N00b looking for some C&C!

[RanD]

IMG_0513 by RanD Whitfield, on Flickr


IMG_0240 by RanD Whitfield, on Flickr


IMG_0052(Final) by RanD Whitfield, on Flickr


IMG_0384.2 by RanD Whitfield, on Flickr

This is my first time posting for C&C. Let me know what you guys think!

 

[bazooka]

Well, when I was starting out, I was taking similar shots and worse. Technically these are all fine (#2 appears to be a little underexposed). I might even go so far as to say that #4 is well composed. But they don't show creativity, tell a story, or any other such things that a great photo needs.

It's tough to make any specific recommendations as far as these images go, so I'm going to recommend you read some good books. The first is cheap as dirt.... $.51 used on amazon and an EXCELLENT book on composition and creativity.

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Seeing-Cr...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326487316&sr=1-2

The second is Michael Freeman's "The Photographer's Eye"
Amazon.com: The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos (9780240809342): Michael Freeman: Books

These books are full of great photographs and ideas on how to create them.

 

[KmH]

I'd recommend losing the Flickr SPAM on each one.

IMG_0384.2 by RanD Whitfield, on Flickr

 

[LightSpeed]

When I saw " Noob", I thought at first it said " Boobs" so I rushed in here.

 

[RanD]

Well, when I was starting out, I was taking similar shots and worse. Technically these are all fine (#2 appears to be a little underexposed). I might even go so far as to say that #4 is well composed. But they don't show creativity, tell a story, or any other such things that a great photo needs.

It's tough to make any specific recommendations as far as these images go, so I'm going to recommend you read some good books. The first is cheap as dirt.... $.51 used on amazon and an EXCELLENT book on composition and creativity.

Amazon.com: The Art Of Seeing: A Creative Approach To Photography (9780879857479): KODAK: Books

The second is Michael Freeman's "The Photographer's Eye"
Amazon.com: The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos (9780240809342): Michael Freeman: Books

These books are full of great photographs and ideas on how to create them.

Thank you so much for the book suggestions. I just bought the second one on my little brothers kindle. Number two was hard for my to get exposed right, because it was gloomy all day long. Thank you for your feedback.

 

[Elizabeth30]

When I saw " Noob", I thought at first it said " Boobs" so I rushed in here.

You're a gag!

 

[Forkie]

I'd recommend losing the Flickr SPAM on each one.

IMG_0384.2 by RanD Whitfield, on Flickr

Not quite sure it counts as spam, KmH. When you share an image from Flickr the link is included in the code. One could make the effort to remove it, I guess, but most people aren't so anal about it.