1) Lovely flower Don't worry about the photography. It comes with practice and a good camera. The flower is lovely and the positioning is good as well. I think one thing you need to work on the lighting. Set yourself where the light isn't as strong. The thing about flower photography is that when a certain amount of light changes the quality of the flower. A certain amount of light reveals imperfections on the flower. For this picture I would suggest less light as you can see the imperfections with the positioning of the light, and the amount of it.
2) The sunset is gorgeous! just lovely and beautifully taken. Too bad about the lamp post, I'd suggest editing it out if you know how too.
3) Cute, simple and a little amateur but I love pictures of Converse, so you get my vote.
4) Once again, a little amateur but it's nice. Looks sort of artifical, maybe add some grass or leaves between the rocks to make it look a little more natural.
5) Nice clouds, a little bit dark. You can easily brighten it which would work a lot nicer.
6) A little blurry and too dark. The angle itself isn't great either. I would of gone more straight on and down lower. Would have been nicer.
7) This one is cute Nice work. I would of done it in black and white and gone a little higher up. Also wiping off the lamp completely would have been nice.
This one is ... meh. The focus is bad, there's a bit of a motion blur and lighting really doesn't help it at all. This one isn't great. I would of gone in closer. (Read above for comments on lighting)
9) cute, but once again, it is unnaturally placed. Play around with things, it never hurts to take another 10 pictures. Work with different placements, lighting, angles etc
10) Cute, I would of had added more focus on the flower though.
If you need any help with photography PM at anytime.
Kamas
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"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles." ~ Charles Chaplin
Hi, Kamas. Thanks for replying so fast! Thanks. I will work on the lighting; maybe work later in the evening, that way the light isn't so strong like you said. When you talk about 'wiping it down and adding grass and such' I will, for these I was just sick that day...not quite in it. Thanks again; I will take into account every last detail you gave me! I will, and thanks for the advice. I will definitely change those things on my next few photographs.
-Mizzle
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"Chase your dreams, and remember me, speak bravery, Because after all, those wings will take you up so high." -- Owl City, "To the Sky" ✯ ✯ ✯
Gah, if only I could convince my friends to let me take pictures of them, period. People are fun to take pictures of. But at least nature doesn't move (usually) and has no problem with being posted online.
Pink Flowers This was lovely. The top middle flower seems a little blurred, but overall I love the general pink and prettiness of the picture. Very nicely framed.
Sunset I love way the uprising of the trees follows the uprising line in the clouds. The colors are just fantastic.
Converse I love the quirkiness of this picture. That sidewalk has such a cool texture beneath the shoes.
Waterfall It's a pretty waterfall, but the picture itself felt a little bland. Maybe a different angle or framing of the shot would have looked better?
Through The Clouds Gah, I love this. I love how its a wide shot, encompassing a longer area. The only thing about it that I would comment on is the long stretch of dark at the top. Either more of it, to emphasize the bright spot, or less, in order to make the bright spot the focus, would be cool.
Lantern Skies I loved this one as soon as I saw it. A bit of sky around the whole thing would have been cool though, so that the sky completely framed it. As is, it's sort of as if the sky is sort of tacked on to the picture of the lantern. But seriously, the whole idea behind this picture and the title just struck a chord with me.
Flowers of Orange The flowers are pretty, but the lighting looks kind of wonky.
Forgotten Flower This is cute, but it just felt a little bland.
Flower I love the framing of this shot and the contrast between the flower and the fabric, but the flower seems out of focus, which affects its impact. The way the sweater fades off into the distance is pretty cool though.
Thanks GryphonFledgling. About the 'Lantern Skies': It was connected to a house, so I spent five minutes getting even that sky and not the color of the house...and yes, the house was one I had permission to photograph . Thanks for the input. I wish people didn't mind pictures on the internet so much; then I could show my good photos. Oh well, I will stick with my untalented photos... Thanks.
Mizzle
"Chase your dreams, and remember me, speak bravery, Because after all, those wings will take you up so high." -- Owl City, "To the Sky" ✯ ✯ ✯
Thanks to everyone for the tips. I have more photos I'll be posting soon; just took them today, but I haven't added the effects I am going to before I sell them (possibly). The ones I will post next will be rough drafts; they haven't even been edited except by applying my name on the bottom, seeing as I am going to sell these next ones...
"Chase your dreams, and remember me, speak bravery, Because after all, those wings will take you up so high." -- Owl City, "To the Sky" ✯ ✯ ✯
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