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For ease of use, I’ll refer to the bridge/tunnel design as D1 and the dandelion design as D2.
D1
Couple things here:
While I like that you were thinking of an off center subject, this is one photo where a centered composition could have been very effective. Additionally, because you’re not using any of the space off to the right, you could crop in tighter to the left without hurting the overall design at all.
I definitely like that you experimented with your typefaces here! Both seem to work and look pleasant together, and that can be difficult to do, so good job! “in the LORD” appears to be just slightly larger than the rest of the text, which is slightly distracting. A rule of thumb in photography and design is that if the effect you’re going for isn’t obvious, it looks like a mistake, so be bold and obvious if you want to change the font size!
While I like that you didn’t just slap the text in there on with a center orientation, I don’t particularly like that the text goes down to a single word per line there in the middle. You need to be very careful when you are trying to get that particular effect. It would have been better to keep at least two words per line or to move the text over a bit. At first I thought you were masking the text box around the tunnel exit, but “all thine heart” continues to go out, so I’m not sure.
Overall, good job!
D2
You’re continuing to use the same typeface choices here but I feel like they work even better on this photo than the last!
I don’t think moving around the alignment of the text here is effective in this design. There’s a lot of negative space for you to work with here, but there’s no objects for you to work the text around. Because of this, there appears to be six different alignments in this photo which makes it harder to read overall.
Again, there’s quite a few font sizes here and I’m left wondering if “in the LORD” and “lean not unto” are the same size. Be careful not to include many changes to font sizes unless you are intentionally trying to create a shift in the hierarchy (perceived importance of an element) of your design.
Overall, great job on this photo!
