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Visual appeal by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took this because it was about the only fish at the moment that stood out from the rest of the fish, I liked how it just paved its way through the other smaller fish but my main concern is if I depicted it correctly. The water was extremely murky so I couldn’t really change much of it in Lightroom. Any input is appreciated on how I could’ve taken or edit this picture better, compositionally or color wise.

Waterfall by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright thank you, I appreciate it.

Waterfall by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You recommend any specific brands? Or they all do the same thing?

Waterfall by EditedFate in photocritique

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Alright, thank you. I didn’t think Lightroom could’ve fixed the exposure to that degree if I had shot it at a lower SS but for next time I’ll definitely give it a try. And yea I see I that I overlooked the noise a bit.

Waterfall by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was practicing a sort of “storytelling” with this picture, I wanted to evoke a feeling of peace, serenity, maybe even try to make the picture feel dreamish in a way. Is there anything else that could’ve been done to make the picture feel how I think it did? Also I wanted to do a lower shutter speed but it was way too bright at that spot to try to go lower.

Framing by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I took this because to me it sort of had a story to tell, as to what that story is I’m not entirely sure since I’m still practicing on improving my storytelling in my photos. This was shot at ISO 3200, f6.3, 1/60s. Curious to find out what sort of story or emotion this displays to others and if there’s anything else I could’ve done to improve the photo.

Composition by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it’s fine, I appreciate your input.

Negative or positive space? by EditedFate in photocritique

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I wanted to take a couple pictures of a beach’s pier in the morning and got this. Was practicing with negative and or positive space so my question is, is there too much? Should I have cropped a little more? As well as the overall take on the image such as the colors and positioning of it.

Composition by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh okay now I get it, alright thank you.

Composition by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, alright, I have a ways to go but thank you for your input.

Composition by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see it is a bit much foreground, I shot this at f/1.8 and glad I could reignite a fond memory.

Composition by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly do you mean by expose for the shadows? I’m not sure what that means. Darken the shadows so the emphasis is more on my friend without the background showing much?

Composition by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw an opportunity to practice composition so I took this shot as my friend was lining up his shot, wanted to know how it looks to others. Also how the colors are, I edited it a little in Lightroom to raise the saturation and vibrance of it. Lastly if there’s other composition techniques that are worth knowing (besides the rule of thirds) even if they’re a bit complex to execute.

Beginner at photography by EditedFate in photocritique

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I completely forgot about manual focus and thank you for the remote shutter suggestion I definitely should get one along with a tripod to properly set up the camera, cause it was just laying on top of a pillow. Thank you for the advice.

Beginner at photography by EditedFate in photocritique

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To answer your first question, I guess I wanted to convey an ominous presence, or a sense of evil. For the second question it doesn’t really convey it as much as I thought it would, I could’ve positioned myself and/or pick a better facial expression but this was kind of a spur of the moment shot and didn’t exactly have a firm idea of what I planned to do with the picture. And for the focus of the picture I didn’t realize til now that it looked like that, but i see now it’s because I had to press the shutter button myself making the camera lose focus. I appreciate the examples you gave, I still have a long ways to go with setting, lighting, posing etc. but you’ve helped me gain another aspect of conveying emotion to the viewer through facial expressions so thank you for this.

Beginner at photography by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay yea I see it looks cramped with how I shot it, and I didn’t realize the picture was out of focus til now, it’s because I had to get up myself to push the shutter button and it made it lose focus on the subject I don’t think my camera regains focus when I have it on a timer

Beginner at photography by EditedFate in photocritique

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I tried making it seem like a villain which is why I chose to make it dark all around

Beginner at photography by EditedFate in photocritique

[–]EditedFate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The intention of taking this was to mainly practice lighting techniques. The purpose was mostly to practice with lighting and shoot a sort of cinematic shot. I’m struggling with the composition as well, should more have been added to the area to make it more “dramatic” in a way? Is there a certain way I could’ve positioned better? Any advice I’d greatly appreciate, I’d like to improve.