Originally posted by VaughnA I'm just working on the basics. I think I'm doing ok with exposure but my composition just sucks for the most part. I went for a walk downtown last weekend, took 70 pictures, I think that only 2-3 were real keepers. The good news is that I knew the keepers when I took them, and I thought the non-keepers were just that when I took them.
I'd like to get better with architectural and landscape. I think it's just visualizing the picture before I take it. I'm an engineer and I think I get too technical instead of looking for a feeling.
Yeah, I hear you. But that's why I'm really liking photography, because it gives me a chance to explore the "artistic" world that I really don't have too much experience with, AND explore the technical aspects of the equipment.
2-3 keepers from 70 photos = 2-3 good shots. I've heard many ratios from various photographers, but one of the best expressions I heard was in the pro vs. amature debate on this forum. Something along the lines of, a pro is an amature that only shows people the good shots.
I was taking photos of my kids with their cousins in the park one day, just farting around with different lenses, different compositions, etc. Then I scoured through them all, picked what I thought were the best 2-3 (out of about 200 photos), and sent them to the other parents (my cousins). Well, they thought the photos were the cat's pajamas.