First Ever Photoshoot

[DAKK]

Like the title states this is my first ever photoshoot. I did it for my friend whose trying to make it somewhere in the rap industry. Anyways any ideas or criticism are greatly appreciated!!!!

Edit-7 by stonda415, on Flickr

Edit-6 by stonda415, on Flickr

Edit-5 by stonda415, on Flickr

Edit-4 by stonda415, on Flickr

Edit-3 by stonda415, on Flickr

Edit by stonda415, on Flickr

 

[Geaux]

As requested.

1. Overblown sky really takes away from the shot. I understand you were going for the cool angle here, but it looks like he's about to slide off the picture.

2. Decent shot I guess, but be aware of body parts. You cut off the tip of his feet.

3. Not sure if it was done on purpose, but the focus was missed. If there was something important out there, I'd understand, but its just bushes. Just not a fan overall of the shot.

4. Holy Vignette....

6. Crazy angles again.

Overall, beware of your angles and over vignetting your shots.

 

[mrstravis]

They all look like snapshots to me but that's just my noobish opinion.

 

[Patrice]

Edit 7: blown highlights - a fill flash or reflector can be used to balance the exposure
Disproportionately large feet - use a longer focal length on human subjects that are not coplanar to the focal plane to avoid this type of distortion.

Edit 6: cut off body parts - frame more carefully
Subject is lost in the image - compose for your subject
He's looking off frame - pose your subject more carefully
He's got a really unflattering look with his mouth gaping open - pose more carefully
Image appears tilted - pay attention to what is in the viewfinder

Edit 5: Out of focus and again the appearance of tilt - pay attention to what's in the viewfinder

Edit 4: This is obviously the look you want. Just don't overdo the severe tilts, it get boring fast and really looks amateurish.

Your last two images have the same issues as the other ones in your post.

Keep trying, pay attention to the little details and things will get better.

 

[DAKK]

Just a little side note these were all shot on a point and shoot nikon. So the whole focus thing i definatly see where you are coming with that but i have no control over it. Hopefully soon i will have a dslr.

 

[Tomasko]

DAKK, don't blame your camera, blame only yourself. Sorry, but these are bad not because of some limitation of your camera, but because of crappy edits, cutting of body parts, badly set WB etc...Do you really think that a dslr would solve this issues for you? Come on! People can take stunning pictures even with the most ****ty compacts, so focus on getting better instead of blaming your tools for your mistakes

 

[DAKK]

I wasnt blaming the camera. I was simply stating that it is not a DSLR so therefore i do not have control over the focus. Although I do see where he is coming from. Thats all.

 

[Vtec44]

I wasnt blaming the camera. I was simply stating that it is not a DSLR so therefore i do not have control over the focus. Although I do see where he is coming from. Thats all.

IMHO It's still a missed focus shot, regardless of camera.

 

[KmH]

I wasnt blaming the camera.

Just a little side note these were all shot on a point and shoot nikon. So the whole focus thing i definatly see where you are coming with that but i have no control over it. Hopefully soon i will have a dslr.

The bolded parts are excuses.

 

[redessa]

Of course you can control focus w/ a point and shoot. You maybe can't fine tune it like w/ a DSLR but if the camera is set on focusing in the middle of the frame (for example), you put the subject in the middle, push the shutter halfway down to focus then carefully recompose your shot (without taking your finger off the shutter button). I used to do that all the time w/ my P&S.

You may not be working with the best camera, but know it well and you can still get some great shots.

And tell your friend to look in the general direction of the camera instead of having his eyes rolled way over to one side. It looks like something else caught his attention just as you were taking the shot. Maybe that's what you were going for but it looks like an accident (multiple times). If you do have your subject looking away (like in the last one) then he should have been to the right side of the frame and there been some room to the left so we, the viewer, can follow his line of sight.