New to Photography

[handi360]

Hey all im new to photography, had my D3000 for about a month now. I'd like to see what you guys think of some pictures i've taken.

All of these are shot with my Nikon D3000 and kit lense.
I shoot them in raw and edit them in lightroom.
I've scaled them down so it would not take too long to load.

I think i put them in order from oldest to newest.
Any tips or comments are welcome!

 

[NCAFLeo88]

Cute kitties...are they feral?

 

[sobolik]

They are nice enough for a beginner. I notice you have a taste for variety. That will serve you well as you progress. I particularly applaud the fact that you did not just stand there and take photos. You got down real low, you got close, wide and zoomed.

The matters of framing/composition will come as mastery of the camera settings become second nature. Some of your shots show little framing achievement others show uncommon sparks of brilliance, like the plant in the road.

Keep shooting I suspect your future shots will show very rapid progress. Some people just have it and some don't. I suspect you might just have it. Keep shooting and strive to be your own worst critic.

 

[handi360]

Cute kitties...are they feral?

The striped one was when it was young but not anymore, and the white one just got kicked out of my cousins for eating furniture.

They are nice enough for a beginner. I notice you have a taste for variety. That will serve you well as you progress. I particularly applaud the fact that you did not just stand there and take photos. You got down real low, you got close, wide and zoomed.

The matters of framing/composition will come as mastery of the camera settings become second nature. Some of your shots show little framing achievement others show uncommon sparks of brilliance, like the plant in the road.

Keep shooting I suspect your future shots will show very rapid progress. Some people just have it and some don't. I suspect you might just have it. Keep shooting and strive to be your own worst critic.

Lol yeah i think i am already, i usually only find 5-10 shots out of 100 or so that are worth editing..

 

[handi360]

Went out and tried to work on my framing some.
Are these any better?

1
2

Thanks again

 

[gifarkas]

I think you're off to a great start, although I'm sort of a beginner myself too. It looks like you have an eye for interesting subjects and angles, not just the usual boring stuff. Keep learning and keep up the good work!

 

[handi360]

I think you're off to a great start, although I'm sort of a beginner myself too. It looks like you have an eye for interesting subjects and angles, not just the usual boring stuff. Keep learning and keep up the good work!

Thanks

 

[chito beach]

These are nice, thanks for sharing

 

[o hey tyler]

3, 5, and 8 in your first post appear to be saturated. When shooting animals, remember that it's important to be on their level.

 

[handi360]

3, 5, and 8 in your first post appear to be saturated. When shooting animals, remember that it's important to be on their level.

I thought those where my best ones
Is it bad to saturate them with color the way i did?

Thanks for the tip on the animals

 

[o hey tyler]

It's bad to oversaturate images. It's good in moderation. If your image appears to be flat in terms of color, boost the saturation a bit. But oversaturating your photos will make them appear to be low quality and/or like they were edited using Picnik.

 

[handi360]

It's bad to oversaturate images. It's good in moderation. If your image appears to be flat in terms of color, boost the saturation a bit. But oversaturating your photos will make them appear to be low quality and/or like they were edited using Picnik.

Ok cool, so don't over do the colors.
Is there any other way in editing i can make my photo "stand out", i'm using lightroom 3 atm.

 

[o hey tyler]

It's bad to oversaturate images. It's good in moderation. If your image appears to be flat in terms of color, boost the saturation a bit. But oversaturating your photos will make them appear to be low quality and/or like they were edited using Picnik.

Ok cool, so don't over do the colors.
Is there any other way in editing i can make my photo "stand out", i'm using lightroom 3 atm.

Bumping clarity up, black levels just a tad. Increase VIBRANCE but decrease saturation. That kinda thinger. It would behoove you to work on composition before trying to reprocess photos.

 

[white]

The last one will be nice when all those pesky leaves fall to the ground. Then it will be a good candidate for black & white.

I think 6 is your best. Nice moment. I like the small twig framing the cats eye. Could be cropped. For example:

 

[handi360]

It's bad to oversaturate images. It's good in moderation. If your image appears to be flat in terms of color, boost the saturation a bit. But oversaturating your photos will make them appear to be low quality and/or like they were edited using Picnik.

Ok cool, so don't over do the colors.
Is there any other way in editing i can make my photo "stand out", i'm using lightroom 3 atm.

Bumping clarity up, black levels just a tad. Increase VIBRANCE but decrease saturation. That kinda thinger. It would behoove you to work on composition before trying to reprocess photos.

Not really sure what composition is so i'll see if i cant find some video's on youtube explaining it a bit.

The last one will be nice when all those pesky leaves fall to the ground. Then it will be a good candidate for black & white.

I think 6 is your best. Nice moment. I like the small twig framing the cats eye. Could be cropped. For example:

Thanks for the tip!