock photo or something else that's deliberately whitebread & inoffensive
>>2871579not only is this exploitative and done to death like
>>2871637 said (if the subject is indeed homeless, bc it could also just be somebody who stopped to read a book & eat a quick lunch on their way to the laundromat or some shit), it's also a very poorly framed & shot image.
first of all, you're way too far away from your subject. if you're going to take a photo like this - one that's ostensibly a portrait - you may as well have the balls to get up close to your subject. as is this feels like you're frightened & awkward to an extent that you're willing to sacrifice the integrity of your image in order to avoid the momentary awkwardness that comes with asking permission to take someone's photo.
additionally, the mise-en-scene (for lack of a better term) is sloppy. your picture feels off-balance, in part because all of the color in the image is in the lefthand side of the frame. there are no strong lines that lead the eye to your subject, and in fact the shadows of tree branches that cover most of the frame mean that the primary lines of the image are mazelike and convoluted. the trash can & gate on the right add nothing to the picture, but since they're just as prominent as your subject they carry as much visual weight and become a big distraction to the viewer. there are more issues too, i guess, but this post is long enough already.
