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with comments from Philip Grosset "I''d just be grateful for some constructive criticism on this piccy of Ayers Rock. I've had an SLR Camera for about 4 months and don't really know anything but the VERY basics of how apertures and shutter speeds affect the end photo. I'm intending on buying a couple of books to help. Basically with this photo I've found that I couldn't get the foreground and Ayers rock any brighter without over exposing the sky, the rock just seems dull! I am interested in getting into my own developing and printing as I have taken a few B&W pictures but I can't get a good end result from highstreet developers as they seem underexposed in some areas and overexposed in others! Anyway, any tips you may have would be great!" (Ben Tite) |
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| No film can cope very well with extremes of dark and light, as in your photo on the left. You can, however, compose the picture so that either the light or the dark areas predominate, as on the right. Here I've moved the rock away from the middle of the picture (a good idea, anyway), and concentrated more on the foreground than on the sky. You could also use an image editing program to lighten the Rock and foreground, as I have also done here. Or you could control the result during home processing, as you suggest. "Picture taken on a recent trip to Nepal. I took the picture of the Sadhu using my canon EOS 300 with a 19mm wide angle lens to add a different perspective to the photo. Using fuji Reala, and Sensia II film for my people shots. Any comments for future improvements, and any recommended film advice to use on street portraits appreciated. (Asian Locations) More recent pics ive taken downloaded at: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=84828. Cheers" ( Jason Taylor, UK) |
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| You've got in fine and close, but the distortion produced by the wide angle lens (including the background buildings leaning over at such an alarming angle) doesn't seem really appropriate for portraits. It doesn't add to the dignity of your subject. However, you've got some really good pictures on your site, so I've added a couple of the best below. |
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| These are both highly effective photos. Once again you've come in really close, and you've chosen a low camera angle that shows their faces really clearly, even if they look just a bit sullen/ hostile. "what do you make of these ? just starting out. thanx." (steve martin, ayrshire, scotland.) |
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| Panoramic shots, like yours on the left, are always difficult to compose. Unless you're very careful, you're apt to end up with large empty spaces, like that on the left of your picture. On the right, I've tried concentrating just on the bottom right of your photo. |
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| In your second photo, you've escaped from the panaramic format, and effectively established the mood of the place. But a more interesting foreground might add to its appeal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Your photo on the left needs, quite literally, a bit of of straightening out, as you don't seem to have held the camera quite horizontal. On the right, I've corrected this, and also moved in closer. This is fine now, although a three-quarters view from the front might have made the bike look more impressive. |
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| Your flowers on the left are shot against a very pleasant and well chosen blue sky - but they look just a bit ordinary. In my version on the right, I've tried coming in for a real bold close-up of the part that most appealed to me, and I've also reversed the picture so that, as our eyes travel from left to right across the picture, we end up on the most impressive part: the flower. You've made a good start. The next thing is to try to concentrate our attention more on the part of the picture that most appeals to you. Reply from Steven Martin : "thanx for the advice". |
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