Critique photos taken with Canon 5D W/ 35 1.4 L, and Vivitar 285HV

[Richard Lane]

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This actually looks like a nice scene. I think the focusing and depth of field are good, however the photo is too dark, underexposed, the painting and the Christmas tree are cut off at the top and I would take away that pillow in the bottom right hand corner.


Rich

[Richard Lane]

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#1 Very underexposed, otherwise you may have something here. I like the low angle perspective, some people would say not to completely center the main object in the frame, but it doesn't bother me here. Try taking a shot of the presents under the tree.


#2 Again, too dark and the painting and tree are cut off. Lose the pillow.


Rich

[Richard Lane]

Here are the rest of my tries. i wonder if i could use these for a Christmas card? [url="http://photobucket.com][/url] [url="http://photobucket.com][/url]
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#1: Too dark and half the bottle is chopped off. I like the label focus, and I like that the bottle is rotated and the label is not centered in the frame. Try again in vertical composition.


#2: Lighting is not too bad on this one. Background horizon is crooked, but the bottle is straight, so it'snot as bad.It has something to due with the angle at which you're holding the camera. Avoid centering everything, sometimes it's OK. I don't like the paper on the table. Watch your refelction in the bottle, however since the bottle is curved it's less of an issue. Other options would be to try choosing a more intersting focal point on the bottle, such as the cap, the top label, or the bottom label, instead of choosing the middle part of the bottle as the focal point, butyour waycan work too.


You need to read about exposure; to increase your exposure, you will need to loweryour shutter speed (which may require a tripod), open up the aperture, raise the ISO, or set more power on the flash.


Keep practicing,


Rich

[GarzaCapitalist]

Thanks Rich. and Tak! I am practicing every dang min i can!

[GarzaCapitalist]

i used the white paper for testing purposes, i noticed it reflected the uh reflections from the bottle to the area i needed highlighted! i have more you can see. s1118.photobucket.com/.../garzacapitalist!cpZZ4QQtppZZ32

[GarzaCapitalist]

Here are some I purposely left out! all where obviously in doors, but also at night with just the flash,and regular home lights.