Need some feedback please:)

11 years 5 months ago - 11 years 5 months ago #261712 by TracyC
Did this shoot for a friend of mine...and would really appreciate some feedback from people other than friends and family...love photography just need some encouragment on how to improve etc..thanx all..much appreciated:)










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11 years 5 months ago #261713 by garyrhook
I like 1, 2 and 3. 4 not so much, although I can't pinpoint exactly why; perhaps because the color and quality remind me of Instagram? For the others, the color manipulations serve the images well.

Not being a fan of wacky angles, I would prefer the horizon level on 2. That will affect cropping of the woman's legs, but I don't think that should be a problem.

It's not clear to me that 3 needs the angle. It's a great shot of her, and the wind and light all work together beautifully with her expression.

I would suggest some sharpening in PP. There's good stuff here, could be crisped up.


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11 years 5 months ago #261732 by icepics
I think too that there's too much use of odd angles and you've ended up with people cut off at odd places. I'd try to frame your shots so the entire hand, foot etc. shows, and if you aren't including the entire person you want to learn how to crop at a flattering place.

You might think about how you're framing shots, I usually want to make sure my camera is straight and move my eye around the viewfinder to make sure everything in that rectangle is the way I want it in my photo. You might try looking at photos by famous photographers too like Phillippe Halsmann, Arnold Newman, etc. (just a couple that came to mind) and notice how they frame and compose images.

I'm not sure if the photos were properly exposed or not, a couple of them made me wonder if they were a little underexposed. You did get your subjects laughing, smiling and looking like they were having fun so you seemed to be able to bring that out in the photos.

Sharon
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11 years 5 months ago #261758 by TracyC
Many thanks for your reply, so nice to get some different feedbck:) Will take it all in when i am next doing a shoot.


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11 years 5 months ago #261759 by TracyC
Thank you very much for you reply, will def make use of your input:)


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11 years 5 months ago #262031 by John37
The last one definitely suffers from cut off limbs. The others, not so much IMO. I like the overall feel of the images. It appears that you're trying to learn post processing as well. Looks good!

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11 years 5 months ago - 11 years 5 months ago #262042 by Stealthy Ninja
1. nice moment. Soft focus (can be fixed) and poorly framed. The effect doesn't add to it at all. Would have been better plain black and white and cropped in a bit, also sharpening in the right places like the eyes would help a lot. Like this:



2. This is ok. No need to be square I think. Keep it rectangle and include some space on the left. So the place they're "heading" so to speak in included in the picture. Also try and keep the horizon straight. Though it's not too bad in this one.

3. This has potential. I don't like the heavy/obvious vignetting and over processed look myself. Could do with either getting closer or a little wider.

4. Looks like it's taken with a mobile phone and uploaded to some app that puts "art" filters on it. Pity because it could have been awesome with the right treatment and framing.

These are close to being very good. Don't rely on "Art filters" so much but concentrate on good angles and framing (also getting it sharp). That beats instagram filters any day of the week.
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11 years 5 months ago #263098 by Leilanee
The first 3 have such a warm feeling; the overall composition makes it look genuine (lovely!) But the fourth one looks more stiffly posed and stands out from the others in a negative way.


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