weekends come and gone where is the picture? pics or it never happened

 

www.deviantart.com

 

deviant is more of a place to collect your images like a portfolio, it's cool and I do have an account there but I think it's speeds are something that are lacking.

 

I think you forgot to mention something.

 

You're right....but I cant think of what it is......

 

Here's one of mine from the weekend. Still playing around with the camera on auto.



open for critique.

 

what yall think??

 

nice, i love that color

 

car is sharp, composition is ok. get rid of the selective coloring though, its lame.

 

a few more, and i want some critique on the first one! please









these aren't the best ones

 

use program auto at least and keep practicing. I like all the vertical lines and the loneliness of the yellow in the image. Using program mode would have given you the option to save that part of the swing that is overexposed but otherwise everything else is fine and neutral.

selective coloring is nice but for some reason seems out of place on this image, otherwise it's great.

edit: to add, the image is a focus of the car at speed on the road I would crop it up a bit to where the sky isn't taking up so much space. The rule of 3rd's would still apply to this image in a 16:9 format which I would recommend for it.

 

thanks, I've been using the P. not full auto. still tryin to remember how to adjust all of the settings for light and stuff

 

I need some constructive criticism.

My first day with a good camera that I bought today. I could only practice in MF mode inside since it was raining out side.

I edited them with Iphoto.







Any help would be appreciated to help me out with my new hobby

 

Aside for the last 2 images it seems white balance was an issue which you may want to learn more about correcting. For macro you want to use a much smaller aperture or larger f-stop number. This would allow much more detail to be in focus while at the same time could potentially bring out more detail in the image. To add to that you must remember that the closer you focus the shorter range your aperture will have for any given number whereas in landscapes the further you focus the larger range your aperture will have.

 

Is the white balance issue done with the camera or the post editing?

What about this pic? I wanted to go "cooler".

 

depends on if your shooting raw or jpeg. If you shooting raw you can change it in post insanely easily but if it's jpeg tones can change drastically if you change the temperature too much so using the camera will be best so you know ahead of time how to deal with the lighting.

That image is nice but one less light source would be better or have the light more focused (closer or pointed at the controller) so it casts a better shadow. Judging from the image it looks like the tv is providing one light and you have another incandescent light somewhere in the room so you could have made it cooler by just turning off the other light.

 

Well I am shooting in RAW, so at least that helps. For inside I had the ISO set at 800 with a lower Aperture. Lower the Aperture the more light it will take in right?

I do see that second light source. I finally realize that now. I guess to get better, I have to take more time on this pic's to make sure nothing is interfering with them. Cool, thanks!

 

The higher the ISO the more likely you are to have noise in the picture. In dim lighting you probably want to shoot wide open and set it to the lowest ISO you possibly can and still get the picture. Tripods help A LOT! I generally don't go above an ISO of 400 unless I absolutely have to...

 

Yeah, I plan on getting a Tripod for night shots out side for sure.

To shoot wide open you set the aperture lower, right?

 

What is meant by wide open is to use the largest aperture on the lens which happens to be the smaller numbers. To add I agree that the need for using a lower ISO would be better for dark and moody 'still' or 'static' images where nothing is moving to avoid noise. Using high ISO is only needed when you need faster shutter speeds to capture motion otherwise your going to reduce the quality of the image each stop increase. Noise reduction can only do so much.

 

Okay sweet. I think I'm getting this.

Yeah, that's what I meant when I said lower aperture (Lower number).

So to brighten the still picture all I need to do is either use flash or use a wider aperture (smaller number).

To capture quick motions, like cars moving or people moving, I make the ISO higher.

Am I getting this?

 

What you need to understand is that each option you tweak is meant as a means to an end result so changing just one thing changes any number of other things. Assuming P mode, Increasing the ISO increases the light gathering ability which increases the shutter speed and or possibly decreases the aperture. Assuming A mode, increasing the ISO increases the shutter. Assuming S mode, increasing the ISO decreases the aperture. This of course requires there to be enough light for proper exposure without tweaking anything. What you want to do is find a balance for the image you are taking.

If your doing static images then you want to use A mode and adjust the depth of field by adjusting the aperture which will adjust shutter and ISO provided your not limited the ISO to a set number. But be mindful of your shutter speed in case it gets low so you don't blur the image yourself.

If your doing action images then you use S mode and adjust the shutter speed depending on the speed of the action and how frozen you want the image to look. ISO and Aperture will adjust accordingly to allow the proper amount of light for the shutter speed but be careful not to go too high if there isn't enough light.

P mode should be used for general situations where you just want to take an image and fine for almost every general social situation.

M mode should be used in controlled situations or when your absolutely sure about what you need or want and you know how to get there with the camera settings and lighting available.

I haven't posted anything or even uploaded anything in a while but I have been taking pictures...

 

^Those are really nice. Hopefully I'll get there some day.

Did I do okay on this one?

 

[QUOTE=wardzach2007;4512630]^Those are really nice. Hopefully I'll get there some day.

Did I do okay on this one?

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Speaking of photography specifically the image is nice but be mindful of background distractions unless intentional and if it is intentional get more on the frame .ie. the corner of the building.

 

You have to be careful using a flash because it's really easy to blow out the pictures and make everything too bright. Normally what I do is change the shutter speed so that it stays open longer (this is where the tripod comes in to play. If I can I generally leave my ISO at 200 and adjust the shutter speed and f-stop to meet my needs. The only thing I raise the ISo up for is if I'm trying to get a picture of something moving in dim light. One thing you want to be aware of is when you have a lower f-stop your DOF is going to be very shallow. In good lighting you want to keep that in mind because it can make a big difference in your pictures (Low f-stop shallow DOF...high f-stop deep DOF). However, in bad lighting you can pretty much throw that out the window.

BTW does your camera have a light meter built into it? I know my D60 has one on the LCD screen on the back and when you look through the view finder. This should help you when making your decisions about shutter speed, f-stop, and ISO settings...

BTW here's one of the latest pictures I took of my dog.