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Correct answer Abambo

At a first sight: composition and exposure.

 

For your first: you really need to ask yourself who would like to use a picture, where the left of the plate is cut off and the whole has an unflattered angle.

 

Checking the exposure at the second image, you get this from the histogram:

To the left, you see that blacks are absent, to the right you see that the asset is underexposed. A 2 minute tweaking of the parameters brings up something like this:

 

 

 

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Abambo
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March 3, 2025

At a first sight: composition and exposure.

 

For your first: you really need to ask yourself who would like to use a picture, where the left of the plate is cut off and the whole has an unflattered angle.

 

Checking the exposure at the second image, you get this from the histogram:

To the left, you see that blacks are absent, to the right you see that the asset is underexposed. A 2 minute tweaking of the parameters brings up something like this:

 

 

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Nancy OShea
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March 3, 2025

The first image is cluttered visually, too many competing angles.

 

It might have succeeded if you had introduced more light and pulled your camera back to include more of the bath tub for context.

 

From Adobe Stock inventory.  More light & space.  Fewer items in the foreground. The viewer is invited into the scene.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Jill_C
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March 3, 2025

The first image is also somewhat underexposed.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Jill_C
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March 3, 2025

The floral image is significantly underexposed.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer