Group Photos

There is a good vibe from the men in this photo but I'm afraid my praise ends there. I feel the photo needs to be severely cropped- half of the space between the arms and the edges of the frame needs to be cropped out, the bottom needs to be cropped up to a point just short of (but not touching) the lowest Champagne glass shadow, and the top needs to be cropped down through slightly more than half the sky. Unfortunately the bright sun is shining off their faces- you might be able to mitigate that in post processing. If you have taken other photos of these gentlemen I would suggest looking at them carefully to see if there any without the man in the middle appearing to have his nose in the glass (yes, I realize he is about to drink). I still gave this photo two stars because of the good vibe but it has a long way to go to really be a two star photo. I don't want to discourage you. I want you to take more photos, be hyper-observant of everything in your frame, and learn from this experience.