First Post, C&C my (very) amateur photos

[MAWORKZ]

Taken this afternoon testing my new Christmas present, a PowerShot SX30 IS fresh after the huge pounding the East Coast took the last 24 hours. Ive cropped them and messed with the brightness and contrast a little with no real clue as to what Im doing. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[Robin Usagani]

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...forum-functions-pictoral-guide-using-tpf.html

 

[Phil Holland]

Hi! I'm going to assume that you want your snow to be white. If you want your image dark and moody, ignore what follows

The exposure meters in our cameras make assumptions. If you are shooting a scene that is predominately bright (ie snow and whitish sky) your camera will generally underexpose while trying to average the scene brightness to a middle gray. Using a +1.33 or +1.66 exposure compensation would correct for this allowing you to "outsmart" your camera.

The opposite also can be true. Shooting a very dark scene, the camera may overexpose and you'll end up with grays instead of true black. In this case you need to go in the reverse direction with your exposure compensation.

I hope that helps. As far as the scene, I think perhaps and anchoring element in the foreground might help bring a greater sense of perspective to the image.

 

[MAWORKZ]

Yes I read that first, thanks though. I used the photo button and tried the flickr links, no dice so I posted the links.

 

[Robin Usagani]

because the link doesnt end with .jpg. You need the actual image link, not the page link.

 

[MAWORKZ]

Hi! I'm going to assume that you want your snow to be white. If you want your image dark and moody, ignore what follows

The exposure meters in our cameras make assumptions. If you are shooting a scene that is predominately bright (ie snow and whitish sky) your camera will generally underexpose while trying to average the scene brightness to a middle gray. Using a +1.33 or +1.66 exposure compensation would correct for this allowing you to "outsmart" your camera.

The opposite also can be true. Shooting a very dark scene, the camera may overexpose and you'll end up with grays instead of true black. In this case you need to go in the reverse direction with your exposure compensation.

I hope that helps. As far as the scene, I think perhaps and anchoring element in the foreground might help bring a greater sense of perspective to the image.

I was playing with the exposure between 1/500 to 1/1600, F/5.0 and ISO under 400 if I remember correctly, I was just messing with the settings and just getting a feel for adjusting light and cutting out glare.

 

[kundalini]

Yes I read that first, thanks though. I used the photo button and tried the flickr links, no dice so I posted the links.

Make sure your syntax begins with

Links will often be ignored by forum members for C&C of photos.

 

[MAWORKZ]

Done.

 

[Phil Holland]

Hi! I'm going to assume that you want your snow to be white. If you want your image dark and moody, ignore what follows

The exposure meters in our cameras make assumptions. If you are shooting a scene that is predominately bright (ie snow and whitish sky) your camera will generally underexpose while trying to average the scene brightness to a middle gray. Using a +1.33 or +1.66 exposure compensation would correct for this allowing you to "outsmart" your camera.

The opposite also can be true. Shooting a very dark scene, the camera may overexpose and you'll end up with grays instead of true black. In this case you need to go in the reverse direction with your exposure compensation.

I hope that helps. As far as the scene, I think perhaps and anchoring element in the foreground might help bring a greater sense of perspective to the image.

I was playing with the exposure between 1/500 to 1/1600, F/5.0 and ISO under 400 if I remember correctly, I was just messing with the settings and just getting a feel for adjusting light and cutting out glare.

I'm sorry...I thought you wanted feedback. What I told you will help you have more control in the future. What you posted will lead to the same errors in the future.

best.