Horses CC welcome

[Bethany_Jayne]

although, please be kind. :blushing:

IMO she looks really out of proportion here, and I should have left the sky it's natural colours

I know nothing about depth of focus or composition, I know a vague bit about lighting and that is all :blushing:

 

[bazooka]

That's a lot of pics for C&C... hard to spend much time on each one. I recommend picking one or two for us to focus on.

 

[tirediron]

although, please be kind. :blushing:

Sorry, that statement is contradictory; I can either provide critique or I can be nice. Choose one.

 

[SilverEF88]

#1-I don't like the glow
#2-I like but maybe could use a little more contrast
#3-overall it looks a little washed out, more contrast?
#4-could use some more cropping on the left edge
#5-nice shot in this group

 

[kdeerhake]

I'm not much to critique, but #4 caught my eye and was my favorite.

 

[SNBniko]

All of these are unflattering angles to take photos of horses at. The eye ones are a bit cliche. Also, your rope halter is tied incorrectly, and does not fit.

Get off to the side a more, and get above her head a little. For a side on shot, get even with mid-barrel (for conformation shots). Taking photos from below the muzzle is a cool effect, but not one to use if you're trying to make the subject look pretty.

Google photos of famous stallions, and see what poses they use to get a flattering picture of their animals. (don't count TBs in that group, a lot of those pictures are of aged stallions, and they never tend to look very good.) Here, let me get you started:

arabian stallion - Google Search

 

[mishele]

Hi Bethany!! Welcome to the forum!!
I'll start off w/ saying that it was nice to see that you were getting creative w/ angles!! It's always good to play around w/ angles....you never know what you might come up w/.
Here is a site to help you w/ compositions.....=) Learn them and then break them as much as you would like!!
10 Top Photography Composition Rules

 

[gsgary]

Your on the right track, but just step back a bit and shoot with a longer lens, here's one of mine at 200mm http://gsgary.smugmug.com/Competitions/Miscellaneous/IMG9418-2/828319588_hT2Dq-L.jpg
Here is someone for you to have a look at one of the best horse photographers i have seen Tim Flach