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I agree with Admin. But as time goes on I dislike selective coloring more and more it feels like an old gimmick too me now.
Now for this shot I think strong black and white would make this a great image. OR desaturate the red by +50% so it is not so striking.
Hmmmmm….well first the lens caused quite a bit of distortion. The white balance is off as some of the clouds are tinted. It looks underexposed. lots of dark shadows on the left side.
Unlike caimi, I love this kind of shot đŸ™‚ I shoot weddings, this is great! It does need the crop as said and the shadows and whites lifted on the dress, I would work on increasing the luminance of girls leg so it pops out a bit more.
Agreed with everyone else too dark. Also I would crop it a lot to remove that blue sky and move the subject way over to the right side.
EDITED MY MOD – No positive comments in the shark tank!!I really like it cropped so there is a just a hint of the real sky, if you crop it 8×10 it that does it. Maybe lift the blacks a bit, like to see a bit more texture in canoe. Overall great comp and image.
I completely agree @shawnlovely the Teapot, its texture, color are great. Even while taking the shot I was not satisfied with the setting, My thought was that if would be easier if the shot was alive, steam, tea in the cups etc. My goal was to create “still life” something I know, but have not mastered.
My normal training is do this http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/volff/volff1103/volff110300130/9074313-still-life-with-wine-bottle-glass-and-oak-barrels.jpg
For this exercise, my goal was to use a small light from above and a rim light, and wash of fill. So if you have any ideas?
One question: I think it fails because of the arrangement, or is it the lighting?
Thanks for your help on this.
Very clear what the problem is: You made a mask mostly around the bird, but not in between the bill and feet. Agree the blur is too much, and too quick. Fix that and it is ready for print!
Make sure that you convert to sRGB before saving, rather than embedding a profile. Also is your monitor calibrated? Open your jpeg with your browser and see if the white balance is off there too.
Ah, well I direct shots all the time, also everything you see on TV and Hollywood is directed. You have to work with people till you get them to behave naturally. Your that the image starts with expression, but it is grounded in great lighting and abstract shapes.
Hey there! Love to help.
Ok it is a great candid nightclub shot of friend. Nightclubs are terrible to shoot in as they are dark and have lots of crazy light.
So in that setting, where you have some control to move your friend around, you have a black coat and black hat on a black background. One of the old school rules (1940) is to put light behind dark and light on dark. Take a look of this image http://pinterest.com/pin/211669251206670494/ See how her black hair is on the light. In your image I would have look for a spot light to put behind the subject or brite window or barlights. That would allow you to see the shapes.
How you used flash is fine, save that nose highlight, but you can fix that.
Apparently wildlife are not afraid of cars, but they are of people so shooting from your car seems to work out great. I really like this as is, great everything.
However! I do think if you cropped in a bit from the bottom that would make it stronger, and that is a guess. I would change it from 4/3 to 3/2 format so the width stays the same.
I think the hardest wall for a photographer to cross is removing their own personal feelings from the subject. While you may know she lives a hard life, nothing in the images says that to random viewer as @ddbblyou has stated.
Face is quite red, maybe sunburned or something but not very helpful for a good portrait. The angle is down and that is generally not very good, you can’t really see her shoulders, also the eyes are below centerline.
Also the background does give any information as to what she does. She seems like an interesting person, maybe a rancher or something, but the image does not tell me this.
This one does http://www.farmcollector.com/uploadedImages/FCM/Blogs/The_Cultivator/rancher.jpg
I have no idea what she does, but you get the point. I hope this helps.
Thank You, I pride myself on shooting women and children…. Seriously, thank you I love headshots and want to be much better at it George Hurrell is my hero. I’m still working on my site hopefully be cleaned up this month.
– Cheers!Well it is looks like a snap shot. But, like Admin said, I have no idea why you took this image or what the point is.
Well I got nothing to add, its as good as it gets.
OK fair enough!
First photography/art is 2D, and it we humans want 3D, thus depth rules the day. Google “creatinging depth art” and examine the various images. Look for the strong lines in the images. Then when you find a subject, like that wreck move around until you find the lines.
Photography is taking a picture of what is already art. <<< That is cool I think I will make that a quote đŸ™‚ So for landscape you must find the art in nature. Art starts with lines and shapes.
Then it needs a message! Art Talks, paint is silent. So if your image of a wreck had a beached whale in the background that would be some sort of message. Or if lying on the beach was some "wreak" of human being, meaning someone who was overweight and unattractive, that would create a message – Irony. Two pieces of human wreckage.
Now what if there were great crashing waves against this old battered hull, then we could say it still has fight left in it, it would be dramatic. Or if the sun was sadly setting denoting darkness and death?
Also make sure the viewer knows what to look at do this by using the focus and depth of field.
Well that is a start, and good work, but this is the "shark tank" đŸ™‚
Oversaturation: I love the rich colors too. But, they pop out, from the rest of the darker earth tones in the rest of the image making it look fake. They need to match, that is really what I mean.
I tend not to offer anything if the photo is “as good as can be” as your is. To someone close family or a simple snap shot and the photographer seems lazy. There is really nothing wrong with your image.
However, on my third look, if you had of made it high-key with a large light pouring down on her from behind and overhead? Or if you added a background with some texture that was lite from above? How would that of looked? However it really works the way it is and I’m sure the family is very happy to have such an image!
