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looking for honest critique
Hi all....
I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. Thanks a ton!!! Tanya |
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"crazylikedat" wrote in message oups.com... Hi all.... I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. Thanks a ton!!! Tanya Perhaps its your style, I find them all a bit dark. I will try to be more brutal next time. |
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Hi,
Here we are, some genui honesty: DSC_0256.JPG - almost there, lift up sky and brown building color, make it more vivid, nice composition, maybe except snow in foreground on the left, you could compose it without it DSC_0269.JPG - hugely underexposed DSC_0250.JPG - focus on board behind, nothing to see here, I would like to see close up photos, it is such a subject DSC_0234.JPG - lift up levels, bring life, it could be good shot DSC_0257.JPG - nothing here P1010011.JPG - line up perspective, crop it as blue, glass wall will fill whole frame, it could be good, now it is a snapshot DSC_0268.JPG - nice composition, a bit too soft, levels againg DSC_0197.JPG - nothing here, just pet etc ect Check you monitor, try to calibrate it a least a bit, it seem that it is too bright. Regards, K.Polak |
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crazylikedat wrote:
Hi all.... I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. You won't get any of that here.... -- Ben Thomas |
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crazylikedat wrote:
Hi all.... I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. Thanks a ton!!! Tanya I like your eye for subjects. You've made plenty of good choices among myriad opportunities that are much more ignorable than these. We have in common a difficulty in bringing the inspiring view into full play when we push the button. Tilted horizons, mis-framed subjects off by just a few percent, inclusion of distracting elements that flew right past the cortex while in full view of the eye, unpleasant location of frame-edges, too much dependence on subject in valuing photos - all errors I have committed and will perpetrate again to be sure. A very few people have perfect pitch from the git-go; some of us have to work hard and verbalize everything we do just to hum a recognizable tune. Another lucky few plug away at it until one day it all falls into place and what was difficult and laborious becomes natural, even inevitable, the stuff of divas. I'm in the middle category, trudging into each day's offerings with my always-improving toolkit, hoping for the flash of revelation that transforms my tentative, ugly duckling yodelings into a true, effortless swan of an operatic baritone. If the process weren't rewarding in itself I'd probably have given up rather than persist for well more than half a century. Which is to say: It's just a matter of a few degrees, millimeters, lumens, Herz between a snapshot and a _photograph_, and it is work, finding them. PS: San Diego is a great place for photo-ops, isn't it? -- Frank ess |
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Thanks Frank. You are right...I seem to live for the moment that I put
my stuff on the pc and see something half-way decent. I am very new at digital and am struggling with some of the more rudimentary skills ie exposuure. I think I am heading towards a digital class and soon. I do wish I had it as easy as some that point, shoot and create a wonderful photo. It almost seems that the harder I try the more problems I have. I do not have as trained of an eye as some and miss little details that they quickly pick up. It is true that the camera sees everything in the frame not just what we want it to see. I am having fun and that is what it is all about. Thanks for the input. I appreciate it!!!! Tanya Frank ess wrote: crazylikedat wrote: Hi all.... I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. Thanks a ton!!! Tanya I like your eye for subjects. You've made plenty of good choices among myriad opportunities that are much more ignorable than these. We have in common a difficulty in bringing the inspiring view into full play when we push the button. Tilted horizons, mis-framed subjects off by just a few percent, inclusion of distracting elements that flew right past the cortex while in full view of the eye, unpleasant location of frame-edges, too much dependence on subject in valuing photos - all errors I have committed and will perpetrate again to be sure. A very few people have perfect pitch from the git-go; some of us have to work hard and verbalize everything we do just to hum a recognizable tune. Another lucky few plug away at it until one day it all falls into place and what was difficult and laborious becomes natural, even inevitable, the stuff of divas. I'm in the middle category, trudging into each day's offerings with my always-improving toolkit, hoping for the flash of revelation that transforms my tentative, ugly duckling yodelings into a true, effortless swan of an operatic baritone. If the process weren't rewarding in itself I'd probably have given up rather than persist for well more than half a century. Which is to say: It's just a matter of a few degrees, millimeters, lumens, Herz between a snapshot and a _photograph_, and it is work, finding them. PS: San Diego is a great place for photo-ops, isn't it? -- Frank ess |
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Thanks Frank. You are right...I seem to live for the moment that I put
my stuff on the pc and see something half-way decent. I am very new at digital and am struggling with some of the more rudimentary skills ie exposuure. I think I am heading towards a digital class and soon. I do wish I had it as easy as some that point, shoot and create a wonderful photo. It almost seems that the harder I try the more problems I have. I do not have as trained of an eye as some and miss little details that they quickly pick up. It is true that the camera sees everything in the frame not just what we want it to see. I am having fun and that is what it is all about. Thanks for the input. I appreciate it!!!! Tanya Frank ess wrote: crazylikedat wrote: Hi all.... I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. Thanks a ton!!! Tanya I like your eye for subjects. You've made plenty of good choices among myriad opportunities that are much more ignorable than these. We have in common a difficulty in bringing the inspiring view into full play when we push the button. Tilted horizons, mis-framed subjects off by just a few percent, inclusion of distracting elements that flew right past the cortex while in full view of the eye, unpleasant location of frame-edges, too much dependence on subject in valuing photos - all errors I have committed and will perpetrate again to be sure. A very few people have perfect pitch from the git-go; some of us have to work hard and verbalize everything we do just to hum a recognizable tune. Another lucky few plug away at it until one day it all falls into place and what was difficult and laborious becomes natural, even inevitable, the stuff of divas. I'm in the middle category, trudging into each day's offerings with my always-improving toolkit, hoping for the flash of revelation that transforms my tentative, ugly duckling yodelings into a true, effortless swan of an operatic baritone. If the process weren't rewarding in itself I'd probably have given up rather than persist for well more than half a century. Which is to say: It's just a matter of a few degrees, millimeters, lumens, Herz between a snapshot and a _photograph_, and it is work, finding them. PS: San Diego is a great place for photo-ops, isn't it? -- Frank ess |
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"crazylikedat" wrote in message oups.com... Hi all.... I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? either they don't say much or they get all gooey. I want some real honesty. Anyone out there willing to lend a hand? http://www.pbase.com/crazylikedat/galleries Brutal honesty only please. Thanks a ton!!! Tanya Honestly? I really like the shot of the baby's foot in the towel. You could have done an entire series on parts of the baby and it would have been quite interesting. Otherwise, nothing here excites me. Very dark. Not much color. |
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I posted my version and yours at: .....
http://tinyurl.com/6dwq6 (slow to load sometimes) ....says I'm not logged in as the owner! -- The email address used to post is a spam pit. Contact me at http://www.derekfountain.org : a href="http://www.derekfountain.org/"Derek Fountain/a |
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On 3 Mar 2005 15:35:22 -0800, "crazylikedat"
wrote: I have some of my pics up on a website and have asked those close to me to look and critique. Problem? I like a lot of your compositions and subjects but I would suggest some digital enhancements to get the real emotion of the subject across to the viewer... ======================= sd51010004.JPG I'd rotate the image about 2 degrees to make the lines vertical, add some saturation to the sky - I'd remove the people moving out of the frame at the bottom and crop the image more tightly I would sharpen the image. I posted my version and yours at: ..... http://tinyurl.com/6dwq6 (slow to load sometimes) ============ P1010010.JPG Nice, strong, Remove the distraction of the person on the bottom lens flare - use PhotoShop and edit it out. ==================== 01/02.JPG Nice I'd add some saturation and contrast to the colors I'd remove the distracting two white sticks(?) in the relfection ================ P1010053.JPG No center of interest and a bit washed out.. The skyline merges with the horizon line (not a keeper) ================= P1010054 I'd crop to the lower left quarter and make the bridge the strong element and add contrast and saturation to the image ================ That's a start... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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