Tuscan Beauty - C&C PLEASE!!!

[ann]

People have gotten you off to a good start.

Wanting to share a true story about a very famous and outstanding photography who when he came back from Paris, showed 5 images from his trip to his friends. THey all said, is this all, we want to see more.

His response, this is all there is............

The point, leave people wanting to see more rather than less. I talk about this all the time in my classes.

Self editing is very difficult, and even more so for beginners.

The reality is most people aren't interested in seeing a lot of photos, unless
1. they know the people,
2 they took them

Here , folks will try to help you as that is what the board is all about, regardless of which section the work belongs in.

Others have given you good ideas about how to post a few images and address the problems so you can learn.

Keep practicing , take lots of photos, leave your ego buried someplace else when asking for c&C

 

[istaycrisp]

Keep practicing , take lots of photos, leave your ego buried someplace else when asking for c&C

Hi Ann,

Thanks for posting! I totally agree with what you have said and in my previous 2 posts have admitted that I got carried away with my uploading. I am most certainly going to be doing some serious practice and I don't think my ego has been involved at any point! :-D Thanks again!

 

[c.cloudwalker]

You'll do fine here, I think.

No apology was necessary as the little mis-understanding was extremely minor by this place's standard :lmao:



Ann = I am sorry I didn't try to meet you when I was still in your neck of the woods. May I come and show your students my 5 photos of Paris when I next visit my daughter and ex wife in Athens?

 

[ann]

Not too worry cc.

Life can be very busy.

I have been told, only three images from my trip to China My intermediate group are a tough group!

 

[rambler]

Here is my initial reaction to your first post of this thread:

1 Too much shadow on the woman. Your later edited version solves that, but crop out the statue, too.

2 What is the main subject? You have tired to include too much. Do you have any close-ups of those urns in the garden?

3 I really like the lines. Try scrolling down here in the thread and see if it does better with less sky.

4 Interesting, nice composition, but the background is a bit too dark for me.

5 Great!

6 OK. I like the colors and the clearly focused background. I like that the woman in the foreground takes the attention away from the crowd of people. That way the people add a bit of color contrast without drawing much of our attention.

Overall, I think you have done nicely with your composition.

Scott Kelby has a book entitled, The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1 and a chapter that you might enjoy, called "Tips for Urban Shooting" to help with taking photos while traveling. He suggests looking at pictures in travel magazines.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

3 from China would mean 1 1/2 from France at the most... Not sure I can do that

 

[rambler]

I like Traveler's points #1 and 2 in his first comments.

For example, in your first photo, you might have asked, "How could I illuminate the shadows on the face?" Or, you might have another shot of the woman, but with a shallower DOF, and then asked for comments on the importance of the background.

If you do not have a flash or reflectors handy, get the subjects of your portraits into the shade. Could you have moved back into the trees to find shade and still have a sharp green Tuscany background?

In photo lingo, I think the opposite of "crisp" or "sharp" is "soft." Soft implies a blur, sharp implies clearly defined edges, a fluffy cotton ball look, or that same cotton ball with individual fibers clearly in view.

To further follow up on what Traveler suggests, answer the question, "Why did I take this photo?"

BTW I really like #4. It intrigues me. I notice when I tilt my computer screen, the background does lighten up, but I would not like to see it any brighter or washed out by natural light.

Think about what it was that made you take that shot.

 

[istaycrisp]

Think about what it was that made you take that shot.

Hi Rambler,

Thanks for getting involved! Shot #4 is actually my favourite as well, it was a family holiday, 28 of us in total so rather hectic at times. On this particular evening my girlfriend and I managed to sneak off for a lovely walk in the Tuscan twilight. It was my girlfriends first trip abroad and this moment just seemed like one that we would remember forever! Yes the lighting is questionable at best but I think that no matter what level of photography I manage to get to, this shot will always be a keeper!