Can you give me a critique of some photos I took?
To be honest, there is nothing much in this photograph. It’s just moon. Nothing creative. I’d rate it 4 out of 10. It would have been creative if there was something in foreground. Also it’s a cropped photo, which it shouldn’t be. Below picture isn’t cropped and curves look better.Again its a crop and sort of over-processed shot (bringing up the shadows). It’s nice timing for eagle though. And would’ve appreciated if there was some sky in background and not a crop. 6 out of 10. Photo below is also processed much isn’t that harsh.Lily is best among all four. And if you are shooting it horizontally, there should’ve been less space below, I got your point it for reflection. But this doesn’t work and ain’t attractive. Nice depth of field, colours could’ve been better, looks like muted editing. 7 out of 10. Perspective is everything.Nice cityscape, the foreground is distracting. Lighting is good, the timing is appreciated. Processing could’ve been better, I never shot any cityscape, so I edited yours. Your shot is worth 5 out of 10.There is a rule in photography, NEVER STOP CLICKING. So don’t think “I can’t shoot better pictures.”, and face the critique.:)
Would you critique Instagram photos?
No, I have no time or interest in critiquing the photos of others. I much prefer answering questions about photography and the industry than I do looking at an end result and saying what is right or wrong about it.
Some questions about critique and photography?
Well first of all, I think you have to have an understanding of the concept of 'art'. To me, art is showing something to someone in a new way. A farmer sees a painter has set up his easel on the edge of the road and is painting a picture of the farmer's barn. The farmer looks over the painter's shoulder and says 'Wow, I never realized that barn was so pretty!' The artist is showing the farmer a barn he's seen every day of his life, but he's never seen it in that way. That's the purpose of art (in my view). A photograph is just another way of showing someone something. It's useful, or at least very interesting, to understand how another person sees it. The artist might be trying to get a message across and he wonders of the viewer of the picture got it. Or there might be things about the picture that the artist didn't even realize, because he was thinking about something else. I took a photography course in college, and of course there was a book to read, an anthology of essays written by various photographers over the last century and a half. The forward of the book made it clear that the editor didn't believe there was a whole lot to be learned by READING about photography. If you could explain a photograph entirely in words, the photograph itself is useless! Its like the old saying (I don't know where it came from): Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. But having other people critique your photographs can be very useful, especially when you're just starting out. You want to know how well you're sharing your vision. Are you making things too obvious? Are you just repeating a cliche? Do your photographs make people smile, or wonder, or inspire yearnings in them? Photography is a -language-. It's meant to -say- things. In order to use it to communicate, you need to have some understanding of how your photos are seen by others, that's what Weston meant about understanding your fellow man.
Critique me on my photography skills?
I became interested in photography about a year ago, and started out modeling for others. I realized that just because you're in a photo doesn't make it yours, so my Flickr consists only of photos I've taken. I have a Canon Powershot G12, not the best quality-wise, but I believe that you grow more as a photographer when you don't start off with higher quality equipment that can do the work for you. What are my strengths/what do I need to work on? Do you think I've mastered the basic skills enough to get a lens? Also, I don't have photoshop. Heres my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99256085@N07/
Where can I get critique and feedback on my photography series?
I think they’re quite good !In my opinion, you have nailed one of the most important aspects in photography, which is composition. In many of your pictures, there’s a scene that is created, and the characters of your scene seem to interact with each other. You can seen the attentive student, the teacher, the spectators, and they’re placed in the frame in a way that emphasizes their roles.That being said, I think there’s a few technical points that could be improved. In particular with regards to lighting. It’s almost good, because there is a nice natural lighting in the room, but there’s hasn’t been any post-processing done on the pictures, right? I think with just a few tweaks (increase contrast, lower highlights, lighten shadows in some pictures) they could become much better (important: shoot raw, you’ll have much more possibilities in post-processing).15 seconds Lightroom processing (contrast + 30, exposure + 0.3, highlights - 60, shadows + 50, white clipping - 30, black clipping - 30) :I find it a bit more lively like this, but it’s a matter of opinion. Other things could be done.Then, two other things I noticed.This one could be much better if you were maybe ~1 meter back and ~25 cm higher. Try to not “cut” objects (or persons) in your frame. Here, both his head and the chair go out of the frame, and it looks weird. Don’t hesitate to frame wider than you want and crop later in an editing software. Cameras have such high resolutions today that you won’t lose anything.Same here :I think it would be much better if you could see his hand and the bow.Also, always leave a little room to “breath” between the elements of your scene and the sides of the frame.Finally you have a few little focus problems. It’s often disturbing when a large part of the foreground is out of focus, such as here :So either frame it differently to remove the head, or use a much smaller aperture to get a depth of field that allows you to get both characters in focus (not necessarily easy). The picture with the kid in red also has the professor not “razor-sharp” so a smaller aperture would be nice. Don’t worry about having a higher ISO (if it stays below 3200) if that gives you more freedom with aperture and shutter speed.But in summary I think you have a good eye for composition, and the rest is just small details. Good luck for the next session.
Will you please critique my photographic style and composition?
I can give you some quick pointers: PHOTO A:Photo seems like it slighly over exposed. Can't tell for sure, due to depending what you did on post. However, the photo is too grainy. Also, no offence but your model is not the slimmest of people so perhaps straight shots are not the best for her. Since if you look at her body, the black dress adds too much weight for her at the bottom. Shots from an angle would be best for her. Also, your "empty space" at the top right does not add too much. Plus, remember you own that capture, perhaps next time you could have worked it out so that both cacti work with the model instead of having the right one ackwardly mush into her right elbow. PHOTO B: This photo is not bad. Maybe remove more colour from the sections in the background behind her head, as it sort of looks like a halo of colour right now. Although I would have followed the rule of thirds and moved the subject further to the left. Also as I mentioned, your model is not the slimmest and unfortunately the angle shows off her stomach sticking out. Again, I am not trying to be mean to her, as I am sure she is a nice person, however when you are taking portraits, your first goal is not to take a photo but to make the person look the best they possibly can, and we all have limitations at what makes us the most photogenic. As such, not everyone can be shot the same. PHOTO C:Wayyy too much dead space. Your model is not the focus of this photo and the background is MEH. Thus the weight of the capture is off. I would have included the subject more and again, perhaps used the rule of thirds and move her more to the left. Her posture is also not the best, since her hair looks messy in a bad way, plus it is too far to really focus on her actions. There, some thoughts. If you are thinking of some simple portraits, feel free to look at some of mine on the go. Page on mauricioalas.com
Me as a model (critique needed)?
I've just started modeling and I need some harsh critique so that I could improve :) Tell me everything that comes to your mind when seeing my photos. I can handle with critique cause I really want to develop and work better. Any advice, tips, opininion or jus a smile is welcome :) Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lessiene/sets/72157623222009630/ Thanks is advance.