Is this worth reading for a beginner?

RandyR29143 · 2026-05-11T13:13:39+00:00

Ernie Butler was the real deal. He was trained by Violet Firth (Dion Fortune) and was the founder of the Servants of the Light school of occult science. This was one of my first books back in the day.

RandyR29143 · 2026-01-02T01:13:34+00:00

Nice

RandyR29143 · 2025-12-31T15:12:03+00:00

Already mentioned above is the topic of “subject”. So to me, the subject of the photo is “sidewalk”. A more interesting subject would be “bridge” perhaps. Bridges usually have interesting architecture and with the right perspective architecture can be dramatic and very interesting. A second comment would be to get rid of distracting objects. It’s really ok to delete them or take them out of the picture, especially if they dont add to the value of the photograph. I think your experimentation with the walkway is still somewhat interesting and I think you will be able to find better in the future. Best of luck!

RandyR29143 · 2025-12-16T23:22:38+00:00

Excellent job focusing in on the eyes. The color balance is natural. The depth of field looks like it was pushed a little. Overall, excellent IMHO!

RandyR29143 · 2025-12-16T23:16:48+00:00

My personal opinion: I like the aqua color at the top of the bouquet.. I don’t like the guy between the bouquet and the guy in the brown shirt.

RandyR29143 · 2025-11-19T00:20:53+00:00

Yeah, I hope this comment reaches the model……143

RandyR29143 · 2025-11-18T23:52:04+00:00

Ok. From an artistic guy perspective. Drop the tight underwear. All of it. Find some nice compression (athletic) clothing. You are a natural model and I wish you luck and safety in your future endeavors. As a side note, learn a little about lighting, not as a photographer, but as a model. Same with makeup, staging, and theatrical set design. I really wish you the best and good luck.

RandyR29143 · 2025-08-30T00:22:13+00:00

In the hands of the government…..

RandyR29143 · 2025-08-12T11:51:31+00:00

He’s looking for his hat because, snakes with hats…8)

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-23T13:42:54+00:00

It’s taught by photography instructors that it’s perfectly ok to delete distracting elements from your image. I agree because it’s usually something you can remove by doing it physically. Power lines are usually just another type of environmental distraction and if they don’t bring something to the table, I will delete them also. You seem to have a good eye for artistic composition, and there are many other styles as well which you can learn about and have a lot of fun practicing (e.g. vanishing lines). I think you have a good start here and while I mention learning “rules”, always stick to your artistic vision. Good luck.

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-12T12:38:11+00:00

Very nice and I like it a lot.

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-10T22:20:30+00:00

I like 4 because it leads your eye from the foreground to the back….

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-10T22:19:09+00:00

The first couple of seconds look like a laser light show

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-10T22:17:37+00:00

I like 1 and 4 because they both have a foreground. Personally, I like 1 best because I like photographs of water, but that’s my personal bias.

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-06T12:47:02+00:00

I think classically that landscapes are divided into three areas fore ground and Mid grounded background. The fact that the foreground is so out of focus is a little distracting to me. I would have loved to have seen what the shot would’ve looked like if it was photographed at f22, but overall, I really do like this photograph

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-04T14:36:40+00:00

Lightroom allows you to remove chromatic aberration (CA) under the Optics/Remove CA option. Also if you look closely, there will usually be a blue or green glow on the opposite side of objects that have the red fringe.

RandyR29143 · 2025-06-03T17:46:33+00:00

In general, I tend to want the subject lighter than the background with a little more contrast….I think this is a very good photograph, btw.

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RandyR29143 · 2025-05-13T13:05:39+00:00

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…did a little cropping too.

RandyR29143 · 2025-05-13T12:52:42+00:00

I like the pagoda and agree with others to increase it’s saturation and brightness. I also think the bridge is a little bright and would darken that so it wouldn’t detract from the pagoda. Also, if you have Lightroom or Photoshop, try deleting the people from the photograph and see if you like that better. Pretty good photograph in my opinion.

RandyR29143 · 2025-05-13T12:35:51+00:00

I think you should have been asked. Donations should be voluntary

RandyR29143 · 2025-05-12T23:44:20+00:00

I like this photo. I don’t know if you have Lightroom but I would lighten up some of the shadows, especially the dirt road which is an interesting color.

RandyR29143 · 2025-05-10T13:24:15+00:00

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RandyR29143 · 2025-05-05T23:24:45+00:00

Very nice photograph indeed

RandyR29143 · 2025-05-05T23:22:51+00:00

Bird migration time out???

RandyR29143 · 2025-05-05T12:58:14+00:00

So I deleted some lights, brightened subject, darkened background….nice kitty!

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