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jcski25
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So I have been doing photography for almost a year now I havnt taken any classes (I really want to though). Please tell me what you think of these photos and what could be better so I can get better!

Also if you guys have taken classes has it helped you and what did it help you with?

Thanks A lot guys now critique away!!

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Jul 30 2013 10:11PM
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jcski25
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Damn! I did not mean to put so many duplicates! sorry guys!
Jul 30 2013 10:12PM
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damirov
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not too bad i guess, but i'll give you a pointer

go easy on the post processing. for the most part, when you process a photo you want to do it so you can't really even notice its been altered, unless put side by side. for example in the photo with the ute i can tell you've just gone ahead and flung the saturation slider up. take a look at some post tutorials!

minus the over saturation, the ute photo has been captured very nicely.
Jul 31 2013 4:48AM
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Laurent.
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I don't like giving harsh critique but the island/sky/water pictures are imo utterly boring 'snapshots'.

The composition is off, the horizon is crooked, and the lack of rule of thirds becomes much more apparent when you have such a level and distinct horizon. I'm also wondering what the subject is? If it's the island t's just a black blob in the distance because the picture is underexposed.

The truck is a nice capture but you seem to have cranked up the saturation to Ken Rockwellish figures.



I'm not trying to put you off photography but I advise you to read some tutorials, try to replicate what they do.

Here are a few:








Jul 31 2013 7:01AM
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jcski25
Posts: 32 - Karma: 16
Not at all man! I'm here to learn, I just need people to critique my stuff to so i know what im doing wrong and I can fix it! I have never had a class or anything just YouTube videos so I am not really sure if what im doing is correct or not, haha but ill take a look at those tutorials thanks!
Jul 31 2013 1:43PM
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jcski25
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So on the after processing such as in Photoshop do you even use it? or would you recommend using something like Lightroom? or just nothing at all?
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