Assignment for out local photo club to post something in the style of Martin Parr. Here are the original and my final for this project.
The goal was to have less distracting elements that kept my eyes literally running around in the image. I think that in my final version, the image is a lot more powerful.
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Concerning the crop, I started with a square crop but found it too symmetrical. I wanted to leave less space on the right to create an uneasiness feeling of enclosure. If there would have been more space to the right, I think the image would have less impact. But hey, I've been wrong once or twice before in this lifetime.Like what you did with the water. A question on the crop though. Why did you leave the space on the left instead of to right in front of the little boy.