Just started my photography Biz need C&C PLEASE!

[MLeeK]

It's important to remember C&C is Comments & Critique, not condescending and cocky.

FYI it's actually Constructive Criticism.

 

[jterry85]

I think I'm going to start listing this in my signature:

"CAUTION!!! This poster sufffers from acute smart a$$ syndrome and suffers episodes of smart a$$ness, sarcasm, and plain ol jacka$$ery! Read at your own risk!"

Maybe this will cut down on the number of complaints...

 

[Diver_matt]

MLeek: According to the sticky at the top of the forum, it's critique & comments.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...lery/167288-camera-terms-acronyms-dummies.htm

JT, I'm all for sarcasm. Its the "it sucks" type of responses that have no benefit. Sarcasm is a MUST in the sandbolx. Been twice.

 

[cgipson1]

I think I'm going to start listing this in my signature:

"CAUTION!!! This poster sufffers from acute smart a$$ syndrome and suffers episodes of smart a$$ness, sarcasm, and plain ol jacka$$ery! Read at your own risk!"

Maybe this will cut down on the number of complaints...

A Disclaimer!!!! YES!! Hmmm.. maybe I should take submissions on mine... since I probably have an unrealistic view of my own sense of humor, and sarcastic abilities!

 

[jterry85]

I think a disclaimer will save on a lot of explanation for those hard to discern/don't know the poster responses. I mean we could just say no sarcasm allowed but then where would those of us who know each other better get our shyts and giggles?

 

[cgipson1]

I think a disclaimer will save on a lot of explanation for those hard to discern/don't know the poster responses. I mean we could just say no sarcasm allowed but then where would those of us who know each other better get our shyts and giggles?

Absolutely! (but then a disclaimer still needs to be read... and that seems to be the weak point here!) lol!

 

[ph0enix]

I think I'm going to start listing this in my signature:

"CAUTION!!! This poster sufffers from acute smart a$$ syndrome and suffers episodes of smart a$$ness, sarcasm, and plain ol jacka$$ery! Read at your own risk!"

Maybe this will cut down on the number of complaints...

A Disclaimer!!!! YES!! Hmmm.. maybe I should take submissions on mine... since I probably have an unrealistic view of my own sense of humor, and sarcastic abilities!

Many of us do and it's so hard to keep them at bay sometimes but I try and I TRY (so hard)!

 

[LightSpeed]

I simply leave all the smart ass remarks to gsgary.
He's snide. Direct. And to the point. He's a much more seasoned veteran, in that regard, than I.

 

[The_Traveler]

Elizabeth,

You need to learn a lot more than just how to run the camera and some basic post-processing stuff.
And that involves learning how to take a picture that captures as much as possible what you want people to look at and then how to post-process that picture to correct what the camera was able to give you.

In this picture that you showed last, the person is underexposed because the camera saw the brightness of the background and was using that to average the exposure. If you had exposed for the figure the background would have been to bright.

Even so the bright background and its detail pulls the eye away from the way too dark person - and the sunlight makes it a bit cold.
So you have to understand how to make the important thing that you want the viewer to look at be the most important thing in the image that draws the eye.
And the only way to do that is to look at lots of pictures, learn to dissect their faults and understand the ways to fix them.

Here is a VERY, Very ROUGH and exaggerated change to your image just as an example. I lightened the person, darkened the background, filled in that big bright spot that pulls the eye and made everything a bit warmer. Now the person is the most prominent part of the image.

 

[Elizabeth30]

Elizabeth,

You need to learn a lot more than just how to run the camera and some basic post-processing stuff.
And that involves learning how to take a picture that captures as much as possible what you want people to look at and then how to post-process that picture to correct what the camera was able to give you.

In this picture that you showed last, the person is underexposed because the camera saw the brightness of the background and was using that to average the exposure. If you had exposed for the figure the background would have been to bright.

Even so the bright background and its detail pulls the eye away from the way too dark person - and the sunlight makes it a bit cold.
So you have to understand how to make the important thing that you want the viewer to look at be the most important thing in the image that draws the eye.
And the only way to do that is to look at lots of pictures, learn to dissect their faults and understand the ways to fix them.

Here is a VERY, Very ROUGH and exaggerated change to your image just as an example. I lightened the person, darkened the background, filled in that big bright spot that pulls the eye and made everything a bit warmer. Now the person is the most prominent part of the image.

WOW!!! What a difference! I never saw that before! I certainly see how much more focus is on the subject now that the blown out sky is gone!! AWESOME! Thank you!

 

[cgipson1]

I simply leave all the smart ass remarks to gsgary.
He's snide. Direct. And to the point. He's a much more seasoned veteran, in that regard, than I.

Agreed that gsgary is a excellent person to emulate and learn from... but if you don't practice your "SmartAssery", you will never improve... it will not ever be as sharply focused as it should be... and the limited DOF it has will not impact a large enough audience!

Practice, Grasshopper.. PRACTICE!!!

 

[gsgary]

I simply leave all the smart ass remarks to gsgary.
He's snide. Direct. And to the point. He's a much more seasoned veteran, in that regard, than I.

You cheeky bastard leave me out of it

 

[The_Traveler]

OK, here's another you posted. Quite sharp, great look, good composition.
Note that the entire thing look a bit cold and the face looks like it's in the shadow.
A great hint is to look at the whites of teh eye. On children, unless they are ill, they are generally quite clearly white with just a tiny tinge of blue.
Once the image is warmed up, a magenta cast shows.
I changed the bluish tint and the magenta tint as much as looked good. (There is still some magenta under the eyes but I left that alone for now)

Then I brightened the face only to balance off the brightness of the sun struck part of the head.
I think this gives a much more appealing look. (altho the WB is still a bit off)

While you are learning how to use your camera, remember that the real goal is to learn to recognize good pictures and to understand how to get to them from wherever you start.
A lot of people, unfortunately, can run their cameras but their pictures have no heart, no soul and their pix never be more than sharp and reasonably composed with good color. This picture is nicely done and could be an indication that you have a real talent, now support that talent with skill.

 

[gsgary]

$50 for an hour and client gets DVD with all images edited and non with full printing rights.

Just curious- if I understand what you typed, you offer the non-edited photos as well? What is your thought process for that?

There are still really good shots in the non edited. I'm not going to go through and edit 200 photos but I do delete any that are obviously blurry or have major flaws before giving them the disk.

How can you take 200 shots in 1 hour and get any good shots, i can be 1 hour setting up lights for a still life and only shoot 2 shots in 1 hour

 

[MTVision]

OK, here's another you posted. Quite sharp, great look, good composition.
Note that the entire thing look a bit cold and the face looks like it's in the shadow.
A great hint is to look at the whites of teh eye. On children, unless they are ill, they are generally quite clearly white with just a tiny tinge of blue.
Once the image is warmed up, a magenta cast shows.
I changed the bluish tint and the magenta tint as much as looked good. (There is still some magenta under the eyes but I left that alone for now)

Then I brightened the face only to balance off the brightness of the sun struck part of the head.
I think this gives a much more appealing look. (altho the WB is still a bit off)

While you are learning how to use your camera, remember that the real goal is to learn to recognize good pictures and to understand how to get to them from wherever you start.
A lot of people, unfortunately, can run their cameras but their pictures have no heart, no soul and their pix never be more than sharp and reasonably composed with good color. This picture is nicely done and could be an indication that you have a real talent, now support that talent with skill.

Hey......your back!