Any Photographers in here :P ?

[awaqas1]

Are there any photographer here ?

I just recently picked up photography and was wondering if there are any photographers here who can give me some feedback on how I am doing ? or some tips ?

Please take a look at my flickr, any feedback would be appreciated

Flickr

[Spiderguy252]

I'm a photographer for airliners.net.

Some really good shots you have there! Especially this one:

mirroring light | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I'd add a touch more contrast though.

[EternalOne]

Originally Posted by awaqas1

Are there any photographer here ?

I just recently picked up photography and was wondering if there are any photographers here who can give me some feedback on how I am doing ? or some tips ?

Please take a look at my flickr, any feedback would be appreciated

Flickr

Some great pics in there. What camera and file format do you use?

[awaqas1]

Originally Posted by Spiderguy252

I'm a photographer for airliners.net.

Some really good shots you have there! Especially this one:

mirroring light | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I'd add a touch more contrast though.

Thanks for looking Spiderguy and thats really cool you are a photographer for airlines.net some really nice photos there.
Thanks for your feedback on the morning light, I shot it too dark, that is a problem I am currently working on.

Originally Posted by EternalOne

Some great pics in there. What camera and file format do you use?

Thanks for looking EternalOne, the camera I am using is Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, I got it used from a photographer friend of mine, I love it


Almost all of my images are in the creative commons so feel free to use any of them , yes you can even consider this a personal invite :P

[Edwine]

Hi,
I am a photographer too and I like your work. Just 2 things to say,
Don't use same images with different captions,
Try to give some detail of picture,
Share your camera details with the picture.
It will give professional touch to your work.
Keep sharing your work with everyone.

[awaqas1]

Originally Posted by Edwine

Hi,
I am a photographer too and I like your work. Just 2 things to say,
Don't use same images with different captions,
Try to give some detail of picture,

Hi Edwine,

Can you give me a specific example of what you mean by do not use images with different captions.
and what do you mean by giving some detail of picture ?
do you mean graphically like in the picture or do you mean provide info like shutter speed & aperture settings?

Thanks for your time
waqas

[niknac]

Nice shots. Enjoy viewing other's perspective and creativity.

Flickr: conner2013's Photostream

[awaqas1]

Originally Posted by niknac

Nice shots. Enjoy viewing other's perspective and creativity.

Flickr: conner2013's Photostream

Hi niknac, I think you have some really good shots, It seems you have really good eyes for composition. Perhaps naming your images would add a personal touch?

[niknac]

Originally Posted by awaqas1

Hi niknac, I think you have some really good shots, It seems you have really good eyes for composition. Perhaps naming your images would add a personal touch?

Thanks, I took your advice and titled the shots.

[yasny]

WOW WOw WOW!!! Stunning stuff!! I'm also new into photography, but you are streets ahead of even accomplished ones - in my humble opinion anyway! Keep it up!

[farmerjaneusa]

Nice shots!

This is my favorite: old tree with bark | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Taking something "ordinary" and setting up an interesting composition is good practice. One thing I would suggest: consider a few things like this tree and taking shots of it until you feel like you really know it. Go back to it for days, weeks, months. How does it look at different times of the day? Are there shadows that fall on it? What kind of shadows does it make? How does it look when it's wet? On a cloudy day? Light rain? Snowing? Look at it from different angles, get down real low, high up, even, left, right, behind, etc and create varying compositions from each angle. Go for odd angles too. Play with exposure, flash and digital settings sometimes if you get a little bored, but mostly turn the "extras" off and go natural.

Keep clicking, if you're digital, you have only to pay for battery power, so don't be shy with the shutter. Consider these things as you shoot: How does it make you feel? What do you think of? Who is your audience?

Also visit this site without the camera sometimes. Study your subject, absorb it, describe it in your mind, feel it (emotionally), ask yourself questions about it. Resist grabbing your camera if you think you've discovered a new way of looking at it or "the perfect shot". Just enjoy it and be in the moment. Take the photographs in your mind.

Save all but the completely out of focus photos from all sessions and go back to them from time to time and pick ones that you like and ask yourself why you like them. Is one good for one audience or situation while another would be better for something else? Where would you expect to see the photo? What would it help illustrate? What emotions would you hope to provoke? Does it speak? What does it say to you?

Find several subject like this to work with over time. Work mostly with quasi-static subjects, like this tree, but also consider sunsets in the same location and animals like a family of birds or squirrels in a particular tree if you want to sit around and be patient and try out your zoom skills. Consider it a personal exercise and don't worry about boring people with a 1000 photos of bark. Eventually you'll find one or two you might share, or perhaps none at all. It doesn't matter, it's about the experience and practice.

Not sure if it's right for you, but it's something I've done for years and one of the biggest things I feel has helped me obtain a higher percentage of "better than good" shots when time is of the essence.

As for a quick fix, remember the rule of thirds (lots of info on the web if you are not familiar) but don't always feel forced to work within it - rules are meant to be broken. Recently I have been trying to overlay the Phi principle as I shoot, in other words, instead of seeing "#" over the image before me, I try to see a boxy version of the expanding snail shell and line up my shot from there. Rule of thirds is extremely helpful in forcing you to pick a point of interest in landscape or complex subjects such as parades and parties. It makes you ask, what lines do I want the eye of my viewer to follow?

Hope this helps.