C&C Please, A few new pictures

[tom_anderson18]

Just took a few pictures today when I got home from work.

Day 2 of Photography:

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[photo guy]

#4 is the best of the crop. #1 is too blurry, #2 & #3 have too much light

 

[creisinger]

#1 and #4 are too blurry. They all have an awkward composition.

I'd try to compose the shot either to represent the actual subject or work with the geometry of the subject to go a little bit more abstract.

I do like the guitar shot best although the lighting is an issue as well as the busy background.

Lighting in #2 and #3 is too harsh.

What camera did you use to shoot this? What lights did you use?

Emphasize your subject by guiding the viewers eyes to the subject instead of putting your subject dead center (like #4).

 

[tom_anderson18]

Well I'm new to photography and I only have a Fujifilm s2970 until I get better, more used to photography as for lighting just a ceiling light in my room.

Thanks to both of you for the critique.

 

[Cfitz]

1, 2 and 4 are all soft...very soft.

 

[tom_anderson18]

When you say soft, I understand what you refer to but what would be the best way to avoid making them too soft ?

Also just another few pictures I took earlier.

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[Cfitz]

Make sure the camera is in perfect focus (consider moving it slightly away from the subject...the camera can only focus so close). Also, maybe you're using too low a shutter speed (tripod or higher iso/aperture would be needed in this case). Anyway, try both of them and let me know how you get on.

 

[creisinger]

I haven't used this camera before but it appears to me that the optics (lens) is just of poor quality.

Especially with closeups you need to have a good lens. All the images you posted are soft or even blurry.

There is not much you can do except avoiding that subject matter or at least reduce the resolution from 14MP down to 4MP using a sharpening filter.

 

[tom_anderson18]

Thanks for the feedback and yeah I thought that may have been the case but I figured I would buy this camera instead of a DSLR as I have always been interested in photography just never followed it and I wasn't sure whether I would even be able to take a simple picture with a run of the mill camera and didn't want to waste the money on the DSLR as of yet although two days down and I can't stop taking pictures so I can hopefully see a DSLR in the upcoming year as in 2012 .. although I am wondering what I should do with my old one, whether I should keep it around just incase I ever want to try it again or just sell it as I imagine owning a DSLR then going make to something like the camera I own would be a silly move.

 

[photo guy]

you're still getting a lot of blurriness in the new photos. try to hold the camera still more or rest it on something to see if that helps. I do that when I am on a scene and it works unless I am using a tripod then I don't have to set my gear on anything

 

[creisinger]

Thanks for the feedback and yeah I thought that may have been the case but I figured I would buy this camera instead of a DSLR as I have always been interested in photography just never followed it and I wasn't sure whether I would even be able to take a simple picture with a run of the mill camera and didn't want to waste the money on the DSLR as of yet although two days down and I can't stop taking pictures so I can hopefully see a DSLR in the upcoming year as in 2012 .. although I am wondering what I should do with my old one, whether I should keep it around just incase I ever want to try it again or just sell it as I imagine owning a DSLR then going make to something like the camera I own would be a silly move.

First off, keep taking pictures with this camera. Photography is not about the technical part. The person behind the camera creates the picture, the camera "just" captures it.

Work your way up. Shoot in manual mode. Learn the relation of aperture, exposure time and ISO. Understand them. Self education is very important. Having some talent doesn't hurt of course but most of all dedication and willingness to learn is essential, no matter what camera you have.

You have one now, so shoot now. Keep posting the photos here for critique.

Don't overwhelm yourself or others, pick one subject/scene and try to improve it. Don't take 10 different photos and paste them here because it will get very confusing and overwhelming to address all issues.

One step at a time.

 

[tom_anderson18]

Thanks for the feedback and yeah I thought that may have been the case but I figured I would buy this camera instead of a DSLR as I have always been interested in photography just never followed it and I wasn't sure whether I would even be able to take a simple picture with a run of the mill camera and didn't want to waste the money on the DSLR as of yet although two days down and I can't stop taking pictures so I can hopefully see a DSLR in the upcoming year as in 2012 .. although I am wondering what I should do with my old one, whether I should keep it around just incase I ever want to try it again or just sell it as I imagine owning a DSLR then going make to something like the camera I own would be a silly move.

First off, keep taking pictures with this camera. Photography is not about the technical part. The person behind the camera creates the picture, the camera "just" captures it.

Work your way up. Shoot in manual mode. Learn the relation of aperture, exposure time and ISO. Understand them. Self education is very important. Having some talent doesn't hurt of course but most of all dedication and willingness to learn is essential, no matter what camera you have.

You have one now, so shoot now. Keep posting the photos here for critique.

Don't overwhelm yourself or others, pick one subject/scene and try to improve it. Don't take 10 different photos and paste them here because it will get very confusing and overwhelming to address all issues.

One step at a time.

Yeah, I just started exploring the manual mode today and half the pictures I posted in this thread were done using the manual mode, just still trying to get my head around the aperture, exposure and ISO for example I think I understand taking a picture in decent interior light however trying to take pictures either when its dark inside or night time I still do not understand how to capture the image well.

 

[creisinger]

General rule: Keep the ISO as low as possible. Increasing the ISO should be your last resort (depending on the usage/importance of the photo) as it introduces noise and degrades the picture.

Try to shoot at an aperture that delivers the sharpest images - most walk around lenses have that sweet spot between f7.1 and f11 but do your research on your particular lens!

Then, all you have to do is expose properly to the lighting conditions.

Landscape shots are usually shot with a high aperture, while portraits and macro photos use a lower aperture for shallow depth of field.

Now go play!