Two pictures of my brother

[kevinkt]

I would like some feedback on these pictures I shot of my little brother. Edited in Photoshop.






And more pictures with different edits.
Two pictures I snapped today of my brother and... - Kevin Tang

Thanks for any feedback that I may get from you guys. I am very new to the world of photography.

 

[EFHATCH1990]

Try a shallower DOF, a different shooting angle, and white balancing your camera. Also your editing seems like a little much, try working on your composition first then getting into editing in photoshop

 

[Steve01]

Kind of harsh.
You need to post the originals to critique the edits.

 

[dak1b]

go to a bookstore and start reading about photography.

its a good experience. I read about photography all the time. theres always something new to learn!

keep shooting!

 

[kevinkt]

I guess my camera's not too good. I couldn't get any shallower DOF because my aperture doesn't go too high!

 

[Steve01]

I guess my camera's not too good. I couldn't get any shallower DOF because my aperture doesn't go too high!

The lower numbers give you a shallower DOF.
At the distance you are from your brother you're not going to be able to blur the background with a P&S camera.

 

[kevinkt]

I guess my camera's not too good. I couldn't get any shallower DOF because my aperture doesn't go too high!

The lower numbers give you a shallower DOF.
At the distance you are from your brother you're not going to be able to blur the background with a P&S camera.

Yes I understand f-stops. I meant my aperture doesn't go high enough, as in the f-stops don't go low enough.

Also I am using a Canon 300D, my lens is probably the culprit, as the lowest aperture is only 5.0

 

[Steve01]

Again, if you want a critique on the "edit", you need to post the original for a comparison.

 

[Early]

It looks like you edited out all the detail. Try a little less, or maybe a lot less contrast.

 

[o hey tyler]

I guess my camera's not too good. I couldn't get any shallower DOF because my aperture doesn't go too high!

The lower numbers give you a shallower DOF.
At the distance you are from your brother you're not going to be able to blur the background with a P&S camera.

Yes I understand f-stops. I meant my aperture doesn't go high enough, as in the f-stops don't go low enough.

Also I am using a Canon 300D, my lens is probably the culprit, as the lowest aperture is only 5.0

Not true, your largest aperture is probably 3.5 at the widest focal length.

 

[AlexL]

I was actually starting to get grossed out when loading the file thinking about "omg chat roulette" and trying to close my browser. His position looks compromised and i don't like the noisy background.