Ok guys and gals here are a few of my pics that i have done over the past few months. Just wanted to see if i could get some constructive criticism about my work (good or bad) Thanks peeps!

~Angela~

 

You should number your pics if you want feedback.. that way we can easily refer to them..

I'll just comment in general since you don't have them numbered, you need to read about the rule of thirds and learn about photo composition do's and don'ts .. a lot of your photos have the car right smack dab in the middle and a lot of them are cropped kinda tight too.. cars need room to breathe in general

a few of the of the pics are over exposed too.. and cut it with the crazy JDM angles.. you don't need them and it's usually a beginners mistake.. i had to keep tilting my head back and forth going through your pics

that said my fav pic of the bunch is the last one. even if it does slightly break the rule of thirds..

keep shooting!

 

Cons:
* I feel the colors are muddy and nearly posterized.
* The watermark could use some work also.

Pros:
* I like the composition of #10, #18, and #19
* For #10, you just don't see a picture like that with all the cars going down a street in the city. Seriously well done.

Now Leemik does not like the tilted horizon. I personally like a tilted horizon when it's done right.

Here's an article from PopPhoto that can give you an idea on when and why it works.

http://web7.popphoto.com/popularphot...backlight.html

Also learn how to use various image editors to get the maximum from your shots.

 

I'm not a fan of tilted horizon either.

Your photos don't grab me. They aren't crisp. Get a good photo editing program as ctwentytwo already stated. Every photo you take can always use some level of brightnes and contrast adjustments and unmask sharp but don't rely on photo editors too much. They are a final touch and not an answer to improper exposure or poor autofocus and composition.

Here's a photo I took that I like alot. The content is interesting. The use of natural light and shadows adds depth, the only photo editing I did was unmask sharp.

JET

 

I don't mind the tilted horizon, I do it occassionally too... I just don't like it over done--where every other picture seems like it's tilted one way then back the other like in this set of pictures..

Ahh I see you've numbered your pics now.. Looking carefully and nitpicking a few #17 would work better if the VW was not upside down and you got the whole wheel.. #13 has wierd contrast not sure if that was on purpose #18 was a good idea but you chopped off the Z #16 wheels underexposed #22 wheels underexposed.. #3 not sure what the focal point was the side of the car or the headlight? #2 overexposed #5 and #6, HDR#1 look too much like snapshots IMHO #19 focus is bad on the subject/car

--mike

 

that large of a watermark is rather distracting. e.g. pics 19-22

 

watermark is biguns. and a bunch of the pics are fuzzy or grainy.

nice though!

 

Agreed. Where are your bright tones? The photos feel muudy
and blah. Colorization is just off. Smaller, simpler watermark and
then repost. ::L

 

Well i appreciate all that everyone has said to me. This has been very very helpful. I have posted these on another forum an they were just cruel and harsh and had nothing constructive to say but yall have proved to be the better group I really appreciate it. On the other hand do you have any suggestions as to how to get rid of the "muddy colors" and getting the sharpest picture. Im by no means a professional im still trying to learn everything about my camera. I actually learned last night that even if you have a lens that has an aperture of 1.8 you will probably get best results out of that lens at two to three stops above that. I tested this out and It's true how cool is that. Anywho I have quite a few pictures that i have done over the months and having going through some more i'm going to post another one that might possible be a little better all around considering the thirds rule, harsh angles, smaller watermark, and possibly more crisp and more in focus... Let me know if i was right or not.

Thanks again for all your help i look forward to even more along the way.

~Angela~

 

u certainly have talent... that shows... keep up the good work...

 

About #17 I tried like hell to get his caps to line up trust me but he said that no matter how hard he tried he couldnt get it to line up perfectly up and down and still keep that setting the way we wanted it. As for chopping off the wheel. I have this picture maybe this one is a bit better than the other...

 

perhaps your white balance is wrong?

 

If your talking about the scion shot you are right. This was from my very first car shoot. I shot in a certain white balance i believe it was the tungsten hence all the blue overcasting. But i quickly fixed that come next shoot. Or are you speaking overall on all my pictures?

 

yeah scion shot specifically. but there's also alot to be said for custom white balance.