Anyone have ideas for things to photography in Oregon?

Question

I'm an amature photographer and i'm running out of idea of things here in oregon to take pictures of. Anyone have any ideas...

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Answer 1

Oregon is a beautiful state with varied landscapes and vast opportunity for photography. So you've taken a dozen pictures and photoshopped them to death and you're out of ideas?

Actually, I did like a couple of your images, haunted house had potential. Certainly return there for another go at it. Some of your flower pictures are well done. others look soft. I liked "abducted" best.

I would suggest getting a book or two on beginning photography. "Understanding Exposure", by Bryan Peterson is a good one. Learn the basics before you bend the rules. Then look at subjects in different ways. Can you take an interesting photo without using Photoshop? Study light and how it changes throughout the day. Shoot things and people that you normally wouldn't try. Practice and learn and practice some more. Enjoy!

Answer 2

welcome home and yellow beauty are ok, the others are soft (tripod?) ,technically they are weak to start with and the photoshopping is too much for my liking.they are a little snap shoty

work on technique and composition, yellow beauty is sharpish, a nice contrast, and natural looking, composition lets it down and view point,


ok thats the critique which is only meant to help you become better, theres alot of promise there, think out your images more, i like to know what my images will look like days before i make them in the camera, so i will repeat that bit - make it in the camera, everyone but me can photoshop and im going to learn how,

great images are made in the photographers head, then light is introduced or modified, then the composition chosen, then the depth selected, then the exposure, then the focus, then they "take" the image

think of some place you have shot before, lay in bed and picture it in your head, think of all the different angles, from high, low, up close, far away, then isolate the angles and seems or corners or what ever and get them to lead the image into the distance, every shot ive ever make could be shot many other ways, so what about your stuff - the future i mean


go out and lie down and shoot, kneel, just dont stand


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Answer 3

I love the creativity of your photographic art.

I would suggest looking at magazines and see what other types of images you like and try to do something similar.

Trees, fences, old cars, and buildings would probably be good subjects for you.

Keep up the good work!

Answer 4

I'm not a fan of still life, it's so boring. I mean I could have taken a picture of a rose and it would have come out the same way it came out for you. Try asking your friends to come out with you and take cool pictures involving them.

Answer 5

take photos as you have been doing, but start with a literary theme in them, such as Hamlet and Ophelia ...

that will lead to a series of photographs which can be exhibited and will attract interest as a group.

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