Just wanted to ask does adding a person into a photo improve the image or not? I personally added myself into this shot to add a sense of scale.
Just wanted to ask does adding a person into a photo improve the image or not? I personally added myself into this shot to add a sense of scale.
It is a good addition in the right circumstances
If you lack a strong subject, you can be that subject yourself, so yes.
I think it can add the needed sense of scale some images lack. And in social media cases at least, it can really make certain shots. But for me personally, I tend to judge pics based on the 'would I hang that on my wall' metric. And in most cases the addition of a person I don't know to a pic I otherwise love, is almost always a disqualifier!
By the way, awesome image!
Agree. I think in the case of this pic adding yourself in for scale works, but I bet it would be an amazing shot without it as well!
In the case of this picture you have no leading lines or foreground, so the person in the photo is actually essential because you look at him first then look at where he's looking.
In many cases yes, it gives a sense of scale. And in this case it accomplishes that. The issue I see here is that as the person in the scene you have kind of become the focal point and there's not a lot leading the eye toward the focal point. It may be a little nit-picky though, I do like the photo!
It depends on the scene and its use. I find that people usually don't want people in photos up on their wall. But in social media people seem to love it. This one here adds scale and depth, and I like it.
If the photo doesn't have some sort of subject, adding a person usually improves the composition. Incredible shot by the way!
I think the image is good by itself, but I don't think the person detracts from the scene. I think that people can make a weak frame stronger. This is a wonderful shot.
Instagram loves it. People who hang photos on their wall do not. All depends on what your intended demographic is. For me, just depends on the shot and how it's executed. I personally think this frame would be better without the person, but I'm sure there's another composition at this location where i would've loved this person being in the frame. I do still think this is a very cool shot, though.
I think that adding a person to this type of image works really well. This is a great image. Also sometimes if you take pictures of very tall trees in a forest then adding a person at the foot of the tree really gives you a sense of scale. Here are a couple of examples.Darius Kinsey also, of several years ago in the glass plate era,sold lots of his prints from the forest logging camps. They almost always had people in them.Note the dark area level with David's head is a highwater mark from the river murray in a time of flooding. He is 6 foot.Photographs have many uses besides hanging on walls and the person in the picture might like themselves displayed on their wall anyway.