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Post by shp on Jan 7, 2010 20:49:54 GMT -5
All right, I'll just post my "retry" in Critique, then. =)
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Post by Saknika on Jan 7, 2010 20:52:08 GMT -5
Well if the retry isn't posted here then you don't get credit for it in the CP.
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Post by shp on Jan 7, 2010 21:47:14 GMT -5
Oh, OK, well, I suppose I'll post just one more image. I may have improved the picture by using my program and what I've read so far in my book. I should have the new one up by either tonight or tomorrow, depending on whenever my computer would play nice.
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Post by Hope C. on Jan 8, 2010 0:48:03 GMT -5
Taken several months ago in the last little bits of light
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Post by Saknika on Jan 8, 2010 0:55:39 GMT -5
That's a fantastic use of space! There is definitely a feel that she's out in the wide open. Try going at a better lighting period though, so that you have some shadows to give a more dynamic feel to it, and to really enhance the space and give it some better quality. Also, watch your focus. Depth of field is key to depicting the space of an area.
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Post by Hope C. on Jan 8, 2010 1:02:26 GMT -5
Yeah we wanted to go earlier, but she had class until 3:45 so we didn't get out there until about 4:00 and the sun was going down around 5:00 so that was kinda lame... but she really wanted pictures for her music myspace, so we just did what we could.
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Post by shp on Jan 8, 2010 1:52:13 GMT -5
For Esperanza: The photo is really good. Her jeans are violent and clearly visibly blue in the midst of orange. Those "blue" leaves also seem to give the picture a sense of creativity and art, as well as those trees being blue. If the lighting in the sky was a little bit darker, it would probably have a higher rating. Mine would be a rough 8/10. This is the exact same image, only I left it in color and used Corel to edit parts of it, such as the lighting, the colors, the sharpness, and also the cropping. I had been reading a book and just learned quite a few useful steps, although they were meant for Adobe (I finally spell it right this time. -.-). I was trying to upload it a little bit larger than this but my computer refused to let big pictures go through when uploading (it would skip the "finish upload" and claim it can't find the page). Just wait until I get DSL, grr. lol All right, time for me to shut up and show. I think that a big problem, personally, is the lack of shadow. I'm sure if I had actually included shadows it would've looked a little better. This was taken with a Kodak Z712 IS (EasyShare) in broad daylight, with the sun in the front of the camera. I also used a tripod.
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Post by Saknika on Jan 8, 2010 2:08:15 GMT -5
It's great that you played around in the computer, and made it less flat, but you still have two key problems. 1. There is too little of the bucket thing to show enough space. It still feels like a cramped photo because of that. It doesn't go anywhere. 2. There's no depth of field to help show distance at all. Something to remember is that a program and a camera do not make the photo--they're merely tools for a photographer to use. But the biggest thing is that if you don't get it at least close to right out in the field, there is no amount of program magic that can fix it to be what you want. My suggestion is to go out, try another subject for photographing, and make sure there is plenty of space for it. Go back and see the lines practice, lines help show space as well.
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Post by shp on Jan 8, 2010 2:13:35 GMT -5
Hmm, would roads and fields work? I tried going back in the woods after the first one, but it was too slippery and I didn't want to damage the camera. I also apologize in advance for continously posting in this thread without a picture, too. =/ If I should stop that, I definitely will!
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Post by Saknika on Jan 8, 2010 2:26:42 GMT -5
Roads and fields do work, yes, if you use them correctly. And it is preferred that you have an image each time you post a critique, but not a question.
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