The main is a fine image, but forgettable. Alt 3 is a good people pic.
But I'm with Andrew, only more so. A bit more focus on the people, whether from
more DOF or focusing slightly behind the
wine glass, and frame slightly to the left, to put the people on the rule of
thirds spots.
Do that and Alt 7 is an image that would fit right into the portfolio of
several famous candid/people photographers or
be right at home in book or gallery.
The story is a timeless one, and beautifully told in this image. The guy is
focused on the 'stuff' at hand. She is
focused on him. And he is oblivious. He'll end up with a great wine cellar, and
miss a greater possibility.
It doesn't matter whether the story is true of these particular people, it's
been captured in the image.
Here's a rough idea of how it could be transformed.
<http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Wajsman/PAW104807.htm>
1. As posted.
2. Loaded into PS using ACR to recover highlights.
3. Focus Magic.
4. LCE, Curves, masks, cloning, smoothing, etc.
5. A slight crop to tighten it up and put his eye at a rule of thirds
intersection.
6. Bigger crop to balance them around the center.
7. Big crop to place her using rule of thirds. I think by placing her
differently, it almost works, certainly still has
power, even with him cut in half. Well, if I stop moving between versions, the
big crop looks like it works on its own.
Moose
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