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Forum: Photo Critique
06-13-2014, 11:52 AM
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Don't worry about not getting the shots at first. Mistakes happen all the time. Photography has been my hobby for the past 5 years and i still sometimes have to try 10 times to get the shot i want, if i get it indeed. Just keep shooting and enjoy what you're doing!
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-13-2014, 10:34 AM
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Concerning the first shot, if you want to tweak colors, make it more vibrant etc. (to have more control) you can try shooting raw and post processing the image.
About the second one, an aperture of, let's say, f/8, and a focus point on the piece of metal, as well as recomposing the frame so that the piece of metal was somewhere in the rule of thirds, i think would make the picture much nicer. (Or if you wanted to add depth, an aperture of maybe f/4 and a focus point on the metal)
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-12-2014, 01:23 PM
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I understand what you were going for, but as you can see, the focus is on your wife's shirt. I don't know if this is what you were going for, or because you defocused from the flame, the shirt came in focus.
Anyway, technically speaking i can't see something wrong with your photo except the soft focus, which is not my style. I'm not a pro photographer, just a hobbyist giving you my humble opinion, so i'd love to see someone with many years of experience giving you his thoughts. :)
Keep shooting
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-12-2014, 08:51 AM
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That is much nicer, due to the warmth of the colors that are produced by the candle light, adding to the overall emotion you were trying to capture. One thing i would change is that i would probably focus on the picture above the candle, because that's where the viewer's eyes go first. Did you shoot it hand-held?
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-12-2014, 08:45 AM
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Thank you all, you have been of great help. I'll try to shoot with something less distracting next time and i'll probably post it here so you can give me some feedback once again! :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-12-2014, 01:53 AM
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Thank you both for your advice. I like the way you cropped it and i think i'll do the same :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-11-2014, 09:05 AM
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I was trying to find something to put in the frame to make it more interesing, but i think it is distracting...what do you think?
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-10-2014, 07:17 AM
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Wow this is so much better!!! The sphere is following the rule of thirds and the bokeh is still kind of nice! If i had to choose from the original at f/1.4 and this at f/2.0, i would definitely go with the second one.
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-09-2014, 01:59 PM
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You two need to stop arguing! It's no big deal, i took no offense so i see no point in carrying on the 'fight', sort of speak. Sparkle, i searched some nikon forums and i found a good one in which i subscribed, so thank you. However, i still enjoy this forum so i think i am going to stick to both!
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-09-2014, 11:04 AM
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I like this picture very much. It's great. My thoughts on improving it are a little bit saturation so that the photo becomes more 'alive' and if you want to crop it, place a 'rule of tirds' grid over it and allign the flower. That's what i would do. Try it and see how it looks.
Overall, a very nice and simple photo.
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-09-2014, 09:01 AM
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I get what you were trying to capture but it doesn't work for me. I'm not a big fan of defocusing the whole frame because your eyes need something to focus on. If you didn't want to intrude into your wife's privacy you could frame the shot so that only her hand, the candle and the picture was in the frame. That way you could show that she is praying without actually intruding. Give it another try, maybe play with the room lighting( shoot later in the evening so that the light is warmer/darker, or underexpose a bit) and post the result!
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-09-2014, 08:04 AM
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Indeed, i am new to this forum and i appreciate your thought, but this is the first forum i found with photo critique section available. I'll search for some nikon forums with similar sections but i really like it here :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-09-2014, 07:42 AM
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Thank you, I really like this forum and I hope sometime in the near future to be able to afford a k-5ii! :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-09-2014, 06:37 AM
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I originally subscribed to the forum because i am considering a switch from my nikon to the pentax k-5 ii and i liked the forums here. Does it really matter what camera am i using?
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-08-2014, 01:26 PM
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Yes i did. Thank you for giving me your thoughts on this!
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-08-2014, 12:22 PM
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Ok, so i tried some sepia toning with the gradient map tool and this is what i think looks good. The wall pretty much stays the same, but the ladder changed to a nice warm sepia tone.
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-08-2014, 11:27 AM
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So, I added some contrast in the focus area and a bit to the out of focus area and i think it added a bit of depth to the photo. What do you think?
P.S the picture is not black and white.
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-08-2014, 07:41 AM
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Thank you, I appreciate your advice :) Could you explain what is a contrast bump? I assume it is done in the post-processing part, but i only know the basics and I have no idea how to add a contrast bump.
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-08-2014, 05:38 AM
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-08-2014, 04:52 AM
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That's a very good shot actually. I love the colors and the nice bokeh. However, you could use a smaller aperture (for example f/2), so that the sphere and the metal wire holding it would be in perfect focus. I also think that the far left, out of focus, wire is a bit distracting. Overall, it's a very nice photo.
Keep shooting :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-06-2014, 01:50 PM
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I took this photo today, as i noticed how my shadow looked against a white wall, while setting up my camera for a city sunset photo. This is one of my first pictures of this kind and i would really appreciate any feedback and suggestions as to how it could be improved.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest
05-28-2014, 03:01 AM
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I was backpacking in a remote trail, when i saw the silhouette that the sun and the tree created.
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