Photography Critique

GraceAnailer · 01-20-2006, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

Well, since you asked....

The first one, there's no real color contrast. It's just all pretty much blue. Do you have Photoshop? That's something that might be able to be fixed with "levels". You can adjust the levels for each RGB channel to get better color in your photo. It's worked miracles for some of my photos.

no, i don't have Photoshop on my computer, but i'm going to be getting it soon, hopefully.

thanks

Brent · 01-20-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

Well, since you asked....

The first one, there's no real color contrast. It's just all pretty much blue. Do you have Photoshop? That's something that might be able to be fixed with "levels". You can adjust the levels for each RGB channel to get better color in your photo. It's worked miracles for some of my photos.

This is about as good as it gets with that photo. The blue haze just can't be gotten rid of, but the land and smaller details were definitely brought out from the blue a lot better...

Kevin_rx20 · 01-24-2006, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RipVanWinkle

I appreciate your honesty. I still love the picture though.

The one and probably only time of the year for us here in TX, it iced last week. Here is a pic I took of some frozen leaves.

I absolutely love this picture. I don't know if most people like the way the picture blurs around the edges but I do. I don't know what else to say really...love it though.

Kevin_rx20 · 01-24-2006, 07:17 PM

Here are a couple of mine from Yosemite. Critique away.

PatrickStar4491 · 02-08-2006, 04:09 PM

I was playing with the shutter speed on the journalism camera that I took home from school (Nikon D50 Digital SLR). I decided to go down the street and take a picture at a busy intersection. I took this one at a 3 second shutter speed. Besides using a tripod next time, what else should I do?

ApparentlyNothing · 02-08-2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickStar4491

I was playing with the shutter speed on the journalism camera that I took home from school (Nikon D50 Digital SLR). I decided to go down the street and take a picture at a busy intersection. I took this one at a 3 second shutter speed. Besides using a tripod next time, what else should I do?

A little less ground, a little more sky, and get the sign on the right a little more in the frame. I actually don't mind the blurriness of everything. It kinda gives a weird feel to it that I like. So I say try shooting another one the same way without a tripod, and shoot one with it, then compare.

PatrickStar4491 · 02-08-2006, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

A little less ground, a little more sky, and get the sign on the right a little more in the frame. I actually don't mind the blurriness of everything. It kinda gives a weird feel to it that I like. So I say try shooting another one the same way without a tripod, and shoot one with it, then compare.

Thanks! I'll try that out a bit tomorrow. I'm a bit busy to do it tonight. I was using a 6.3MP SLR camera then, so I wonder how it'll turn out on my poor little 3MP camera.

Singin4Him82 · 04-05-2006, 11:10 PM

Here are some of my pics.

nix · 04-06-2006, 11:24 PM

Thoughts?

Cadence · 04-07-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by nix

Thoughts?

Those are really good! I don't think I have much of a critique for them hehe

Except (maybe) you should've removed the chair and stool in the first one. But that's a minor detail.

Great job

PatrickStar4491 · 04-10-2006, 09:21 PM

Surprisingly, I took this with a standard point-and-shoot digital camera... I was surprised at how well it turned out to be. (The first attachment is a smaller version, and the second is a larger one.)

So any critique?

ApparentlyNothing · 04-10-2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickStar4491

Surprisingly, I took this with a standard point-and-shoot digital camera... I was surprised at how well it turned out to be. (The first attachment is a smaller version, and the second is a larger one.)

So any critique?

A little dark for my taste. If I were editing it in Photoshop (or whatever program you use), I'd check the levels and try to get a little more balance throughout. I also wonder what it might look like black and white with the contrast boosted a little. And maybe it's just me, but I feel like the framing could be better. It may be just me though, because sometimes those center shots really work. I just don't know.

I know what you mean about point and shoot's surprising you though. I actually took this one with a disposable and scanned it in... of course I messed with it a little in Photoshop, but still...

Cadence · 04-10-2006, 10:12 PM

maybe it's just my screen....but it doesn't really seem all that dark. maaaaybe a little bit more contrast, but not much.

But he's right about the composition. I'm not sure if you're familiar with the rule of 3rds? but generally photos look best with the subject in the top/bottom and left/right 3rd of the frame.

this isn't ALWAYS true, but in general it adds more dynamikc to the picture.

nix · 04-10-2006, 10:21 PM

Thanks Cadence... it was taken with a pretty simple digital camara and no touch ups... my friend says it looks great because the air in Rarotonga is so clean... no pollution.

Jc · 04-10-2006, 10:24 PM

Oh, that's a pretty picture Nix.

But lacking a definate focal point IMO. But still pretty