>>2924800Not that anon, but here are a few random thoughts behind why it's shit:
She's doing nothing. It's a shit pose. Fuck, it's not even posed. It's just a snapshit "hey becky look over here [snap]." There's nothing to it behind just hitting the shutter randomly.
The hair is sloppy and covering her face.
>b-b-b-but it was windy! she was on a boat!So? Her hair is sloppy and covering her face. It's not some sexy, alluring hair thing. It just looks like exactly what it is: some random chick with her everyday frizzy hair being blown in her face. There's nothing purposeful or effective about it.
Her facial expression reads: "meh."
The processing is dull and fuck and boring.
>b-b-but it was cold!>b-b-but it was cloudy!>b-b-b-but muh moody setting!>b-b-but mug faded look!The processing doesn't give off anything of that sort. It's just dull and grey. Note what I'm not saying: I'm not saying that the scene wasn't grey. I'm not saying that the day wasn't dreary. I'm not saying that the photo needs to be bright and shiny. It's just bleh.
>Yeah she's cool.Here's the problem with this photo: You are fond of her. Maybe she's your GF. Maybe's just a good friend. I don't know, and it doesn't really matter. The problem is that she's cool to you, so you're reading whatever feelings you have about her into your photo. For somebody who doesn't know her, looking at this photo evokes nothing. All an anon will see is a dreary photo of some random chick who is doing nothing who is standing nowhere and who is mostly covered up by dark hair.
When you're shooting friends, especially girls you like (even as a friend), you've got to work at detaching yourself completely from the subject. That doesn't mean that the subject doesn't matter. Quite the opposite. Subject is king. However, in situations like this, knowing the subject can blind you to the quality of the photo.
