of these pictures i took?
which is your favorite and why?
thanks :)
http://flickr.com/photos/14438163@N08/
2007-12-09 15:29:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
DRAAGON: i have 23 photos, not just the 4
2007-12-12 06:10:50 · update #1
The one with the little girl covering her face. It is the only one I think has great composition. The other ones look like regular family photographs. The one with the girl covering her face is unique because the framing is well done and has great light and color. My favorite thing about it is that it makes you think. Why is this girl covering her face? Is she playing hide an seek? Is she crying? The intrigue makes the photograph most interesting. Great job!
2007-12-09 15:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by Lum 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are all snapshots, but at least they are in focus, so that's something. "Grace" is obviously the one you set up and thought about. You are young, so you have lots of time to learn about lighting, perspective, composition and post processing. I am glad you are interested in photography, and more importantly, taking classes. Keep on learning and practicing, and have fun with your camera.
EDIT: Being a snapshot is not necessarily a bad thing. We all have and take snapshots that are never meant to be anything other than a record of the event. Photography is (or should be) different than a common snapshot. With digital photography so common and available to the masses, and in the unlimited numbers of shots that people take now, the line is blurring between mediocre "snaps" and "real" photography, and fewer people can tell the difference, or even care. So asking for a critique will get you varying answers, from "They're all great, you should sell them!" to "They are awful and show no artistic merit". Learn from the comments, and don't take constructive criticism personally. Best wishes!
2007-12-10 08:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of them are fantastic. They are all kind of common. They are good for family/ scrapbooking photographs but if you want something that other people are going to appreciate you have to start concentrating on composition, lighting, and subject matter. Start thinking about what the photograph means? Try creating a story behind the photograph.
The photograph you took for your digital class is cropped too much on the top and bottom. The photograph would have been far more successful if you would have included below the girl's feet and the top of the stained glass. Try thinking about these things before you take your next photo.
But really start thinking about the story or idea behind the photograph. Big deal, a photograph of a little girl... there's millions...even billions of those out there- that's what others who don 't have the connection to the person in the photograph think. There has to be MORE to the photograph for others to appreciate it.
2007-12-10 00:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by Alexa K 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ordinary snapshots, with no sense of creativity.
I have no favourite.
If you are interested in taking your interest in photography further, you must come up with 'concepts' and plan a shot rather than just grab whatever presents itself.
A good photograph must be thought about, must be imagined before it is created, must be pre-planned.
There is no evidence of artistry in the four that you show.
Look into the principles of artistic composition. Research the Rule of Thirds, Denial of the Whole, and so on.
Compare yours to this?
http://www.eyefetch.com/image.aspx?ID=321321
and see the difference in the arrangement inside the frame, the difference in the lighting ....
perhaps it is a case that you are still young and experience will come IF you spend time looking at the work of others and putting into practice what you see. SEE means looking hard and realising the difference between a grabbed snapshot and a planned shot.
Enjoy the progression.
2007-12-10 01:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the stained glass one, Grace. I see that others also named that as a favorite. I think it stood out so well from the others is because it comes across as more intentional rather than a snapshot. The others all look like family pics you took on vacation. Grace looks posed, set up, and totally planned. The contrast is nice, and the stained glass is really pretty. It's a really nice photograph. I would straighten it up a tiny bit in photoshop but thats just my OCD talking :)
2007-12-10 00:57:36 · answer #5 · answered by micropreemiemommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really liked the photo called "Grace".
The colors look outstanding.
2007-12-09 23:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by xTheRumor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grace. It looks more professional.
2007-12-10 00:26:23 · answer #7 · answered by cats2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋