rate my photography plz?

Question

i have uploaded new photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/loveyoursmile/ i love them all i think im getting better can any one give me some tips

Answer 1

I love your pics of the buildings and structures. I also think the landscapes are great. The flower pics are good pics but not very original. Maybe it is the angles you shot them from. You have talent!

Answer 2

Do you want real critique, or someone to tell you how great they are?

Your photos are fairly average to mediocre snapshots for the most part. There are a couple of nice ones, but nothing that would grace a magazine cover, I'm afraid.

Your subjects are not very varied. Your flowers are the best, but they all look the same, centered and maybe some focus problems on a few, particularly the dandelion. My favorite of the flowers was the tiger lily, nice saturation and back-light there, although the composition was lacking.

On other color pictures, you have some exposure problems, some too dark and some washed out. Almost all need some levels adjustment to look better. You have quite a bit of flare here and there. Your black and whites are flat and completely lack contrast and pop. Whatever de-saturation method you're using isn't working very well. Composition suffers in many. I am not saying you always have to follow the "rule of thirds". but there are reasons for studying composition in order to produce a dynamic image. And in landscapes, unless it is an extremely unusual situation, the horizon needs to be level.

I would suggest to keep on shooting. But get a couple of books on beginning photography. Kodak used to have a really good one, aimed at film and out of print now, but the study of exposure and composition is the same whether film or digital. Learn your camera manual, what the settings are and how they affect your photo. Get an image working program, there are some free ones, Picasa, Gimp and others, or a version of Photoshop Elements is reasonably priced. Look at light throughout the day, notice how it changes. Visit pro websites and places like photo.net, nyip.com, and kodak.com. Look in magazines and study the images you like. Try to duplicate a few of them in your own world. Take a local class or join a photography club if you can. Receiving feedback from a mentor can be valuable as you progress. Keep shooting and practicing and have fun as you learn.
Best wishes to you!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I think that your photography is professional looking. . . but I think that you can find more creative titles for the old church. and stuff like you can use a describing word and then that'll be a great title. as for the rating out of 1-10 I would say a 20!!!

Answer 5

Over all pretty darn good. I liked the fence and gate pix.
The only advice I would give is pay a little more attention to your flower compositions, and use a wider aperture to isolate your subject from its background a little more.
Well done, keep at it!

Answer 6

I like the scenic/land scape photos. The close-ups of the single flowers are too centred. Maybe shoot a group of flowers with a variety of colours

Answer 7

I like most of your images, but the one that stood out to me was the grass. I loved how it was back lit, and how the horizontal grain of the wood cuts across the frame. Very nice.

Answer 8

i feel like i keep seeing the same images. everytime some posts them....they are still life, close ups. frankly im getting tired of looking at them. this is not to say you dont do well at this (but only a couple) and it seems that a lot of people are good at this.

i need to be inspired. im not.

Answer 9

Wow, very nice. I love the black and white ones and the flower ones are fantastic too! You should submit some to magazines and such... I'm sure they'd publish them!

Answer 10

You're a regular Ansel Adams. Good job.