Critiques

ascotti (256) 2008-02-07 12:46

Hey,

Well done! Love the lanterns. I think you could have uped your shutter speed just a tad to make it just slightly darker to get more definition of the lettering and lines on the lanterns.

Well done!

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-02-07 12:41

Hey Vladimir,

Great shot and good effort at natural framing here. I think you could improve on the framing by using the rail and post on the bottom and right hand side of the frame.

Well done and hope this helps,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-02-02 14:30

Hey John,

Good old newfies! I've still got family in Grand Falls, great province and people.
The military provides a great subject for so many great photo opportunities. I don't know what you were allowed to do in terms of moving around and shooting this event. Try zooming in on the scene - asking yourself what really attracts you to this image and why you want to take it. Personally, it would have been the repetition and perfection that the soldiers have presented. Maybe zooming in on their hands holding the gun, using the coporal's arms as a frame and shooting down the line. hope you get what i am suggesting.

Anyways, play around with these shots, main thing is focusing you eye on something specific. hoe this helps,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 16:10

Mehmet,

Great shot! I think i would prefer if we got the couple facing the heart and not the camera. Did you get any other shots of this. Just looking at it I am thinking of all the different possibilities that can be done with this shape and lighting. A note on the side would've been nice as well.

All the best,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 11:43

Hey Lara,

I also have a shot of a girl with flies. One person told me it is a "non-photo" for the fact that Africa shouldn't be typified like that. I would disagree with that comment, this is great because it really does show what people deal with on a daily basis. Not too sure why it is so blurry though, could be the focus, seems like you had a fast enough shutter that it shouldn't have been a problem. Would also be nice to have a little more background on the shot.

All the best,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 11:39

hey Yvonne,

What ISO were you shooting at? I understand how it's lost some sharpness because of the low shutter speed, maybe a higher shutter speed would have allowed more flexibility.

All the best,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 11:34

Hey Peter,


Great shot! turned out really well!

All the best,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 7:18

Hey Steven,

Great note! Sounds like it was a tough one to get. Well done in all regards. Too bad you couldnt get her smack in front of the footballer, just would have been more amusing. However, where she is now is more compositionally sound.

Well done and all the best,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 7:16

Hey Georgios,

Love the reflection. I think you could make it a tad more striking if you darkened the image a bit and upped the contrast, the red and the reflection would be alot more striking. If you try it out, let me know.

All the best,

-Adam

ascotti (256) 2008-01-30 7:01

Hey Fehmi,

Interesting shot, especially with the young girl sitting there. Try shooting at a higher ISO if it does not get too grainy/noisy and open up the aperture giving you a larger depth of field. I thought this might look good in Black and White so did the quick change, and depending on personal taste, i think it does look better in B&W.

All the best,

-Adam