1st flower shot...

[henryalg01]

hard for me to intimate with my new cam ...confusing me to use it...need more time to explore...btw i need critique for my photos :

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[jowensphoto]

Photos for critique should be posted in the photo galleries.

 

[mishele]

Welcome to the forum!!
Here are a couple of sites that really helped me when I first got started!! Bookmark them and look back over them before you go out to shoot. There is a lot to think about when you first get stated.....=)
How to Photograph Flowers
10 Top Photography Composition Rules | Photography Mad
And some inspiration.....
41 Delicious Flower Photographs
Keep shooting!!!

 

[jowensphoto]

Ugh, now I think my new favorite of yours in your new avi, Mishele! It's just all so good!

 

[mishele]

Ugh, now I think my new favorite of yours in your new avi, Mishele! It's just all so good!

lol That's me messing around... I'll post a bigger version but I don't think it looks as good big.

 

[jowensphoto]

I need to plant a garden. The farm I go to is too far to go to every day.

Or perhaps hit up the dumpster after closing hours of our local flower shop...lol

 

[mishele]

When I was first starting out I would go to greenhouses and practice. Now I have a huge garden. I figured out what flowers work best for me and bought all kinds on line. =) I only have to step out my back door for a photo shoot.

 

[henryalg01]

Photos for critique should be posted in the photo galleries.

sorry i did not know , they moved my thread ...thx

 

[henryalg01]

Welcome to the forum!!
Here are a couple of sites that really helped me when I first got started!! Bookmark them and look back over them before you go out to shoot. There is a lot to think about when you first get stated.....=)
How to Photograph Flowers
10 Top Photography Composition Rules | Photography Mad
And some inspiration.....
41 Delicious Flower Photographs
Keep shooting!!!

i love this forum...always supporting newbie...i will bookmark and read all of them,...but what do you think about my photos ?
the truth is i practice my DoF

 

[AaronLLockhart]

1 and 6 are the best compositions. The colors are crisp, but there isn't really a "wow factor" that I can find with any of these images. The lighting and a few other things could have been manipulated in post to create such an effect. However, I think with your experience level, you're better off to keep your images post free until you get the composition down.

I know you're using a bridge camera. Although I've never used Fuji FinePix, I know most of the bridge cameras today offer a manual shooting mode. I would get better control of your ISO (the camera programs it for you in these shots) shutter speed, & aperture.

I will say, though. These are much better than the ones when you first joined the forum.

 

[henryalg01]

1 and 6 are the best compositions. The colors are crisp, but there isn't really a "wow factor" that I can find with any of these images. The lighting and a few other things could have been manipulated in post to create such an effect. However, I think with your experience level, you're better off to keep your images post free until you get the composition down.

I know you're using a bridge camera. Although I've never used Fuji FinePix, I know most of the bridge cameras today offer a manual shooting mode. I would get better control of your ISO (the camera programs it for you in these shots) shutter speed, & aperture.

I will say, though. These are much better than the ones when you first joined the forum.

hmm i see, i took with manual mode and posted unedited :

pic 1 ;

Time Taken : supposed to be 11:39 but my time setting goes to 12:39
Cam : Fine Pix 2980 s
f-stop : f.6/4
exposure :1/80 sec
ISO : ISO-64
Focal Length : 5 mm
Max Aperture : 3.26

the 6th :

Time Taken : supposed to be 17:37 but my time setting goes to 18:37
Cam : Fine Pix 2980 s
f-stop : f.5/3
exposure :1/25 sec
ISO : ISO-200
Focal Length : 33 mm
Max Aperture : 3.26

 

[mishele]

Welcome to the forum!!
Here are a couple of sites that really helped me when I first got started!! Bookmark them and look back over them before you go out to shoot. There is a lot to think about when you first get stated.....=)
How to Photograph Flowers
10 Top Photography Composition Rules | Photography Mad
And some inspiration.....
41 Delicious Flower Photographs
Keep shooting!!!

i love this forum...always supporting newbie...i will bookmark and read all of them,...but what do you think about my photos ?
the truth is i practice my DoF

These are just snap shots to me. Which just means that you didn't put a ton of though into how you wanted the shot to look. Think for a moment about what you want out of your flower shots. Do you just want to just document them? Or do you want to create art. After you have figured that out go back and look over the links again.
If you find a shot in the inspiation thread you like a lot, I'll try to help you achieve it.
Keep shooting!!