Some new photos that I took tonight while out and about. C&C Welcome. Thank You

photo guy · Dec 21, 2011

I took these three photos of houses and yards decorated while out and about tonight. I welcome C&C on these. Thank You.

#s 1 & 2 are of the same house, it just took 2 photos to get the whole display photographed. #3 is a shot I took showing how this was 1 of 3 houses in a row decorated in a neighborhood.

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photo guy · Dec 22, 2011

I take it no one liked these photos?

Bitter Jeweler · Dec 22, 2011

If these were posted by someone else, how would you critique them?

Juice · Dec 23, 2011

The problem is that these photos are so bad that people can't really tell if you are indeed that bad at photography and don't realize it, or you are trolling, and they don't want to waste their time responding. If you are the former; you need to start learning the basics of photography. Begin by reading up on common things like exposure and composition, for example. If you are the latter; **** off.

The first two are blurry, and the 3rd is off in the distance somewhere.

MTVision · Dec 23, 2011

Not being mean or anything but they are kind of boring. If it was a picture of your house I'd just consider them a snapshot. The decorated house might look cool when you look at it but you have to put some effort in it to make it interesting as a photograph. As it is now they are a little fuzzy, no composition and a whole lot of black. Do something different instead of taking the shot straight on. I see decorated trees/houses like that all the time (this time of year) - use different angles, try out some of the compositional rules to make it more interesting. Show us something different, something we don't normally see.

Ballistics · Dec 23, 2011

Juice said:
The problem is that these photos are so bad that people can't really tell if you are indeed that bad at photography and don't realize it, or you are trolling, and they don't want to waste their time responding. If you are the former; you need to start learning the basics of photography. Begin by reading up on common things like exposure and composition, for example. If you are the latter; **** off.

The first two are blurry, and the 3rd is off in the distance somewhere.

Unacceptable. You need to get a grip.

Juice · Dec 23, 2011

Sorry, I don't sugar coat.

Ballistics · Dec 23, 2011

Juice said:
Sorry, I don't sugar coat.

That's not a lack of a sugar coating, that's confrontational d-baggery.
There's a difference between being straight forward, and just being offensive and immature.
If you are an adult, you should be able to tell the difference.

RichardsTPF · Dec 23, 2011

Cool Christmas lighting dec.
when you take pictures, think about these:
what's your subject? too many dark space there.
what did you focus at? the light or the house.
Which metering mode did you use? spot or others
Did you use a tripod?

Juice · Dec 23, 2011

Take it for what you will, you're free to do so. I believe in tough love. I told him his photos were crap, then I told him what to do about it.

If you praise people for posting crap, they will keep producing it. If you put them out of the bounds of their comfort zone, they will be more likely to produce better results faster.

Ballistics · Dec 23, 2011

Juice said:
Take it for what you will, you're free to do so. I believe in tough love. I told him his photos were crap, then I told him what to do about it.

If you praise people for posting crap, they will keep producing it. If you put them out of the bounds of their comfort zone, they will be more likely to produce better results faster.

I'm all about tough love myself. But that's not tough love. That's a recipe for getting someones guard up.

These are no good, try this vs you either don't realize how bad you are or you are a troll theyre blurry and the third is off in the distance.

I fail to understand why people think that verbally trashing people is synonymous with tough love or constructive criticism. This isn't boot camp, it's a public beginner's forum.
Saying insulting things does not motivate people to do better, it motivates people to not take you seriously.

No one is telling you to praise the guy either.

Juice · Dec 23, 2011

Well I am military, so that's what you're going to get. If they are too soft skinned and get their guard up, that's their problem for not wanting to learn. If you're going to sit there and defend your mediocre results, then you never really wanted to learn anything anyway, you were just trying to fish for praise on such a great job of capturing garbage. I would like to weed those people out, and focus on those who truly want to learn this hobby.

Ballistics · Dec 23, 2011

Juice said:
Well I am military, so that's what you're going to get.

No, it has nothing to do with it. I'm recently honorably discharged Navy (5 years), and this type of "tough love" wouldn't fly in the military. Pride and professionalism is what is preached, and you are demonstrating the exact opposite.

Juice · Dec 23, 2011

I disagree, but I'm not going to argue semantics with someone over the internet. You are welcome to your opinion, and I am welcome to my confrontational and douche bag posts, as you so aptly put it. If you feel my posts are violating the TOA, you can report them.

Kbarredo · Dec 23, 2011

Ballistics said:
Juice said:

Well I am military, so that's what you're going to get.

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No, it has nothing to do with it. I'm recently honorably discharged Navy (5 years), and this type of "tough love" wouldn't fly in the military. Pride and professionalism is what is preached, and you are demonstrating the exact opposite.

So I take it the military trains men to be dbags now. You are very right ballistics. There is a difference between constructive criticism and douche baggery. His comment was douche baggery. Dont blame the military on your unconstructive rudeness. Blame it on your parents.
My grandfather was in the military. He fought against the japanese. He was a very kind soft spoken man. Never raised his voice or his hands. The military's tough love is an excuse not a reason.
TC the problem with your pics are that they are kind of boring. You are showing us views and angles that we are used to seeing. Next time get right in there and take close shots. Or here is a cool idea. Set it on a long exposure and run up the street as you take the picture. You wont know that its christmas lights, but it will look cool.
A lot of the time when you photograph inatimate objects, you want to show people angles that you dont see normally.