Hi! I am an aspiring (Amateur) photographer. I would like to ask to critique my work. It seems I am unsure of my techniques and would like to ask seasoned photographers on what are my strengths and what are my weaknesses that I should improve on. Probably, my port contains a few photos so here's the link to my flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jumong121 If there is much needed reference. So much thanks. Aug 09 14 12:18 pm Link Aug 09 14 02:39 pm Link Hi. Thank you for the helpful insights. I shoot horizontal to have as much negative space vs the model. Can I ask when to shoot horizontal or vertical? Since I notice most fashion or editorial use horizontal frames. (IMO). Thanks Aug 11 14 05:40 pm Link Have you ever noticed that most fashion magazine covers are vertical? Horizontal photos with negative space might be ok in a photographer’s portfolio, but they do not showcase the model as well as a tight vertical image Aug 11 14 06:32 pm Link In general, you do well when you have to work with the light you are given. Your landscapes are quite nice, even when there is limited light. Your choices for exposure in natural light yield great color and contrast. When you introduce light of your own, the results are less consistent. In your MM portfolio, the first image is overexposed, the second is underexposed, and the third is ok. In your other portfolio, the same trend continues. It doesn't appear that you are in control of your light. Rather, it looks to me light you're fighting with you light, and the light is winning. Your landscapes show you have an eye for finding the light. So when you introduce your own light, don't let the light bully you. Turn it up/down/off, bring it closer or or send it farther away if it's not giving you what you want. Use the inverse square law to your advantage. For your portraits, consider that you're representing a person, an expression, a feeling at a moment in time. What does your portrait say? Is that what you wanted it to say, or are you being passive and taking what you are given? In the third image in your MM portfolio your lighting is ok, and the composition is ok, but the expression is one of trepidation. It isn't consistent with the other elements of the image. Did you mean to represent that feeling? When you are working with landscapes, your subject matter is (somewhat) timeless, and static. But in portraiture, your subject changes by the second, in a infinite number of ways. You must work to set the context for your subject, and be careful in your timing to capture the moment you're aiming for. Practice your portraiture during the day with ambient light so you can concentrate on interaction and timing. If you can get control of your portraiture and lighting, and apply it in some of the landscapes you have captured, you'll have some real winners. Aug 11 14 06:55 pm Link |