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Question: I'm interesting in a good critiquing!?
Now, since you can only get better through listening to who actually matter (The viewers), I've gathered together a small selection of images that I would high appreciate actual critiques!. Don't be afraid to speak negatively about these images either, as it only testifies to your photographic understanding, and can only help me!.
I will respond to each of your comments if they amount to more than "dey's good", "kool" or "it am suck", so if you do give an answer that would warrant a response, check back, I'm sure I'll have answered it =]
http://drenton!.deviantart!.com/art/Not-no!.!.!.http://drenton!.deviantart!.com/art/Diseas!.!.!.http://drenton!.deviantart!.com/art/A-J-97!.!.!.http://drenton!.deviantart!.com/art/Burkes!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Overall, the effect of low color saturation in Burkesque and Not Now, and the gray in Diseased, sets a somber tone!. If that is what you were after, then well-done!. Still, there are ways to make these images remain somber but more interesting!.
Burkesque - good concept!. The cape-clad subject is located well in the frame, but needs to contrast better with the background - the "corporate graffiti"!. Several ways to approach this: 1) get closer to the subject, 2) use of flash to bring out the details in the cape and increase contrast with background that won't be lit by the flash, 3) use of wider angle lens to diminish the size of the corporate graffiti - you'd have to get closer to the figure for this to work, but you'd be rewarded by a good contrast in scale between subject and background!.
Not Now - the lines in the wall do a good job of pulling the eye to the left!. But, unlike Burkesque,which the lines pull the eye to the subject of the picture, it is not clear what you are pulling our eyes to!. The column!? The desk!? The door!? The desk is the most interesting object in the photograph but requires more light, as it is lost in the shadows!. As with Burkesque, more contrast would help and this could be achieved in image editing software!.
Diseased - I like this more and more as I look at it - mainly because of the mystery of the background image!. I'll make two guesses as to what it is: 1) a knee, elbow, or other body part, in which case you were clever to catch the shadows that look like a face, or 2) a double exposure of a face and a close-up of skin!. Normally, I'd look for more contrast in an image, a full range of black to white!. That may not work for this image, but you might have a go at increasing the lightness on the left side or in the text!.
AJ has a great smile, but it is lost in shadow!. One reason for this might be reliance on auto exposure, which tries to make white into gray, so underexposes the picture!. Spot metering or exposure compensation can help with this!. A good exposure will give a good range of light values to AJ's face, and will bring out the details in his backpack, at the cost, perhaps, of washing out his sweatshirt a bit (no pun intended)!. One other thought would be to shift AJ right in the frame and move in a bit closer - off-center subjects generally give a better feel of image balance and this would set up good visual motion from backpack to AJ's face to the column!.
Hope this was helpful!. I'd like to see more of your work!.
-TedWww@QuestionHome@Com
i think the first one is to plain i dont get what the picture is of but i love the lighting and the subject of school i think it is i think you should have a main focus the second one i couldnt really tell what it was it looked nice though i think it would look better blown up so you could see the little details the third one is nice as well the only thing i dont like is how the feet are spread apart at the bottom its distracting the fourth one is my favorite nothing to say but good jobWww@QuestionHome@Com
Hmm!.!.!. I must say I like the overall samples as a whole!.!.!. but it makes me wonder if you had detention or something LOL
like a photojournalist view of detention!.!.!.
gets sent to it- sees desk
gets bored- takes picture of walls
still bored- takes picture of self
detention over- takes picture of freedom on street
hehe
keep up good workWww@QuestionHome@Com
its got a depressing tone to it!.!.!.!.!.!.!.good workWww@QuestionHome@Com
Here's my honest Critique
Picture 1) The framing is great, but i am left wondering what the subject in the photograph is!. Is it a hospital!? A Locker room!? I'm really not sure!. It has an interesting feel to it, but i'm not sure what the subject is!. Just the Moving Table in the Middle!?
Picture 2) I'm completely unsure of what this is either!. It looks sort of like an ultrasound of a baby!. I'm really not sure what this is!.
Picture 3) Again, the framing is good, but i would not of shot the person with the Bland wall directly behind!. I would have shot it from another angle, and lessened the depth of field, to make it more like a portrait!. Are you using a Digital SLR!?
Picture 4) I'm still not sure what the subject is!. I see the person with the hood, but is that the subject!? You need to do your best to isolate the subject(s) of your photographs!.
You need to work more on your your angling and composition!. If you are using a Digital SLR, take advantage of a shallow depth of field!. The pictures aren't too bad, but i need to know what it's a photo of!.
There's my Honest critiqueWww@QuestionHome@Com