Will you critique my photos? Would love to start doing this For more than a hobby
Please let me know what you think regarding my portraits. All done with my Nikon D3000, 50mm 1.8 lens. And All manual Focus (which I'm getting use to). TIA!
Added (1). Do you Really think these were taking with an Iphone.NO! I uploaded them to FB for my cousin, who is in the portraits. My child sleeps in the room with my computer, so on my down time I just saved from FB to my phone, then loaded them on my flicker App. So much you can do with technology. These were taken with my D3000, like said above.
Those are nice shots, it's always fun to take pics of babies and kids. ) looks like you did some post processing (did you?) cuz i noticed the vignetting on the other shot (nice), it's hard to tell if some of the images are super soft or blurry.anyways you did capture the moment. Oh yeah, there's nothing wrong on using the Automatic Focus, actually its really helpful, the manual control on the other hand is fun to use once you get used to your exposures. ) Good Luck! Have Fun!
Sounds like a nice camera also.
They are nice and i congratulate you on that for being a beginner, and this is constructive criticism- no trolling, they just don't pop out like ya know? I see what your trying to get to but not quite there… YET* like try to make it so that what your focusing on is literally popping out of the picture, i know these arent edited but if you decide to edit them i think they would be perfect.
The EXIF data embedded in your photos says they are all taken using an iPhone…
Picture 1: Soft and out of focus, child's shoe is cut off at the edge of the frame, which is distracting.
Picture 2: Also slightly out of focus. Strange framing. Much of the child, including both arms, is cut off. Instead of including a bunch of uninteresting background, include the whole child in the photo.
Picture 3: Once again out of focus. Picture is tilted slightly down to the left, and for some reason includes part of a very ugly lamp post on the left side of the frame.
Picture 4: Out of focus background is busy and adds nothing to the photo. Part of the child is once again cut off by the left side of the frame.
Picture 5: Quite out of focus. Very strange coloring… Not quite black and white, not quite desaturated "vintage" look. Background is distracting.
All in all, you have some basic snapshots with some serious problems. If you want to do this for more than a hobby, you need to take a class and learn the basics of focus and especially framing.
One thing I notice (probably because I was embarrassed by it once) is that your beach photos that have the horizon in them need to be rotated slightly. The horizon is always level.
I clicked on a couple at random. Top rh corner of web page: 'This photo was taken on 9 July 2011 using an Apple iPhone'
Dear, oh dear. What a silly girl you are.
If they were in focus, these might be marginally better than many people can do for themselves. But, IMO, you have a way to go before thinking about charging clients. There are various shortcomings in focus, especially, exposure, posing, cropping, framing and post manipulation. Some things that might or might not be noticed by non discerning clientele. The truth is quality expected by the average person who only wants cheap has dropped as the actual quality of "professional" photography has declined. I see lots of portfolios that are not much better than yours from these new professionals, some of whom are actually getting some jobs. I would still suggest some work at honing your craft before courting real clients. There are lots of tutorials on DVD, seminars, and books available on child/available light portraiture. Continue to learn and practice on your friends and family. As you work and your skill progresses, you might find yourself ahead of a lot of your beginner level competition. You also either need to master the art of focusing, or get a lens that will AF on your entry level body, or step up the body to one with the focus motor in the body.