These are some of my best photos of a number of subjects. Please let me know what you think.
critique my photos
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Those were beautiful, especially the dog on the couch. Thanks.
Nice Pics.
My daughter loves the Lizard and the flowers.
Can she use a couple for her own use?
My daughter loves the Lizard and the flowers.
Can she use a couple for her own use?
go ahead.
I am going to try and pick up a part time second job shooting photos for a local newspaper, and want to make sure I have a good selection to submit when I apply. I hope these are good enough...
I am going to try and pick up a part time second job shooting photos for a local newspaper, and want to make sure I have a good selection to submit when I apply. I hope these are good enough...
poet_x said:
I like most of the pictures, but only as snapshots for personal viewing. When you look to take a picture, especially for a local newspaper, the picture needs to tell a story. For example, the first one of your dog is a nice snapshot for family sentimental value. But, the composition is not good and the couch is a mess. The picture of the dog jumping over the couple would have been great except for the blurriness of the people. The pictures of the cars at the show are boring, plus we all probably have the same pictures somewhere on our computer. I really liked the picture of the Ford GT with the girls standing behind it. It tells a story that can be captioned very easily: "Exotic car at local car wash for Hurricane relief." The row of Prowlers was good, but if you would have captured more people sitting on the side of road watching them roll past, it would have told a great story such as: "Prowlers being watched by local community during the annual cruise."
As for the pictures of the flowers and lizard, they are good but the exposure is off and they look like an amateur took them. But that's what you are, and that's where most of us stay as photographers. I am a member of a local photography club and when I was more active we meet monthly to critique our pictures. I had some that I was told by a few professional photographers that should be entered into a competition as they would most certainly win. I never did, but I have printed and framed a few for my own viewing pleasure at home.
Please don't take this as discouragement, but if you really are serious you have to take thousands of pictures to gain experience. Go online or ask your local mom and pop camera shop if they know of a photography club that you can join. They usually go on weekly outings and some of the locations are ingenious. For example, some of the best pictures I ever took were at a local junk yard.
Good luck and keep shooting.
I did not see a single NSX in any of them, so therefore they suck! :biggrin: j/k
Very nice, in the picture with the crome ford...try to make it where I can't see your legs in the reflection...thats my only thing that I would critque :biggrin: very nice though
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DocL said:
Mostly on topic - I think your advice and critique is sound. I too take a LOT of pictures. I snap about 20,000 per year and keep 1/4 of them. Of the 5-6k I keep a year, maybe 5-10 are good enough to enter into a local competition (and even then I doubt they would win). I too would like to improve my skills. Do you have any web sites you visit with lessons, tips, and ideas?
I have three suggestions to add:
1) Be very aware of what's in the background. Often the background will make or break a photo. For example, the picture of the crystal hood ornament would have been more compelling if you had placed the arch of the ornament's back around the curve of the fender in the background, and not against those peoples' butts.
2) Backlighting with a front fill (i.e. your flash) is one way to achive a professional look. It takes some experimentation to get it right, and you will have you get familiar with your camera's spot metering capability, but the results are worth it.
3) Often an average pic can be improved by cropping - either after the fact in Photoshop or - better yet - beforehand in the viewfinder. For example, we address DocL's comments re: the dog pic as follows (cute dog BTW):
1) Be very aware of what's in the background. Often the background will make or break a photo. For example, the picture of the crystal hood ornament would have been more compelling if you had placed the arch of the ornament's back around the curve of the fender in the background, and not against those peoples' butts.
2) Backlighting with a front fill (i.e. your flash) is one way to achive a professional look. It takes some experimentation to get it right, and you will have you get familiar with your camera's spot metering capability, but the results are worth it.
3) Often an average pic can be improved by cropping - either after the fact in Photoshop or - better yet - beforehand in the viewfinder. For example, we address DocL's comments re: the dog pic as follows (cute dog BTW):
I would recommend checking out the Popular Photography forum at http://www.popphoto.com/idealbb/. They have great tips as well as educational information that will assist you in your growth as a photographer. You can also post your photos there for critique but be prepared to be told the truth about your shots, often times by the actual editors of Popular Photography.
I would agree with DocL's comments not as a effort to discourage you but to give constructive criticism of your photos. You should also become proficient at Photoshop to be able to tweak and, when necessary, "salvage" photos.
I shoot upwards of 50,000 photos per year and I still try to get as much time as possible behind the camera to continue to work on my skills. If your goal is photojournalism, that is a "specialty" that you will need to practice to avoid simply submitting snapshot type photos. Much of it is luck in being in the right place, at the right time but otherwise be careful of your composition and lighting.
I would agree with DocL's comments not as a effort to discourage you but to give constructive criticism of your photos. You should also become proficient at Photoshop to be able to tweak and, when necessary, "salvage" photos.
I shoot upwards of 50,000 photos per year and I still try to get as much time as possible behind the camera to continue to work on my skills. If your goal is photojournalism, that is a "specialty" that you will need to practice to avoid simply submitting snapshot type photos. Much of it is luck in being in the right place, at the right time but otherwise be careful of your composition and lighting.
nice work... those are some excellent shots
Hey pretty nice pics. I love photography too. What kind of camera are you using? I just posted some photos of my car and my artwork. You can check them out there.
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56456
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56456
Very nice. I wonder if the girls washed the Ford GT. That is a delicate task best left to professionals, I would think.
and those girls look young! i was expecting some hotties around that car
NsXMas said:
they did wash it. the car was being driven by a Ford engineer, and the girls were doing a fundraising.
I appreciate all the input. Keep in mind most of these were never shot to be used in "photojournalism", but just happened to be shots I liked. Some of the car shots were taken just because they would make good computer wallpapers (i.e. the Ferrari's). I posted the chrome Ford pic because it was such a difficult car to shoot because of lighting. The flower and sunset shots are also just "wallpaper" kind of shots. My favorite of the pics posted is the reflection of the yellow hot rod in in the paint of the black one. The Ford behind the Bay Harbor show sign seems like the best for use in a newspaper.
I try to wait until I have a good background, but sadly, at car shows a good shot is often very difficult to take, and I am normally at the shows with friends or family who don't want to wait 15-30 minutes for me to take a picture. Also, I have not touched any of these pics with photoshop. I would have cropped the dog on the couch pic, and adjusted someof the other shots as well.
Again, I appreciate all the input. I'd like to get just a part-time photojournalist job, if only for press passes to some of the events I attend. It's so much easier to get a good shot when I have access to the photo subjects prior to the masses. We'll see how it goes. Right now, the worst anyone can say is no...
I try to wait until I have a good background, but sadly, at car shows a good shot is often very difficult to take, and I am normally at the shows with friends or family who don't want to wait 15-30 minutes for me to take a picture. Also, I have not touched any of these pics with photoshop. I would have cropped the dog on the couch pic, and adjusted someof the other shots as well.
Again, I appreciate all the input. I'd like to get just a part-time photojournalist job, if only for press passes to some of the events I attend. It's so much easier to get a good shot when I have access to the photo subjects prior to the masses. We'll see how it goes. Right now, the worst anyone can say is no...
