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[ImAvinOops 83]

I thought I might show you some of my photography and see if I can get some opinions to help me improve.

This was from my very first baby shoot. She had such an adorable little laugh.

 

It's a simple picture but I quite like it all the same. Looking at it now I think I should have probably put him in the light rather than the shade.

 

These are both for my artwork. They are about the elements earth,fire, air and water.

 

There are a couple of examples. If you have anything that might improve my photography in future then that would be extremely helpful.

[ProjectRKA 2,848]

Great photos. Though, the 3rd one is too overedited in my opinion.

When editing photos: Keep it simple.

Edited May 5, 2012 by ProjectRKA

[ImAvinOops 83]

Great photos. Though, the 3rd one is too overedited in my opinion.

When editing photos: Keep it simple.

 

I don't normally edit photo's like that really. I just needed something that was a bit more obvious to go into my art show. Thank you for the feedback.

[Viscra Maelstrom 3,718]

ahhhhhhhh do you know how much i love photography (you probably don't).

i REALLY like the first one you posted here. dat pose and monochrome background.

now i'm jelly i don't have a camera, myself. ;~;

[Rainbow Dashin' 107]

I love all of the photos, but the one I like most is the baby. Simple, yet adorable.

[ImAvinOops 83]

ahhhhhhhh do you know how much i love photography (you probably don't).

i REALLY like the first one you posted here. dat pose and monochrome background.

now i'm jelly i don't have a camera, myself. ;~;

 

YAY! A photography lover. Do you do much yourself?

 

 

I love all of the photos, but the one I like most is the baby. Simple, yet adorable.

 

Awwh thankyou

[Rainbow Dashin' 107]

 

YAY! A photography lover. Do you do much yourself?

 

 

 

Awwh thankyou

 

I know you were talkin' to the other pony, but I just thought I'd say, I've done a tiny bit of photography at Anime Conventions. I plan on doing more, though. c:

[Viscra Maelstrom 3,718]

 

YAY! A photography lover. Do you do much yourself?

 

sadly no, since i don't have a camera of my own. 3: well, i do but it's only a really horrible webcamera and my phone's suckish half-megapixel one. i've had urges to take pictures a bit here and there though. hopefully i'll get into the photography class that starts this autumn, among other things that start then, namely BLOODY MUSIC PRODUCTION/AUDIO ENGINEERING which i've wanted to attend at for AGES.

 

only photos you'd find that i've taken are in the 'post a picture of yourself' thread in GD. and they're still with the horrible webcam i have. finances you know.

[ImAvinOops 83]

I know you were talkin' to the other pony, but I just thought I'd say, I've done a tiny bit of photography at Anime Conventions. I plan on doing more, though. c:

 

Oooh, I would love to see it!

 

 

sadly no, since i don't have a camera of my own. 3: well, i do but it's only a really horrible webcamera and my phone's suckish half-megapixel one. i've had urges to take pictures a bit here and there though. hopefully i'll get into the photography class that starts this autumn, among other things that start then, namely BLOODY MUSIC PRODUCTION/AUDIO ENGINEERING which i've wanted to attend at for AGES.

 

only photos you'd find that i've taken are in the 'post a picture of yourself' thread in GD. and they're still with the horrible webcam i have. finances you know.

 

I hope you get into your class, that would be awesome.

Mmm it took me so long to save up for my camera but it was really worth it in the end.

[Rainbow Dashin' 107]

 

Oooh, I would love to see it!

 

 

 

I hope you get into your class, that would be awesome.

Mmm it took me so long to save up for my camera but it was really worth it in the end.

 

This ones supposed to be blurry, to give it a creepier effect. XD

[ImAvinOops 83]

This ones supposed to be blurry, to give it a creepier effect. XD

 

Aha they are fab I think I like the first one the best.

[Klopp 2,050]

I can give you a few pointers, being a photographer myself and all. Starting with the baby picture...

 

 

I like the look of this one, and the black&White effect is perfectly fitting. One thing that is a major problem is the angle the photograph was taken. It's typically a bad idea to go directly at a 90 degree angle to what you are photographing, and this is a good example. To see just what I'm talking about, tilt your head about 45 degree to the right when looking at the photo, and you'll see that it actually looks better from that angle. Of course, it's not as good as it would have been if you had actually snapped the shot from a different angle in the beginning, but it does give the pic a decent improvement.

 

 

 

This one, I'm going to be honest, is just not that great. No offense, but you've missed out on a couple of the basic rules of photography. The first being the rule of thirds, and the second being a disruptive background. The rule of thirds is extremely important in photography, and if you cannot pick up on it then you're not going to go too far in the field. The problem with the background is with the tree and the house. The tree is just too dominant in the photo, and easily draws attention away from the main subject. The house as well poses a threat to the main focus, especially with it being the same color of his jacket making it look like he's got some sort of odd growth.

 

The last problem with this photo is exposure. While it's not always important to keep the exposure in the background equal to the subject, if the background occulies a more than about 1/3 of the pcture, which in this case it does, then it is best too keep exposure uniform. I see you noted this in your original post, but there are other ways to prevent such a problem. You can force the flash to open and use the light to "fill" the shadier parts of the photo with more light (This is called "fill flash," extremely handy stuff). Or as you said, you could have just slapped him on the sunnier side of things, but this poses more problems such as squinting and the like.

 

As for the other two photos, shopping isn't my kinda thing. however the framing with the leaves in the lower on gets too close to her face causing a distraction. Other than that, can't help much on those two.

 

 

So anyways, I hope I don't offend or anything, but you've got a lot to work on before you can become professional, if that's what your shooting for. But if you keep on practicing, looking for feedback, and certainly do some research, you can only become better at it

[ImAvinOops 83]

I can give you a few pointers, being a photographer myself and all. Starting with the baby picture...

 

 

 

I like the look of this one, and the black&White effect is perfectly fitting. One thing that is a major problem is the angle the photograph was taken. It's typically a bad idea to go directly at a 90 degree angle to what you are photographing, and this is a good example. To see just what I'm talking about, tilt your head about 45 degree to the right when looking at the photo, and you'll see that it actually looks better from that angle. Of course, it's not as good as it would have been if you had actually snapped the shot from a different angle in the beginning, but it does give the pic a decent improvement.

 

 

 

 

This one, I'm going to be honest, is just not that great. No offense, but you've missed out on a couple of the basic rules of photography. The first being the rule of thirds, and the second being a disruptive background. The rule of thirds is extremely important in photography, and if you cannot pick up on it then you're not going to go too far in the field. The problem with the background is with the tree and the house. The tree is just too dominant in the photo, and easily draws attention away from the main subject. The house as well poses a threat to the main focus, especially with it being the same color of his jacket making it look like he's got some sort of odd growth.

 

The last problem with this photo is exposure. While it's not always important to keep the exposure in the background equal to the subject, if the background occulies a more than about 1/3 of the pcture, which in this case it does, then it is best too keep exposure uniform. I see you noted this in your original post, but there are other ways to prevent such a problem. You can force the flash to open and use the light to "fill" the shadier parts of the photo with more light (This is called "fill flash," extremely handy stuff). Or as you said, you could have just slapped him on the sunnier side of things, but this poses more problems such as squinting and the like.

 

As for the other two photos, shopping isn't my kinda thing. however the framing with the leaves in the lower on gets too close to her face causing a distraction. Other than that, can't help much on those two.

 

 

So anyways, I hope I don't offend or anything, but you've got a lot to work on before you can become professional, if that's what your shooting for. But if you keep on practicing, looking for feedback, and certainly do some research, you can only become better at it

 

Thank you for all the feedback. I will work on everything you said.

[RarityLuna 30]

My fave one is the cute baby. SO CUTE .

[~Chaos~ 3,967]

Nice photos!