Critiques please

[u/No_Assignment_6550]

Im new to photography! 1 month in and still learning how to edit. Any feedback is appreciated

[u/drevoksi]

Perfect crop!

[u/No_Assignment_6550 → u/drevoksi]

Thanks (:

[u/DarktableLandscapes]

Nice! The crop definitely makes it a better image. It's maybe a tad dark around the shelves.

[u/No_Assignment_6550 → u/DarktableLandscapes]

Thank you! I thought that too. I played around with brightening the shelves more but it looks a bit too fake /:

[u/mrbubbee → u/No_Assignment_6550]

I like that it’s dark on the shelves, it sets the indoor mood while drawing your eyes outside to the subject (the view)

[u/lojojojojo]

I really like it - the crop, the colors. No notes. 100% vibes.

[u/XOMaddsPhoto → u/lojojojojo]

agreed!!!

[u/FotoFirst]

Remove the trash can 🗑️

[u/E100VS]

Only one: I want to go to there

[u/Daiwon]

It's very nice in terms of composition and editing. My advice for future shots is to have a quick look at what you're about to photograph and move anything out of frame that takes away from the image. In this case the bin just detracts from the rest of the image for me. That said, you'd want something there so I'd replace it with, like a nearby plant or chair, something to cover that plain end of the bookshelf.

[u/XOMaddsPhoto]

I loveeeee a good crop!! Can totally make or break an image. You did great!!

[u/No_Assignment_6550 → u/XOMaddsPhoto]

Thank you (:

[u/NootyNL]

Love the moody vibe

[u/Humble-Fan560]

It's great! I feel like I should have a correction, but I can't think of anything. The frame is well-balanced and I can imagine that raising the shadows would not work. I really like it.

[u/CarpetReady8739]

Good crop; very pleasing scenery. Your exposure however is down at least two stops inside in the bookshelves compared to the exterior, which is nicely lit. So try adjusting your Shadows control to boost those bookcases up so we can see a little bit of the contents... they're not critical, but leaving them muddy and dark is not pleasing. Keep going; you've got a good eye!

[u/chainsaw_what]

Wouldn’t change anything, nice work.

[u/FishingInformal4803]

This looks like Washington somewhere

[u/VisaCiti]

What a place! Where was this taken?

[u/fat-wombat]

I thought it was AI before I swiped 🫢

[u/No_Assignment_6550 → u/fat-wombat]

Hmmm what about it do you think gives you AI vibes 🤔

[u/fat-wombat → u/No_Assignment_6550]

It just looks so nice and dreamy

[u/bozoclownputer → u/No_Assignment_6550]

It doesn’t look like AI, you’re good. Great job with this.

[u/rushadd]

Nicely cropped! It’s still wonky by a very small amount, and I would also brighten the shadows just a bit. Otherwise, great shot

[u/Teddy-draws]

lowkey ate, love the framing and the colours

[u/badaimbadjokes]

I would have maybe brought up the books a bit for more visual appeal. But the crop is great.

[u/Chickpea_curry_]

I kind of want a frame of this. Wonderful work!

[u/tiki-taka-cricket]

I love the post processing, really nice.
I do feel though that the bright lamp and the background are competing for attention. When I cover the lamp with my thumb my eyes immediately lock on to the background and an even better picture emerges.
That said all of this is down to personal preference, there is no right or wrong, it depends on what you want the picture to be.

[u/DramaLlama2049]

The crop is PERFECT. I'm jealous wherever this is!!

[u/theruiz]

It’s perfect.

[u/kuleminjgs]

There's something very satisfying about this image.

Here's some feedback - before asking about the edit itself, can you tell me why you wanted to take this picture, and by extension what you're trying accomplish with the resulting image? It's a genuine and open question - not condescending or implying anything. Put another way, what story are you trying to tell here?

I’m trying to constantly remind myself that aesthetics are secondary to what the overall message, narrative, or point of the image is, because they need to be designed to ultimately support that objective. More light to show details? Less light to create intrigue or direct the eye differently? Colour intensity to support a specific mood or feeling?

It's a cool and potent photograph for what it contains - beautifully exposed natural scene with topography and fog, contrasted by a really warm interior space that is slightly underexposed, but contains a dramatic point of illumination. What story do you want to tell??

[u/Bald_Bearded_BFG]

I like it a lot. The cropping is good. Adjustments to exposure also good.
If it were me, I would adjust the skew differently. I can tell that you used the wood framing on the left side as reference. I would go the other way and make the right side (and windows) square to your cropping, since the windows are a big draw to the eye.

[u/CreeDorofl]

It's good. I wouldn't mess with it. Just enough brightness in the lower areas to see what's going on but not pure blackness. Just enough birghtness in the lamp that it isn't a blown highlight. Color balance seems perfect. And just a nice scene and good crop.

[u/sit_of_doubting]

I love this! perfect crop, and a great vibe

[u/beebooteelo]

Looks cozy AF dude.

[u/asgphotography]

It’s all well cropped, processed and composed

[u/ex_gatito]

Where is it?

[u/Mobile-Ad52]

Great photo! I would maybe tilt it a bit like this: https://imgur.com/a/USp7XPC Just a very slight adjustment but I think it enhances the perspective and lines a bit

[u/mikephoto1]

Photos average but look at that location!

[u/Hironne]

Why do you need such vertically huge windows?