Help? -- C&C req.

[adamlee981]

Okay so recently I have been wanting to get into photography, Now at the min I am 17 and don't have a "Good Camera" I have took images and i guess i want your help for criticism and tips so i will get better?

 

[tirediron]

I've moved your thread into a more suitable forum and added a request for C&C (Comments & Critique) to the title to "attract" more interest.
My own thoughts; The first image is fine from an exposure aspect, but really to make this sort of sunset image work, you need to see a BIG area. The detail of the light standard and buildings, IMO, detracts from the image.
The second image, is again, technically fine, but there's really not a lot to hold my interest. Were there a little more detail in the sky, it would have greater impact, but as-is, I'm not seeing a real subject.
The last image holds no appeal whatsoever; it appears to be a poorly composed and mis-white-balanced cell phone snapshot taken from a moving car.
You've definitely got a start here; now look for interesting subjects.

 

[adamlee981]

I've moved your thread into a more suitable forum and added a request for C&C (Comments & Critique) to the title to "attract" more interest.
My own thoughts; The first image is fine from an exposure aspect, but really to make this sort of sunset image work, you need to see a BIG area. The detail of the light standard and buildings, IMO, detracts from the image.
The second image, is again, technically fine, but there's really not a lot to hold my interest. Were there a little more detail in the sky, it would have greater impact, but as-is, I'm not seeing a real subject.
The last image holds no appeal whatsoever; it appears to be a poorly composed and mis-white-balanced cell phone snapshot taken from a moving car.
You've definitely got a start here; now look for interesting subjects.

thanks man

 

[KmH]

How can i [sic] make my pictures look better in future?

Study the visual arts - in particular for photography - use of light, light direction and quality, composition, and presentation.
Study the technical aspects of how cameras work, how digital photographs work, and the ins and outs of presenting photographs on electronic media.
Here is a good place to start.

While we can teach ourselves, it still takes study and practice to improve.
A key to teaching yourself is to make sure you have an organized curriculum that goes step-by-step. Build on a good solid foundation of fundamentals before you move on to more advanced methods.

 

[Dave442]

#1) Lightpole
#2) Smokestack
#3) nothing - this shot needs one thing sticking up to make the set complete.
And you don't need a good camera to enjoy photography.

 

[TomOScott]

You're 17, so you have nothing but time ahead of you. Here's what I'd tell you:
1) Take 100 photos. Pick out the best 10. Now take 100 more. Pick out the ones that beat your first 10. If you don't have 10 that are better, then take 100 more pictures. Do this until you have replaced your top 10, 10 times over. With each group of 10 try to figure out why you think it's a good photo. Color? Composition? Subject Matter? Don't worry about your first few thousand pictures; you'll throw away 99.5% of them anyway. In my first 5 years of photography, I kept exactly 5 photos.
2) Go to the library and study the great photographers. You don't have to buy the books, because they're expensive. But if you have a nice central library, you can study them at a decent size. Develop your own taste for who you think is great and who's not. It doesn't matter if you like or don't like Ansel Adams. It's more important to understand why you have that opinion.
3) Try to emulate the styles of the photographers you like. Yes, this is a form of copying, but it will give you a sense of how difficult a good photo really is.
4) Join a local camera club or some social venue where you can talk to people face to face about your photos. You might try classes at a junior college. The feedback will be much better than you'll generally get on the internet.
5) Don't worry one iota about equipment until you have a few thousand pictures under your belt.
6) In time, if you're serious about this art form, you will develop your own style. I guess some people are happy taking photos that have been done a million times before, but I would think it would be much more fulfilling to hear someone say, "Oh, that looks like an Adam Warburton."

Sorry if all you wanted was feedback on the 3 pics, although I guess not addressing them specifically is a form of feedback.