Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Francesco: I took a look at the site. The criticism I would offer it that she needs to photograph at less harsh times of day. This means just after sunrise or just before sunset. You guys will just have to get out of bed earlier :-) The majority of the images lack depth because of this and are too contrasty. For example http://www.photorealm.com/bkk001b.jpg could have been better if taken early in the morning. It just has no texture to it because of the midday light. I also notice her images don't have the punch to them that your glamour pictures had, maybe she should use your Leica gear ;-). The other thing missing in some of the pictures is that there is no point of interest that your eye is drawn to. For example in the picture http://www.photorealm.com/bkk004b.jpg , there is no central point your eye is drawn too. It is too cluttered. If the statue on the table with the three guys was it, she should have moved in and framed it so that the picture only included the three guys and the statue. The flowers in the hand in the foreground and the ones in the dish on the table just draw the eye away from the little statue. A picture has to stand on its own without explanation from the photographer. These flowers may have had some significance, but without explanation, they are just clutter. A good suggestion would be to have her join a photo club that has regular slide competitions and critique. I joined the Nova Scotia Photo Guild last year and my photos have improved drastically. For example, most of the photos on my web page are only mediocre when judged. I do have a few award winners sprinkled in as well. http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/index.htm For example, in the Peggy's Cove Page, most have gotten 9 to 11 out of 15 points, with 12 being above average and 15 meaning that the tree judges have each given it a perfect 5. On the snowboard page, the top two images got twelves and the right image in the second row got a thirteen. The creative section has a montage that got a thirteen. A few of the Dragon boat images got twelves as well. In the Noctilux section, which are all prints rather than slides, the Jennifer picture got a ten and the baby got an eleven in print competitions. Any images that get twelve or better go away for outside competitions. Tough judging only makes you strive to be better. Regards, Robert Stevens At 11:19 AM 2/28/99 -0800, you wrote: >Why don't some of you take a look at the new photos on Yvonne's >website at http://www.photorealm.com ? >She would appreciate comments and criticisms as she is a beginning >photographer with a desire to listen and learn. > >Francesco > > > > >