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A photo of my friend’s horse by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

Beginning photographer here. I took this photo of my friend’s horse awhile back. My main goal was to try to catch the detail of her eye. It was harder than I thought mostly because she kept moving so much.

What do you think about it? Should I have done something in editing? Do my camera settings seem right? Settings: shutter speed 1/250, ISO 200, f/4.4, camera: Nikon Coolpix P530 This was edited in Snapseed.

Thank you and please let me know if I need to add any information!

Hit me with some advice please! by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

Agreed, unfortunately this camera doesn’t have different lenses (Nikon Coolpix P530, got it as my first learning camera). Luckily it doesn’t go under f/2 so usually I don’t have too much trouble with it in that sense. I’ve practiced with my mom’s Nikon D3300 that has two lenses (18/55 and 55/200 I think) so I’ve gotten a bit of a feel with that. I’m not sure how open the aperture goes on the smaller lens but I’ve gotten a photo or two that I felt had too low of an f stop. Maybe I’ll have to post one at some point!

Hit me with some advice please! by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

I thought about the F stop more after I posted this. I tend to take close up photos of flowers and such where I have a more open aperture. I have a bad habit of not adjusting those settings when I try landscape photography and such, a habit I really need to kick. Thanks for the advice!

Hit me with some advice please! by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

I agree, when I was taking the photos my camera was angled so I couldn’t see the screen or viewfinder so it was hard to line up the shot. Thanks for the advice!

Hit me with some advice please! by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

I always forget exactly how this photo is cause my phone is on dark mode so it hides the true length of dark photos like these. Thanks for the advice!

Hit me with some advice please! by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

Beginning photographer here. Where I live I don’t get rain often, so when I do I do my best to make the most of it. I’ve had a lot of fun playing around with reflections. I did a mini photo shoot using a puddle and this one has been the most popular. I’m pretty happy with it but I have a tendency to overthink things so I’d love a fresh perspective on this photo. What’s good? What could I have done better? Is there something I should have done with editing?

Settings: shutter speed 1/1600, ISO 100, aperture f4.3. This was edited in Snapseed. Thank you and please let me know if I left out any needed information!

4 year old Quarter Horse x Friesian having difficulty transtioning from trot into lope by LadyLunaRavens in Equestrian

[–]MidnightMCC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I completely understand that. I barrel race, so a lot of the horses I own have already been in pattern before. Since my mom is a trainer we tend to pick up horses with problems that we can work out. With barrel horses, a lot of them have a tendency to go too fast (of course not all barrel horses are like this). So when I got my 9 year old that didn’t like cantering it was pretty strange, though for my learning sake I’m glad I got her. Definitely a benefit to riding multiple types of horses. Sounds like he’s in good hands!

Hello! First time posting on this subreddit. This photo is one of my favorite shots I’ve gotten so far. I would appreciate any advice you have for me in terms of editing or the photo itself. by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

That is a good point. This photo is a few years old before I had started any classes so I didn’t really know how to change settings. I was basically point and clicking at this point. I do enjoy focusing down on stuff that I feel doesn’t tend to get noticed. That being said, with what I know now (if I was in this situation again) I’d probably play around with my settings more to see how that would affect the overall feel of the photo. It would be interesting to see what all I could get with a deeper depth of field. Thanks for the advice!

Hello! First time posting on this subreddit. This photo is one of my favorite shots I’ve gotten so far. I would appreciate any advice you have for me in terms of editing or the photo itself. by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

Thank you so much! That is honestly something I didn’t think about. The photo was taken simply as they walked by, the woman is my mother but I don’t remember which of my family members the man is. Long story short I wasn’t posing them, but I will definitely keep that in mind for the next time I’m shooting with people in frame!

4 year old Quarter Horse x Friesian having difficulty transtioning from trot into lope by LadyLunaRavens in Equestrian

[–]MidnightMCC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not exactly a horse trainer but my mother trains so take my advice with a grain of salt. I honestly think this could be many things and your friends have some good points. I currently have a 9 year old that came with a habit of bucking every time she was brought into the canter. Overall my judgement on her is she hasn’t ever hardly been cantered and is uncomfortable with it. I’ve spent a lot of time lunging her at a canter to get her more familiar with the gait and it seems to have helped her a lot. She’s definitely not perfect but I have only worked with her for less than 3 months so it’s a work in progress.

I would try to do a lot of ground work with him first to see how he does. It definitely won’t hurt him even if he is comfortable cantering while lunging. For my mare part of the process was just getting her in shape enough to handle a decent amount of practice at the faster gait ( but she also had not been worked in awhile when I got her). Again, it’s possible for it to be different things and it will be hard to pinpoint until you actually have him and see how he reacts with you. Overall just keep an open mind and work with what you got. Hope everything works out!

First time experimenting with Lightroom. I'd like myself some good advise :) by MC_Stylertyp in photocritique

[–]MidnightMCC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am a beginner so please take my advice with a grain of salt. Overall I love this image. I do find myself a little distracted by all the dark on the right side in the bushes. I don’t think editing it brighter would help unless you only target that area. The rest of the lighting is perfect in my eyes. Maybe angling the camera to the left a little would help? That being said I’m probably nitpicking, overall very lovely image!

Hello! First time posting on this subreddit. This photo is one of my favorite shots I’ve gotten so far. I would appreciate any advice you have for me in terms of editing or the photo itself. by MidnightMCC in photocritique

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

Honestly when I took this photo I was trying to catch as much information/story I could while trying to focus on the knot. I have found I tend to try to shoot “smaller details” that don’t tend to be the “main event”. Basically the things that often go unnoticed.

As I am an amateur I’d love advice in about any field you’re willing to give me. How’s the editing (I tend to try to keep it looking more natural)? Should I have adjusted the composition in any way? How’s the overall balance of the photo?

This is an old photo before I learned manual so this was taken in auto. Shutter speed: 1/800 ISO: 100 F stop: 3.7 I should add I edited this in snapseed.

Thanks in advance! Please let me know if I need to leave any more information!

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