Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Indoor photography whether you have a studio set up or just taking photographs inside, why brave the snow and cold this weekend!
I love these shots and the interpretation of the participants! Wonderful!
@quasiphoto the colors, without borders is very intriguing, and anything but artfully mundane.
@jforiska if you go to the forum page it gives you several options to share your photographs on here! A very simple way is to click on the img above and use the URL where it is located.
This is what I’m talking about! Beautiful, evocative. Wonderful!
Is my photo good enough? Now that is THE question. Good enough for whom? So many factors go into thinking about this. I agree it depends on purpose, it depends on goals, it depends on perspective, but it also depends on you, your mood, what day it is how you’ve moved on. How many of us have come back to a photograph we once thought was okay and a year or two later re-edit that same photograph? When I first started I did this all the time. Now not so much. How many of us go through “periods” and how much is dictated by what surrounds us? I think of all the Masters how they went through different periods in their art until they reach the point where everyone thought, now he’s got it, only for them to move forward in a new direction. @nikon-nut I would have liked to have seen the photograph of the fog, I might have liked it, it sounds a bit like a Rothko. You see you just never know, what one person may like, another thinks is trash. Subjective indeed. One stand alone photograph rarely tells the complete story of a photographer.
Photography critiques, on thing to always remember, that a critique comes from THEIR perspective, a conversation/discussion during the critique is invaluable to determine the valuable aspects of their critique. Technical aspects, if they are intentional, only you know, where is your point of focus, did you achieve it, are their highlights irretrievable that need to be? Black and white vs color, ALL SUBJECTIVE. What is your purpose, reason, perspective and did you achieve it in the light of the critique?
I’d suggest the biggest determination is the reason it is taken and did you succeed, for whom and if they are happy with the outcome. Is it good enough? It is all about building confidence but in the end, only you will know the answer to this question. (But most of us will say no, but that leads to the next photograph so is that so bad?)
Hmmm….grading a photograph. Interesting thought. I’m not sure how that is accomplished without subjectivity. (It won’t be, BTW.) One of the above mentioned sharpness gets lots of points, what about those purposefully blurred or out of focus or movement used to create an impression? Coming from an art standpoint I find it hard to fathom a “grading system” without understanding the full picture of what they are attempting to accomplish in their submission. I think I would have to know more before I would say this is a great idea and not as @redman says, “Good grief! how to turn away web traffic in 823 simple steps….”
@tomdinning I’ve always enjoyed your self-portraits, they are challenging and always interesting. Yes, I like beautiful but it comes in many ways and forms. 🙂
Oooo…while those questions are good (and BTW, I love manual focus when I need to get a little bit closer than auto focus can manage on its own, there is always a little more in your camera in macro than autofocus can manage) the moody dungeon-like feel is what makes this photograph terrific. Now see, @tomdinning you can produce “feeling.” 😉
Hmmmm….maybe it is from spending so much time in that dungeon of yours??? teeheeFor me you lose the luscious movement you first see when you look at the photograph because your eye will always travel to the white space, which is void of movement and you lose most of the photograph because of this. I want to travel or flow with the water and the composition doesn’t fully allow that, your eye follows the white right back out of the photograph instead of moving you into the flow of the water. When working with abstracts be more conscious of the principles involved it in, for photography, as a two dimensional medium, the feeling you get from an abstraction or the “wow” factor is important to initially capture interest, either through color, movement, emphasis, space, textures and patterns. You have achieved some of this at the upper portion of the photograph, but lose it entirely in the lower half. A bit of sharpening, even though it is a blurred photograph may also help to give you a boost in color division. I do enjoy some blurred photography but for me, I want to see a portfolio so I know what you are trying to achieve by using it.
@elizabethk the thread are always open, there is no closing, so if you want to add another photograph to an “old” thread you are most welcome to do so and post as many or as often as you might like!
The reason I commented about “marketing” or the idea of people wanting to go to the monument had to do with titling it a “travel photograph.” It seems more of a misunderstanding to intent rather than critique. Travel Photographs typically are photographs to inspire visits or intrigue about a culture. My mistake.
In the category of travel photograph, it begs the asking, would I want to go see this? If we can answer with a resounding yes! I want to be there tomorrow or I can’t wait to see this, where is this? then it is a success.
For me though I wonder where the rest of the photograph is. I know it is cut off on the bottom because I only see parts of people, there is more there. The perspective and composition in terms of positioning and negative space I like, but that is where it ends for me. I want to see the whole temple and the entire body of the people included, because I know they are there. The photograph also looks very flat, there is little depth of field, probably because of focal length, which bothers me a bit. So as a travel photograph for personal use yes, but probably not so much for travel brochures or enticing people to want to go there.Perhaps a bit blurry but don’t be discouraged. Read a little about how to take macros, someone mentioned a tripod, while at times I find it necessary I get very good results by shooting off multiple shots and definitely resting my elbows or the camera on something stable and using the timer also helps. Try a few of those things as a second attempt and bring it on. It will get better and easier the more you practice. Now go!
For me color usually plays a huge roll in terms of setting mood and making me feel more a part of a photograph. The contrasting colors are nice but I think the right side of this color photograph is a bit surrealistic for me bordering on the abstract and it gives it a different dimension, if you will, that when you look at it simply makes it look like blown out highlights instead of part of a concept. Yet the black and white with its wide expanse of tonal quality and the figures in the distance make this far more a photograph someone might relate to. Its composition and interest are much greater for me. The human element brings intrigue and focus and is just over all more pleasing. Is this cropped? I don’t know if the original is larger and you have the entire palm on the left in the frame but for me the only thing I would like to see differently is that palm in the photograph in its totality otherwise, the B&W is my top pick also.
I’ve grown to love that face. But if something has to takes its place it might as well be a monkey! 🙂
You have two good options actually. The least expensive is the 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. It’s a great little lens with good quality, it even holds its value for resale. The second and far more expensive option is the 100mm f/2.8 macro L lens. It is a most wonderful lens and would be useable as you upgrade to more professional cameras. My first camera and macro lens served me very very well for many years and that was the 60mm. I have no regrets and sold it for what I paid for it when I upgraded my camera. These are some examples using this lens. I have many other examples but every photograph in this album uses this lens. https://plus.google.com/photos/108759901321068677229/albums/5631468677590187761?partnerid=gplp0
