Critique please!
- Thread starter Mandragen
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Shooting more helps, but you have to understand what you are doing differently from picture to picture to ensure that you learn from each shot. For example, shoot the same subject and five different shutter speeds. Then, ask yourself "which one is better and why?" Perhaps, the slower shutter speed made the image fuzzy, or the faster shutter speed was too dark. Then, you've taught yourself a lesson on shutter speed. You can do the same for aperture, ISO, exposure compensation, etc. Basically, what I'm saying is shoot more, but with a purpose. If you're just randomly clicking out images, you're not going to learn anything new.
Mandragen
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lol well I get what you're saying and this is what I've been doing for about 3 years. I understand the basics of photography and the camera. however I'm new to the macro scene, just got my first macro lens a few months ago. im also new to the more artistic side and being more professional, as in being able to frame shots and have people think its worth buying.
For what it's worth.
Technically they are good. A few hot spots here and there, but sometimes unavoidable and you did really well exposing the blacks of the Gorilla's.
Artistically...whose to say
. Art is subjective and thus by definition there's no right/wrong. Just look at the photo that recently sold for 4.3mm..To me it was utterly boring and one I'd have absolutely deleted on getting home...
That said a few guidlines.
In a couple shots you've placed the subject on a RoT axis, but have them looking off frame. Generally considered a rule breaker as a viewers eye will want to follow along so instead of leading the viewer into the frame, its leading us away and off.
The Bird (dont know species) again generally speaking you want to try to avoid twigs/branches crossing a subjects face, particularily if its a close up portrait. Again, not always avoidable, I have dozens of shots of things in the wild with intervening branches. As an species in their envirmorment that can work for you, as a "portrait" it can distract from the image.
Technically they are good. A few hot spots here and there, but sometimes unavoidable and you did really well exposing the blacks of the Gorilla's.
Artistically...whose to say
. Art is subjective and thus by definition there's no right/wrong. Just look at the photo that recently sold for 4.3mm..To me it was utterly boring and one I'd have absolutely deleted on getting home...That said a few guidlines.
In a couple shots you've placed the subject on a RoT axis, but have them looking off frame. Generally considered a rule breaker as a viewers eye will want to follow along so instead of leading the viewer into the frame, its leading us away and off.
The Bird (dont know species) again generally speaking you want to try to avoid twigs/branches crossing a subjects face, particularily if its a close up portrait. Again, not always avoidable, I have dozens of shots of things in the wild with intervening branches. As an species in their envirmorment that can work for you, as a "portrait" it can distract from the image.
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