>>2945285So what could you do to retry this?
Reframe your shot and use a different focal length. Perhaps try 55mm which will be a bit more of a flat FOV. Try and fill the frame with the portrait if it's 3:2 or find a way to make the surroundings more interesting. Pay attention to exposure and shutter speed. You want to keep your eye on equivalent SS to remove motion blur and you want your subject to be well lit. I'd suggest using a flash, even the one you have on your camera. This will allow you to use a higher shutter speed or aperture to expose the background properly and fill the subject with light close to you. I'd also recommend shooting RAW over JPG and learning to post process a little focusing on colour correction/white balance. Just don't go crazy with the sliders.
This is how I'd personally frame this.
I'd also recommend asking your teacher to give you a little more information between shutter speed and focal length. Someone should have told you already about reciprocal focal length, especially if they're teaching you to shoot in manual. Don't be angry that you haven't been told, it's something that just doesn't get mentioned a lot.
>>2945265>>2945267>>2945289As for your teacher, Don't find a new teacher. Photography teachers suck, they suck for a reason. CC is harsh, but it's meant to motivate you. He seems to be a pretty decent photographer and chances are he's wanting to teach you how to tell a story with your images. That intent goes a long way in photojournalism.
Disinterest can stem from many things. When you've seen a lot of photos it's possible to get tired of giving criticism and it's much harder to give honest feedback nowadays because everyone wants to be handled with kid gloves. Ask questions when they say something is wrong or they don't like the framing. Ask what they would have done in the situation, learn from their experience.
If you learn to suck it up, take criticism and interact your learning experience will be 200 times better
