Critique Welcomed Feedback

[Asiana Quinn]

I took this a long time ago, but I was trying to get the rain drops to pop out... but I don't think that really worked.. But just wondering how I could get my photos of rain drops better and make the rain drops to pop. Feedback!? ^_^

I took this when I was in Moab, I was trying to lead the eye into the photo. I was wondering if there is a better way to make this photo lead your eyes better or anything like that. Feedback? ^_^

For this photo I tried getting the texture of the wood. Should I have gotten closer? Or ?? I just want to better! haha Please if possible, give me Feedback, I need it. ^_^

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Asiana, there are things you can do before you click the camera, and there are things you can do afterwards on your computer. Can you tell us if you have any editing software, like, for example, Elements? Do you have more than one lens? Can you edit RAW files? None of this is necessary, as many people got by without them for decades, but maybe you've been looking at images online or elsewhere and wondered how they got that amazing picture. Some of that will be through digital editing.

But, as I say, there is a LOT you can do before you click, but I'll leave that to others with more experience.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

PS I love your shots!

 

[Lesley Jones]

Your second image reminded me of one I took in London last year http://www.realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/street-photography-millennium-bridge.4939/

Wide angle lens, small aperture and focus to achieve great depth of field (sharpness from close up to very far away). Wait for interesting people to walk past and process to suit. In my case that was a conversion to black and white with a selenium tone. Does this help?

 

[Brian Moore]

I like the 2nd shot very much. (Which is not to suggest I don't like the other two.)

I'm not qualified to give feedback on post-processing, and I'm only marginally able to provide technical tips on images really. However, I'll have a stab at the above.

• The water drops pop pretty nice to me eye. However, I might have tried boosting the contrast and the vibrance.

• The bridge could use a little extra exposure I think.

• For the log, I probably would have focused on an area closer to the front, and I would likely have used a wide aperture reduce the depth of field (DOF) so that the in-focus portion contrasted more obviously with out of focus (OOF) portion.

OK,...so there is my two-cent's Asiana. I hope it helps. You may find that others on RPF have differing opinions; I would be the first to yield to them.

 

[Paul Lange]

There are things in all three photographs that I like, they are three very different images with their own qualities. Just thinking of what I would have done which isn't necessarily the "right" thing to do.

The rose I would have tried getting closer and using a wider aperture so that it filled the frame more and just the closest part was in focus. Alternatively I would have tried to find an angle where the background was more solid and with a wide aperture more blurred. It is a nice delicate image as it is though and maybe just a tighter crop would get you closer to what you are thinking of.

The bridge looks great in Black a white with just the shadow areas made a little lighter. I would have considered getting a little lower though so the rocks didn't peak our above the top of the bridge.

For the log maybe just experiment with some crops and seeing what you think with the some taken off the top or bottom and maybe a bit off the sides. Might work pretty well Black and white as well.

These are just things I would have tried if I had taken them so don't believe they would be the best thing to do. They are your photographs and you know what you want them to say.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Asiana, firstly Hi. Personally I do not like to sharpen images much if at all. But sharpening on water can bring out it's best qualities. try smart sharpen or a sharpen brush tool if it is available, use it only on the
water droplets, see if that creates a more reflective surface, which it can do.

 

[Brian Moore]

Asiana, firstly Hi. Personally I do not like to sharpen images much if at all. But sharpening on water can bring out it's best qualities. try smart sharpen or a sharpen brush tool if it is available, use it only on the
water droplets, see if that creates a more reflective surface, which it can do.

I agree about sharpening, Julian. Sometimes it can be too easy to overdo it.

 

[Asiana Quinn]

Your second image reminded me of one I took in London last year http://www.realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/street-photography-millennium-bridge.4939/

Wide angle lens, small aperture and focus to achieve great depth of field (sharpness from close up to very far away). Wait for interesting people to walk past and process to suit. In my case that was a conversion to black and white with a selenium tone. Does this help?

Very much so, thank you! and my I say your picture is breathtaking, to say the least! ^_^

 

[Asiana Quinn]

Asiana, there are things you can do before you click the camera, and there are things you can do afterwards on your computer. Can you tell us if you have any editing software, like, for example, Elements? Do you have more than one lens? Can you edit RAW files? None of this is necessary, as many people got by without them for decades, but maybe you've been looking at images online or elsewhere and wondered how they got that amazing picture. Some of that will be through digital editing.

But, as I say, there is a LOT you can do before you click, but I'll leave that to others with more experience.

I have Picasa, does that count? haha and I do have another lens but I don't know what it's used for haha if you can't tell I am very new to photography, haha I just like taking pictures I have never really tired to take pictures like real photographers haha and I don't know how to edit raw flies ether, will atleast I don't think I have

 

[Asiana Quinn]

I like the 2nd shot very much. (Which is not to suggest I don't like the other two.)

I'm not qualified to give feedback on post-processing, and I'm only marginally able to provide technical tips on images really. However, I'll have a stab at the above.

• The water drops pop pretty nice to me eye. However, I might have tried boosting the contrast and the vibrance.

• The bridge could use a little extra exposure I think.

• For the log, I probably would have focused on an area closer to the front, and I would likely have used a wide aperture reduce the depth of field (DOF) so that the in-focus portion contrasted more obviously with out of focus (OOF) portion.

OK,...so there is my two-cent's Asiana. I hope it helps. You may find that others on RPF have differing opinions; I would be the first to yield to them.

Yes it helps a lot! Especially since I love taking pictures of when it rains and after so that will help a lot, and I also like taking texture so I will for sure try to do that and see how it comes out. Thank you again!

 

[Asiana Quinn]

There are things in all three photographs that I like, they are three very different images with their own qualities. Just thinking of what I would have done which isn't necessarily the "right" thing to do.

The rose I would have tried getting closer and using a wider aperture so that it filled the frame more and just the closest part was in focus. Alternatively I would have tried to find an angle where the background was more solid and with a wide aperture more blurred. It is a nice delicate image as it is though and maybe just a tighter crop would get you closer to what you are thinking of.

The bridge looks great in Black a white with just the shadow areas made a little lighter. I would have considered getting a little lower though so the rocks didn't peak our above the top of the bridge.

For the log maybe just experiment with some crops and seeing what you think with the some taken off the top or bottom and maybe a bit off the sides. Might work pretty well Black and white as well.

These are just things I would have tried if I had taken them so don't believe they would be the best thing to do. They are your photographs and you know what you want them to say.

Thank you for the feedback! I'll do some of the things that you said next time, for sure!

 

[Asiana Quinn]

Asiana, firstly Hi. Personally I do not like to sharpen images much if at all. But sharpening on water can bring out it's best qualities. try smart sharpen or a sharpen brush tool if it is available, use it only on the
water droplets, see if that creates a more reflective surface, which it can do.

Sweet, I'll try that. Thank you!

 

[Asiana Quinn]

Thank you all for the great feedback! I'll have to write them down so that I can try them next time I go out and take pictures. You guys are the best!