Hi guys,

I highly enjoy this website but I am not very used to the critique section. To be brutally honest I know my skills are far to be perfect but I enjoy to be on my own and do not care too much about what others think.

However I want to improve, especially to gain consistency. I fail often on lighting and I would like more creativity on my angles. I have to say I use film only so I can't control the result before processing my rolls.

So guys, here is my portfolio www.fashionwoj.com

What would you teach me first to achieve my goals?

Thanks and keep having fun!

Color Correction. Your images vary a lot from one to the next in color. I assume this is due to a lack of structured editing. Overall I do like your images though.

First things first, study the basics of lighting and composition, brush on color theory as well.

Interesting, both of you talk about colors... Could you elaborate on this? I do not edit at all my pictures. Furthermore I moved to black and white film so it's not something I am going to work on, sorry I should have noticed...

Many thanks for your feedback it's much appreciated!

Wow I looked at your pictures guys they are amazing.

I know I have to improve on basic things. The point is I read a lot and I am pretty sure I know many of them, however I do not apply them. I feel like I am rushing when shooting and I do not take notes... I don't feel that I am building up from one shooting to an other...

Maybe I should attend some workshops but again this sounds too school-ish to me. I now realize that DLSR allow photogrpahers to improve their pictures in real time when my learning curve is slow...

I will give you one little trick, the great ones pay attention to the details.  Here on MM there is a lot of flashy work, it looks really cool as an icon or small, yet in so many instances it falls apart when enlarged.  The details make it and those details should be handled in camera.  If you spend more time in photoshop than shooting something is wrong unless you are doing digital art.

One thing I'd say is you can't necessarily teach interpersonal skill, in short the rapport you create with another person (creative), you seem to have a natural rapport with models, it appears in more than a few of you're images and it appears genuine in them, BIG points for that , as it's not as easy as it seems, (oh I'll just photograph models..), but often some photographer's don't realize that their images aren't visually genuine - the mood/atmosphere they believe they've created isn't what the viewer is receiving.

I'm not anal retentive about settings on a camera, they don't have to be specific, but I'd prefer they are right for the situation, so if you notice any images not looking exactly as you want them to, perhaps just watch the lighting you're using in relation to the environment a little more closely, to make sure it's more or less how you intend.

Finally, I'd say filtering, it's important, keep an eye on you're images, so you can keep an eye on what you are showcasing to an audience, are they seeing what you want them to see, if yes then fine, if not, and there's something not quite right about an image for whatever reason, don't keep it displayed it'll only distract people's attention away from what you want them to see.

Thanks Jean Renard. I do not edit at all my pictures though. Just some scripts after the scanning.

Amul thanks, awesome feedback. It helps me a lot to understand how my picture are perceived.

Do you guys take notes when shooting?

ps I just looked at your portfolio guys, you clearly are really good at lighting