Critique please!

teewong · Mar 17, 2011

Hey everyone, I'm new to the photography world, I just picked up an olympus e-500 dslr about a month ago and started to read up on photography and I'm trying to learn how to take better shots! here are a few pictures and any feedback is welcome!

Thanks,
Tavis

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Rekd · Mar 17, 2011

You should mirror the camera shots. First one's ok, the other two, not so much. Not a big fan of bathroom shots, especially when you're not hidden when you think you are.

The horizon is off on the long exposure/traffic shot. Kind of distracting with that leaning-ass pole there. :lol:

KmH · Mar 17, 2011

teewong said:
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Flip it horizontally. Check out a visual image compositional guidelines like the one called the rule-of-thirds (see next edit down). Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition: Introduction

teewong · Mar 17, 2011

thanks for the comments. These shots were made pretty quickly especially the bathroom shots. I was reading about longer exposure and had the idea of doing this in a mirror and the only mirror in my house big enough was in the washroom.. i did find the towel in the back disturbing haha.

As for the horizon being off for the long exposure shot, I did not even realize that the ground was uneven! it was getting really cold out and it was one of the last shots i took. In these situations i suppose cropping it would be better?

Thanks KmH. I never thought about the rule of thirds here. Many things to consider when taking shots and I tend to remember some and others slip my mind. thanks for the constructive comments.

misstwinklytoes · Mar 17, 2011

Diiirrrrtyyyy mirror... Blah.

Yes, the crooked horizon is distracting. 1st one isn't bad, but looks like a lil motion blur and I can't get past the mirror. KmH has awesome advice.