Portrait & Beer

[asnow]

I agree with Matt, I find the arm distracting in the second one. The first one is better.
Mind you the beer looks just as good in both. Now I'm thirsty.

[Wicked Dark]

Agreed. 1st works better. Not sure if I'm more happy for beer or disappointed in no bear.

[Mad Aussie]

The tables on a lean

I like the 2nd shot for the beer glass composition but the arm forces me to choose the 1st as well.

[Lion]

thanks for the coments !

[Iguanasan]

I agree pretty much with what everyone else has said and the arm is very distracting in the 2nd. MA is right though, the composition with the beer in the 2nd one is better as it highlights the beer a little more (getting thirsty too for some reason). That's my response for which one I like better.

Additionally, since it's in the critique thread I'll add in a couple of other comments.

I really don't like portraits that obscure the subject of the portrait in any way so not being able to see his face is a big issue for me. All I can really see is that it is most likely a man and he is sitting at a table where beer is served. I don't know if he's drinking it. I don't know what he looks like or if he's liking the beer or anything so as a portrait I don't think you captured the subject.

[Lion]

Okay, thanks for the critique Iguanasan; it helped me to think about the picture with a diferent point of view! maybe I should have focused more on the beer or waited for the moment when he's taking the beer and focus on the glass+hand/arm
Thx for editing the title ^^

[Iguanasan]

Okay, thanks for the critique Iguanasan; it helped me to think about the picture with a diferent point of view! maybe I should have focused more on the beer or waited for the moment when he's taking the beer and focus on the glass+hand/arm
Thx for editing the tittle ^^

It's tough but the thing I always try to have in my head, especially with portraits, is to tell a story of some kind. This just looks like a nice image of some beer with someone behind it. The fact that someone is in the photo seems inconsequential.

Regarding the title: you're welcome!

[Lion]

Ok the first one seems to work better then !

@ Matt
thanks for the correction ! don't know why I wrote with 2 "t" it's not like this neither in French nore in German . I corrected it now

@Wicked Dark
That was a trick to attract people on the topic (this time two "t" ;p)