Posting early for tomorrow as it'll be a busy one with the boys all day. Not turned out quite as I planned. Any advice welcome. Would spot metering be better in situations like this?
I love it! The light in the floor, the silhouette in the doorway. I would definitely use spot metering (on the outside area if you are going for a silhouette) in a situation like this but I whatever you did worked well! One thing that would give it a different feel is if you didn't have the other people in the background behind, it would seem a bit more ominous if you were after that look.
I think it is really great and the exposure is fine. In an ideal world the boy in silhouette would be isolated with nobody following behind him as in my opinion that would make a more powerful image but that isn't how it was and it is still a super shot. Fav.
Well I have no idea but we all seem to like it like this so no worries! Possibly be better for you if you only had the one figure there but I like the extra figures there.
Great shot. Lovely composition. Love the lighting. Agree with Jasmine's comment re:spot metering. Works well in b&w. One figure would be 'cleaner' but I don't think that the two other figures look that bad..they help 'tell a story'...who are they? why are they there? what interaction/relationship do they have with the figure (your boy?) in the doorway?
Not sure about the metering Ruth, but I suspect so. But, and a big but, this is a great shot as it is. The black negative space is a really useful component in this shot. Fav.
This is really strong. I would have though you did spot meter, focusing on the lighted area outside the door. I like the dark space. What did you hope it would look like? I think the composition is strong, as is the contrast.
I love this. I wouldn't change a thing, unless you want a sense of aloofness or isolation in which case I'd take out the figures in the light - if that's even possible!
I suspect center weighted might work best, not sure. If you did spot metering on the dark portion, I'm pretty sure the light portion would end up being blown out.
I'm afraid I don't know enough to offer advice but I do like the strong contrasts between light and dark in this image and that wonderful texture on the floor.
This works very well as it is Ruth. I don't know how you could get detail in the walls without blowing out the outside scene. But that lovely foreground texture makes the shot for me.
