Critique my 3 best/3 worst images.

[Maxhudson]

Could I get some feedback on (in my opinion) my three best and worst pictures?

BEST:
1

2

3

WORST:
4

5

6

I am looking for feedback on anything from DoF to Contrast levels.

Thanks

 

[mrpink]

Why not just post a link to them?






p!nK

 

[o hey tyler]

I noticed a theme in your "best" photos. They all have a similar perspective on the subject. Meaning you set the camera down and actuated the shutter or put it flush with something and actuated the shutter, causing you to see depth of field fall off both in the foreground and background. However, the images lack an interesting subject and are pretty uninteresting otherwise.

4 looks like Jenkem or something. I don't even know.

5. At least has some redeeming aesthetic value since it's off centered and has good lines, however suffers from underexposure and lack of sharpness.

6. That window has a hole in it.

 

[Sisco]

Keep experimenting. Remember, your best may not be what others perceive it to be.

 

[Maxhudson]

I noticed a theme in your "best" photos. They all have a similar perspective on the subject. Meaning you set the camera down and actuated the shutter or put it flush with something and actuated the shutter, causing you to see depth of field fall off both in the foreground and background. However, the images lack an interesting subject and are pretty uninteresting otherwise.

4 looks like Jenkem or something. I don't even know.

5. At least has some redeeming aesthetic value since it's off centered and has good lines, however suffers from underexposure and lack of sharpness.

6. That window has a hole in it.

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback.

What would you recommend doing in photoshop to make balance those things out? The underexposure can probably be fixed with contrast and the sharpness can be improved with levels I would think.

4 is a bottle of salad dressing and I shot the window with a .22 in 6 (XD). Do you have any recommendations for them though?

 

[Jcampbelll]

What would you recommend doing in photoshop to make balance those things out? The underexposure can probably be fixed with contrast and the sharpness can be improved with levels I would think.

You fix the underexposure by brightening the picture.

1 and 2 have no subject. 4, 5, 6 look like snapshots. Nothing interesting. 3 is the best of the bunch in my opinion.

 

[Maxhudson]

You fix the underexposure by brightening the picture.

1 and 2 have no subject. 4, 5, 6 look like snapshots. Nothing interesting. 3 is the best of the bunch in my opinion.

fair enough, but 2's subject is the peeling paint. Is that not really obvious?

 

[Jcampbelll]

Most of the paint is out of focus. Which makes it less obvious.

 

[bentcountershaft]

Most of the paint is out of focus. Which makes it less obvious.

I agree. It needs to be sharper while the background needs to be more out of focus. The leaf being only slightly out of focus is competing with your subject, which just isn't all that interesting to begin with.

 

[Maxhudson]

Most of the paint is out of focus. Which makes it less obvious.

I agree. It needs to be sharper while the background needs to be more out of focus. The leaf being only slightly out of focus is competing with your subject, which just isn't all that interesting to begin with.

How would I change the focus to be just the sign and everything else be blurry?

I have a Panasonic ZS5 Camera

 

[ChevyBaby]

What would you recommend doing in photoshop to make balance those things out? The underexposure can probably be fixed with contrast and the sharpness can be improved with levels I would think.

You fix the underexposure by brightening the picture.

1 and 2 have no subject. 4, 5, 6 look like snapshots. Nothing interesting. 3 is the best of the bunch in my opinion.

Instead of ''fixing'' (or as i like to call it, 'hiding') the problems in the pic, why not try reshooting it? You could end up with something soo much better!

 

[ChevyBaby]

ALSO, my tip of the day for you is to take a look at DOF, study what DOF is for and how to achieve it. You'll start to see how much of an improvement you can make!

 

[djacobox372]

1 and 3 are good, if not a bit cliche. 2 doesn't do anything for me (badly framed uninteresting subject matter).

Strangely I think 6 could be your best photo of the bunch, with some help from post to bring out the contrast.

 

[StillGotIt]

all of them are quite uninteresting...does nothing for me. try using a different focus point.

 

[StillGotIt]

How would I change the focus to be just the sign and everything else be blurry?

I have a Panasonic ZS5 Camera

your manual will have the answer to that. every camera is different.