jake klein
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I was sitting on the front steps at my cousins apartment and just took this pic.
Jake Klein: Some flowers
Jake Klein: Some flowers
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Asher Kelman
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Jake Klein: Some flowers
Jake,
That's a nice splash of color. What sharpening did you use? It's worth considering doing that in a layer and then masking the layers 50% so the transition is not so harsh and the red flower in the foreground. It would be interesting to see the out of the camera image? Was this taken as a reflection in a window as there's a white flower image projected on the lower half of the bold red flower.
I haven't commented on composition as I think this image is likely just shared for instant fun. Let me know if I'm mistaken.
Asher
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jake klein
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Here's the out of camera shot.
Jake Klein: Some flowers
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I'm not sure about the reflection on the flower. And yes this was just for fun but I would love to hear what you have to say about composition, as I am trying to learn and hearing what other people think about how I can improve on composition in my photos will help me.
Jake Klein: Some flowers
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I'm not sure about the reflection on the flower. And yes this was just for fun but I would love to hear what you have to say about composition, as I am trying to learn and hearing what other people think about how I can improve on composition in my photos will help me.
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Jake,
I just like the reflection in that one flower on the left. That's what I would have picked out as interesting. It's unusual, interesting and there for you to capture. The rest of the image to me does not add much, but can be used to balance the one flower. That stem going across the picture is a "no no" unless t serves some purpose to you personally.
When we photograph, we are sampling what we could see. That's one choice. It's refined by findng out the position from which you want to look at it and then the time when the light and everything else is in your favor.
But wait, just one more mundane item. Everything else in the picture must actually carry some weight for your composition, or else exclude it. Nothing here that I can take credit for. It's photography 101.
Asher
I just like the reflection in that one flower on the left. That's what I would have picked out as interesting. It's unusual, interesting and there for you to capture. The rest of the image to me does not add much, but can be used to balance the one flower. That stem going across the picture is a "no no" unless t serves some purpose to you personally.
When we photograph, we are sampling what we could see. That's one choice. It's refined by findng out the position from which you want to look at it and then the time when the light and everything else is in your favor.
But wait, just one more mundane item. Everything else in the picture must actually carry some weight for your composition, or else exclude it. Nothing here that I can take credit for. It's photography 101.
Asher
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Now, Jake,
I will go to the tough questions, since you want to go further. Your answers illuminate your own wishes and I'm not going to slash and burn. You must find the salvation within what you do. I will merely hold up the lantern for a few moments. Art has to be based on the eyes of the artist first of all. Your own eyes. We cannot teach you. You must find that by learning to see in and around and behind things and hunt for the best angle to include and exclude. It's you that must choose. We exchange ideas. Here I'm sharing how we look at what we do.
What features of the image are pleasing to the eye? Answer that and I'll then disclose what I like here too! However, given what you have shown, you're given away little hint of how you distinguish what's worthy of attention and what isn't!
Do you think this image is balanced? What are the strong components? What is there that perhaps should not be there? Is the presentation such that you can demonstrate the detail of the flowers you want. Is the saturation optimum? How is the lighting? and so on.
Asher
I will go to the tough questions, since you want to go further. Your answers illuminate your own wishes and I'm not going to slash and burn. You must find the salvation within what you do. I will merely hold up the lantern for a few moments. Art has to be based on the eyes of the artist first of all. Your own eyes. We cannot teach you. You must find that by learning to see in and around and behind things and hunt for the best angle to include and exclude. It's you that must choose. We exchange ideas. Here I'm sharing how we look at what we do.
What features of the image are pleasing to the eye? Answer that and I'll then disclose what I like here too! However, given what you have shown, you're given away little hint of how you distinguish what's worthy of attention and what isn't!
Do you think this image is balanced? What are the strong components? What is there that perhaps should not be there? Is the presentation such that you can demonstrate the detail of the flowers you want. Is the saturation optimum? How is the lighting? and so on.
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Jake,
Everyone here has heard this so often already, and I repeat it at the risk of annoyance, LOL! After all we just went through this with another newbie.
The key for everyone, however accomplished they might be, is sketching. Enroll in an evening class. That's the basic foundation. Sounds simple. It's as basic as learning to drive.
Nothing to do with photography is needed, just sketching and looking at things, with your fingers made into a frame to include and exclude. Hunt for what's in that frame and sketch, even with simple triangles, circles and squares, since that is what everything is made of!
Asher
Everyone here has heard this so often already, and I repeat it at the risk of annoyance, LOL! After all we just went through this with another newbie.
The key for everyone, however accomplished they might be, is sketching. Enroll in an evening class. That's the basic foundation. Sounds simple. It's as basic as learning to drive.
Nothing to do with photography is needed, just sketching and looking at things, with your fingers made into a frame to include and exclude. Hunt for what's in that frame and sketch, even with simple triangles, circles and squares, since that is what everything is made of!
Asher
jake klein
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I'll look into sketching sounds like fun. I now recall the "reflection" is actually the sun peeking through all the flowers in this outdoor vase. It was about an hour before sunset.
Aslo I just liked the picture, but after looking at it deeper I would have moved the straight leaf out of the way before the shot. I think I just really like the bokeh in the exposure. Going from the nikkon 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 dx vr to a older 50mm f1.8 af-d, I am just enjoying the background a bit too much.
Aslo I just liked the picture, but after looking at it deeper I would have moved the straight leaf out of the way before the shot. I think I just really like the bokeh in the exposure. Going from the nikkon 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 dx vr to a older 50mm f1.8 af-d, I am just enjoying the background a bit too much.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Jake Klein: Some flowers
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Jake,
I just like the reflection in that one flower on the left. One could have added several white flowers perhaps less in focus. That's what I would have picked out as interesting. It's unusual, interesting and there for you to capture. The composition does not work for me at all.
The rest of the image adds a splash of color, that's all. A portion of that might be used to balance the one flower. That stem going across the picture is a "no no" unless it serves some purpose to you personally.
When we photograph, we are sampling what we could see. That's one choice. It's refined by findng out the position from which you want to look at it and then the time when the light and everything else is in your favor.
But wait, just one more mundane item. Everything else in the picture must actually carry some weight for your composition, or else exclude it. Nothing here that I can take credit for. It's photography 101.
Asher