Hi Winston,
I love this photo, in fact it is probably one of the more confronting and yet inspiring images that I have seenfor a while.
It is not often that we see disabled people included in photographs, let alone engaging in street art in such a considered and well controlled approach.
There are several elements to like about this photograph; the visual interaction between the performer and his friend, the rather low angle that the photographer has used to capture this image and the tram rumbling past in the background. Then there is the pose that the performer is in; this is definitely an image that captures an audience at multiple levels.
So, the question is what could you do to improve this photograph?
I have to say that as it is, there is not a lot you really need to change. One thing that I do find distracting though, is the pole that just happens to be to the left of the performer’s legs. It is awkwardly placed within the photograph, and at first glance it is almost like it is helping to support him.
One of the simplest ways to have removed this juncture would have been for you to move with your camera about 20 centimeters to the left. This would not have changed the over all composition too much but it would have created that you needed.
The fact that you wanted to include this tram is not a bad thing, but again, if you had taken the photo just one or two seconds earlier (or later, depending on which direction the tram was heading), you might have been able to make the composition tighter.
In the image below I have Photoshop out the pole, removed a leaf from beneath the girl on the right and used the Free Transform tool to align the image slightly so that the tram is not heading up hill so much. But this is all detail stuff… on the whole though, this was a great effort and I really look forward to seeing more of your work.
Cheers for now, Anthony.
Image Doctor's edited version
