what do u think of these photos? i really want to know if i am any good?

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http://community.webshots.com/user/ayz_88_x

Answer 1

Since you asked...

Your sky scenes are very nice. You were in the right place at the right time. Patience is a virtue. Macros - You need to pay more attention to your subject before shooting. As long as you are going to show us ALL the detail, be sure the detail is correct. I like the crisp rendering and delicate transluency in Pink Wonder 2, but I am so distracted by the crease in the petal that it's hard to see anything else. Almond Tree is slightly out of focus and you are not showing the whole bloom. I like Red Leaf a lot, but Grape is kind of bland. No contrast. Jordans goor is nicely expsoed and pops with saturation. On the way is washed out. You may have done better with a spot reading in a highlight area. Monkey tree is a great exposure and a cool tree. We see details in the shadows AND the clouds. Fall Fantasy could have been underexposed about one stop for better color saturation. Jeans-Shirt is an interesting yet simple composition that I like. Maybe even upside down. The other fabric shots bore me. They demonstrate that you and your camera ARE capable of good focus in macro, though. In Petra, 0020 is my choice and, again, it's because you have all the zones exposed well. Looking at your other pictures, though, I think it's time for you to get serious about getting proper exposures. Learn what those other modes are for and use them! You DO have a good eye.

A photographer has to learn how to make the image in the camera convey what he actually saw to someone who was not there. That takes time, skill and patience. Pay attention to what you are doing and evaluate your own results.

Answer 2

I am not a pro, but I'm an enthusiastic photographer. As with almost everything, perceptions are very subjective. But here it's my opinion with a little of technicalities.
Flowers: Composition is good. The best one is the almond tree. The lenght of field you used threw a green blurry backgroung that makes the white flowers to stand out. Your three flowers show a a lack of sharpness. It's tricky with flowers because you have to a) wait until the wind is not blowing, b) use a tripod or monopod and c) use a reduced power flash to freeze the image but without overexposing it. The lack of sharpeness could be because you might need to use macro lenses to take a shot that close.
Sky:always remember the rule of thirds. Your pics show great colorful skyes but lack of interest because there are not foregrounds to contrast the beauty of the expansion. In some of your pics (e.g Swelieh's Sun,sunset1,sky kine) the foreground is just a tiny portion that instead of adding to the composition, becomes a distracting part of it. The eye is directed towards the black contrasting part of the upper part of buildings and trees on your pictures. Agaba is a great picture and a hard one. You overexposed the sun and it looks like a bright smirred yellow light. The water exposure is good. Try using filters when taking sunset or sunrise pictures. A neutral density, polarizer, and some cokin color filters would be very helpful.
Fabrics. I think you have the feeling, you just need the tools (macro lenses).
What is remarkable in your pictures is that you are finding things with your new photographer eyes that most people do not perceive, like Hidden Sun, which is the best of all...Agaba is great too. Keep up with the good work. Eventually I might be seen some of your pics in national geographic...who knows.

Answer 3

Your pictures are beautiful but you could use a course in photography....the only thing i didnt like was a sky picture you took vertically....heres a quick rule landscapes horizontal and people vertical...but other than small details like the lack of sharpness with your flowers they are lovely. I would really incourage you to take some classes you will learn things about photography froma good teacher no one else coudl teach you....

on a side note i would like to tell you i think it is awsome that you are willing to put your work on the internet for stranger to critic very brave of you

Answer 4

I found passion in what I saw...
sense of color, and promise...

but I did see amatuer
and a lack of originality.... not to say what I saw wasn't pleasing... as it was but nature is not difficult to capture... and sunsets are not original... beautiful yes....

everyone likes to take photos... and everyone finds a talent in themselves that no one else can see.... you have promise but you need to find something in you that will impress... this is not an easy business to break into and over the last decade I have found the competition among the rest of us getting tougher because there are fewer new ideas and less traditionalists out there so everything is edgy.. edge isnt edgy anymore... its normal.. from a professional standpoint, I appreciated what I saw, and would put one of your nature shots on my desktop but that is about it... I did not say wow... but I did see major promise..... taken a course or two on color theory, compostition, lighting, and arts movements... not to change you... but to give you insight and ideas.... even take a basic photography course if you havent... I took basic photography twice... just for fun.... to get more time studying how others interpret what we all do at the same...

best of luck.. keep working hard...

;)

Answer 5

Very good start.
To take your photos to the next level pay close attention to lighting and composition. Try to show things differently than most people would normally view them (different angles, lighting, cropping).

Also if you want comments on each individual photo, think about starting a photo-blog. Here is a link to a directory of different photo blogs...

Answer 6

i think you are lucky because the pictures you seem to enjoy taking are very commercial. whilst a lot of people interested in art and photography need to train themselves to produce sellable work, often sacrificing their natural style, yours is already a very open style. if you really are serious you could try to find outlets for your work - for example there are websites which are looking for artists and designers for greeting cards, you just send them your images, possibly get them printed and earn some cash. at the same time though, you want to give yourself an edge and whilst i think your photos are attractive they are at the moment quite middle of the road, making them commercial but bland. i think you could really get some interest from industry.. image banks are always looking for new pictures. good luck.

Answer 7

I spent about 7-8 minutes and the photos I saw are all very good. I have to register and spend time to see in detail. I am marking this site as a favorite. Thanks what ever I have seen so far.

Answer 8

they are good photos, although I do not recommend taking photo's of nature unless you make it seem original with lighting and angles maybe even texture, I don't know what kind of camera you have but a macro lens will pay for itself if you are going to take photos of nature. Good luck!

Answer 9

Looked at your site. Keep it up. Thought sky good & fabrics could be developed.
Dizzie.

Answer 10

Very good, and this comes from me Mrs Jordan