
Originally Posted by
Steve Kaluski
Hi Ken
Certain the colour looks flat to me and looking at the image in PS it is not sharp, even for web at SS, it is soft. Overall the image is to tight within the frame and the cub has no real room to breathe. The blades of grass catching the light are too distracting and lead your eyes away from the main subject, the cub. However, the catchlight in the eyes is a nice touch and having the rest of the body 'diffused does work.
Interesting POV, most libraries ie Getty (probably the biggest in the world) may give a shooting list or requirements, but never specify the crop, as it hampers designers and more importantly the end result. I have never heard of a request, 'shoot tight'? I tend to, like most, shoot leaving space where I know headlines or text can be placed and trying to avoid hot spots too ie Advertising, POS, Posters, editorial or just shoot for portrait where perhaps no text is required ie holiday brochures. It would be madness to put any restrains on a photographer unless the images were used for the more basic usage ie web or fillers.
TFS