Self portrait C&C?

[o hey tyler]

Any comments would be helpful. I am new to the world of digital photography and have never used a camera before.

Thank you!

 

[Tulsa]

You have 262 posts and thats ridiculous.

 

[o hey tyler]

Shame, I was looking for a pat on the back for my efforts with a DSLR.

 

[TJ K]

Almost funny but not at all.
:banghead:

 

[AG74683]

this isnt as funny as the first picture taken with a flash thread. Sorry.

 

[unnecessary]

WTF......

 

[Craig G]

You have 262 posts and thats ridiculous.

I'm trying to figure out what does post count have to do with the ability to make a quality image. I hope your not insinuating that the more posts you have, the better photographer you are.:scratch:



Oh Tyler......try again. That one's a "no go".:thumbdown:

 

[ilockert]

Image looks to be a little out of focus, as well as kind of blah.
To be honest it does nothing for me and I don't see you getting a golden ticket to hollyweird.


Im sure this was a joke post so this was my added joke...

 

[o hey tyler]

this isnt as funny as the first picture taken with a flash thread. Sorry.

I guess I am not familiar with that thread...?

But anyways, I see that my first photo is not being well received. :-(

Here is the second shutter actuation from my attempt at self portraits. Any better?

 

[Craig G]

Any better?

Nope.

You cut off the top of your head which makes those black balls on your lip stand out too much. Also the out of focus nose bothers me.

 

[Tulsa]

You have 262 posts and thats ridiculous.

I'm trying to figure out what does post count have to do with the ability to make a quality image.

It has to do that he is not new to the forum, and has used a camera before.

 

[o hey tyler]

You have 262 posts and thats ridiculous.

I'm trying to figure out what does post count have to do with the ability to make a quality image.

It has to do that he is not new to the forum, and has used a camera before.

facepalm.jpg


ANYWAY. Can someone find me anywhere that it's documented in the sacred tomes of photography that it's unacceptable to not have the entire head of a subject in frame? It seems like time and time again, this gets brought up, and I fail to see why this is a requirement for a captivating portrait.

Not getting defensive, simply just sayin'.

 

[Craig G]

You have 262 posts and thats ridiculous.

I'm trying to figure out what does post count have to do with the ability to make a quality image.

It has to do that he is not new to the forum, and has used a camera before.

It should be clear to you now, that post counts and register dates mean nothing. No matter what the forum.

 

[Craig G]

ANYWAY. Can someone find me anywhere that it's documented in the sacred tomes of photography that it's unacceptable to not have the entire head of a subject in frame? It seems like time and time again, this gets brought up, and I fail to see why this is a requirement for a captivating portrait.

Not getting defensive, simply just sayin'.

Ask yourself this first. What is the point of your image, what are you trying to show the viewer. In my opinion, you can cut off all you want but it will impact the image. Question is will it be good or bad. In this case, it wasn't good.

 

[o hey tyler]

ANYWAY. Can someone find me anywhere that it's documented in the sacred tomes of photography that it's unacceptable to not have the entire head of a subject in frame? It seems like time and time again, this gets brought up, and I fail to see why this is a requirement for a captivating portrait.

Not getting defensive, simply just sayin'.

Ask yourself this first. What is the point of your image, what are you trying to show the viewer. In my opinion, you can cut off all you want but it will impact the image. Question is will it be good or bad. In this case, it wasn't good.

Well, lets see.... It's a self portrait, for starters. I think that was covered earlier, even through the tongue in cheek humor, no? I took multiple shots, ones that were from a wider angle that included my hair also. I found that the inclusion of the hair was distracting, so I re-shot. I also had to shoot at f/1.4, up close. So my DOF was roughly 1/10th of a foot.