Horses

[jackiex_x]

Took these on a walk last weekend - they seemed to love posing for me

 

[cgipson1]

#2.. shoot vertical.. watch for odd objects in the frame (hand).. use smaller aperture to minimize / blur backgrounds. Don't cut off body parts.. (ears). be careful about exposure.. learn to use histogram, white on face is overexposed and clipped

#1.. no comment...

 

[jackiex_x]

#1.. no comment...

is that a good thing?

Yes i realised i could have cropped #2 a bit but I had to be quick to catch him with his tongue out.... i'm not into photo editing.

 

[cgipson1]

#1.. no comment...

is that a good thing?

Yes i realised i could have cropped #2 a bit but I had to be quick to catch him with his tongue out.... i'm not into photo editing.

#1.. no, that is not a good thing! Just a snapshot.. not very sharp, not very attractive. Just a cute snapshot.... not worth commenting on.

#2 Nothing to do with cropping.. it has everything to do with getting rid of the unnecessary distractions and busy background in your shot.

If you are "INTO" photography.. then you need to learn at least the basics of editing.. if you ever want decent shots.

 

[OscarWilde]

I see your point about not wanting to edit your photos ( I don't like to do much to mine either) but sometimes cropping and such is just a necessity! Don't feel like its really "editing" its just resizing.

On topic: I LOVE horses They are so beautiful! So thanks for posting these! I really love the character in the first one; its not a very appealing shot but its beautiful in its own way!

 

[jackiex_x]

I really love the character in the first one; its not a very appealing shot but its beautiful in its own way!

why is it not appealing? (I am trying to learn )
i thought it was cute the way i caught him mid munch and giving me a sneaky look the same time.

 

[Miladymimi]

One of the problems here, is the first picture is cute if you know horses. You've seen that face, that action and you can appreciate the humor. For those that don't know horses and are looking from strictly an aesthetic view point, not so much. From their perspective, it's awkward and far from the graceful or majestic image of the horse. No romance, in other words. In this respect it's sort of like a picture of your kid with a dirty face, to you it's endearing, to someone else it's simply dirty. I've had horses for years, I see why you find this cute, but you need to realize not everyone will feel the same. That's been one of the hardest things for me to realize, a picture can hold a personal draw to you, but that has nothing to do with the technical merit of the shot. Don't worry overly much about it, have fun with your camera, everyone gets better with practice.

 

[cgipson1]

One of the problems here, is the first picture is cute if you know horses. You've seen that face, that action and you can appreciate the humor. For those that don't know horses and are looking from strictly an aesthetic view point, not so much. From their perspective, it's awkward and far from the graceful or majestic image of the horse. No romance, in other words. In this respect it's sort of like a picture of your kid with a dirty face, to you it's endearing, to someone else it's simply dirty. I've had horses for years, I see why you find this cute, but you need to realize not everyone will feel the same. That's been one of the hardest things for me to realize, a picture can hold a personal draw to you, but that has nothing to do with the technical merit of the shot. Don't worry overly much about it, have fun with your camera, everyone gets better with practice.

Excellent explanation! I do find the shot cute. But only a horse lover will give it more than a glance. Much like #2.. the OP places emphasis on the tongue being out... to most people that would not be a big deal, and getting the shot framed correctly would be far more important.

 

[jackiex_x]

hmm I see your point, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'm not particularly a horse lover, I just wandered past and they came to see us

 

[greybeard68 40]

I found the 1st photo cute enough. I could see it being used in advertising with a comical text added. #2 just suffers from the poor horses ears being cut off. There is nothing yo can do about that. I usually compose a little loosely and then tweak everything in post processing. Don't feel that by editing your photos you are committing some sort of sin or violating any law, editing is perfectly acceptable in this type of photography.

 

[Joel_W]

Charlie really hit it on the head. Your pictures may be cute, but they're technically lacking in the basic principles of photography. In today's digital age, we have the tools to edit on a scale that was basically unheard of back in the old film days. We did what we could do, and accepted what was left. You have the ability to project your photographs on a computer screen. So you have the opportunity and means to CC your own efforts, and make corrections as needed. A quick look at Pic #2 and you would have seen both ears clipped, and the hand just floating in the right hand margin. Charlie brought up the the issue of the white portion of the face being blown out (over exposed). It's easy to correct in PP, but you need to take the time to learn these basic skills.

While you can't correct the clipped ears, as that is a error in composition, you certainly could have deleted the hand.

 

[Fidi]

One of the problems here, is the first picture is cute if you know horses. You've seen that face, that action and you can appreciate the humor. For those that don't know horses and are looking from strictly an aesthetic view point, not so much. From their perspective, it's awkward and far from the graceful or majestic image of the horse. No romance, in other words. In this respect it's sort of like a picture of your kid with a dirty face, to you it's endearing, to someone else it's simply dirty. I've had horses for years, I see why you find this cute, but you need to realize not everyone will feel the same. That's been one of the hardest things for me to realize, a picture can hold a personal draw to you, but that has nothing to do with the technical merit of the shot. Don't worry overly much about it, have fun with your camera, everyone gets better with practice.

Excellent explanation! I do find the shot cute. But only a horse lover will give it more than a glance.

Why?

It shows the horse in a way you don't usually come to see it.
It shows you something you wouldn't be able to see without the camera/ photo.
That's its appeal to the viewer, IMO.

Best,
Fidi

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Most people who photograph horses etremely well, the kind of photos that make you go "damn thats beautiful" know horses, understand horses, and have been around them for years.... Equine photography is probably my favorite to photograph besides my kid lol. Not that I'm good or anything Im still learning and all photography is a learning experience and it looks like your at the beginning keep shooting and take everything for what its said and learn learn learn. I learned SO SO SO much thru this site and books I was told to read. Keep at it

I agree with all that has been said. They are both pretty snapshotish.

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

One of the problems here, is the first picture is cute if you know horses. You've seen that face, that action and you can appreciate the humor. For those that don't know horses and are looking from strictly an aesthetic view point, not so much. From their perspective, it's awkward and far from the graceful or majestic image of the horse. No romance, in other words. In this respect it's sort of like a picture of your kid with a dirty face, to you it's endearing, to someone else it's simply dirty. I've had horses for years, I see why you find this cute, but you need to realize not everyone will feel the same. That's been one of the hardest things for me to realize, a picture can hold a personal draw to you, but that has nothing to do with the technical merit of the shot. Don't worry overly much about it, have fun with your camera, everyone gets better with practice.

Excellent explanation! I do find the shot cute. But only a horse lover will give it more than a glance.

Why?

It shows the horse in a way you don't usually come to see it.
It shows you something you wouldn't be able to see without the camera/ photo.
That's its appeal to the viewer, IMO.

Best,
Fidi

A person who knows horses would probably say oh its just eating a bush... Thats all them things do is eat eat eat eat eat lol