You played predominately with repetition this week and they look good! The only problem I had was the shed pictures with the extremely dark doorframe which does add mystique but pure black and white is something which we're not supposed to do apparently.
You have some really nice photos in here but the lack of contrast within them stands out to me. For example, the fence picture would have been stronger if you darkened the sky and the plant. Right now, the fence blends too closely with the sky and my eye just gets lost. Your third image is a good angle, but there is too much grey and not enough black to balance the white of the sun. The orange picture has a good composition, but my interest is lost too quickly because the image is not sharp.
I feel like you have very strong photos but some of them need a bit of adjusting to push them farther. Specifically what Jenna mentioned with the oranges. They were the most interesting one to me but need to be sharper.
The two photos with the vines wrapping are really strong. They have good contrast, which could be transferred onto some of the other images. The photo on the roof doesn't have a clear focal point, but it is an interesting perspective.
I wonder how the first image would be different if the shadow had been cast across the fence instead of off to the right - that way a new element of contrast would be introduced and you wouldn't have such a vast white plain that kind of blends with all the other lighter tones and overwhelms the balance.
The 7th image really is one of my favorites, I feel like describing it as lyrical haha. The 2nd picture too, the wide range of tones, from near-white to something close to black and everything in-between, makes the image feel a lot fuller than image 3 or 5. I appreciate the diversity in subject and location (as far as we can tell) and the series altogether brings to mind a rustic, abandoned or at least sparsely populated place. It feels nostalgic and subtly creepy.
For the last picture, I feel like even though it is nicely shot, I've seen it before from other photographers. I feel like such a recurring subject light fire needs a new and more intriguing perspective.
The composition of your 7th image works really well because of the repetition (creating symmetry), but the vines create a composition that leads my eye through the image as well. I feel the composition of your final image could be better - there is nothing in the image to really focus on because the light is so bright and the dark so dark.
I agree with Jenna that some of your photos need more contrast. The third one could have become a great photo because the subject and angle were good, but it needs more contrast and the light is too bright, which breaks the balance in some way.
The first picture to me is way too bright, especially the color of the fence, but this picture is still lack of contrast in the same time. I can't quite get the photos of the houses, I try to read what you are trying to convey through those photos but failed, they look like taken randomly to me.
I think that your images could have benefited from being edited a little bit more. More editing would have given your images more contrast, which would have made them more dynamic. There's also a couple photos where the exposure/light is a little too bright. It would have been nice to have seen more images from night. I appreciate your third picture where you tried to play around with the sunlight.
You played predominately with repetition this week and they look good! The only problem I had was the shed pictures with the extremely dark doorframe which does add mystique but pure black and white is something which we're not supposed to do apparently.
ReplyDeleteYou have some really nice photos in here but the lack of contrast within them stands out to me. For example, the fence picture would have been stronger if you darkened the sky and the plant. Right now, the fence blends too closely with the sky and my eye just gets lost. Your third image is a good angle, but there is too much grey and not enough black to balance the white of the sun. The orange picture has a good composition, but my interest is lost too quickly because the image is not sharp.
ReplyDeleteI feel like you have very strong photos but some of them need a bit of adjusting to push them farther. Specifically what Jenna mentioned with the oranges. They were the most interesting one to me but need to be sharper.
ReplyDeleteThe two photos with the vines wrapping are really strong. They have good contrast, which could be transferred onto some of the other images. The photo on the roof doesn't have a clear focal point, but it is an interesting perspective.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the first image would be different if the shadow had been cast across the fence instead of off to the right - that way a new element of contrast would be introduced and you wouldn't have such a vast white plain that kind of blends with all the other lighter tones and overwhelms the balance.
ReplyDeleteThe 7th image really is one of my favorites, I feel like describing it as lyrical haha. The 2nd picture too, the wide range of tones, from near-white to something close to black and everything in-between, makes the image feel a lot fuller than image 3 or 5. I appreciate the diversity in subject and location (as far as we can tell) and the series altogether brings to mind a rustic, abandoned or at least sparsely populated place. It feels nostalgic and subtly creepy.
For the last picture, I feel like even though it is nicely shot, I've seen it before from other photographers. I feel like such a recurring subject light fire needs a new and more intriguing perspective.
ReplyDeleteThe composition of your 7th image works really well because of the repetition (creating symmetry), but the vines create a composition that leads my eye through the image as well.
ReplyDeleteI feel the composition of your final image could be better - there is nothing in the image to really focus on because the light is so bright and the dark so dark.
I agree with Jenna that some of your photos need more contrast. The third one could have become a great photo because the subject and angle were good, but it needs more contrast and the light is too bright, which breaks the balance in some way.
ReplyDeleteThe first picture to me is way too bright, especially the color of the fence, but this picture is still lack of contrast in the same time. I can't quite get the photos of the houses, I try to read what you are trying to convey through those photos but failed, they look like taken randomly to me.
ReplyDeleteI think that your images could have benefited from being edited a little bit more. More editing would have given your images more contrast, which would have made them more dynamic. There's also a couple photos where the exposure/light is a little too bright. It would have been nice to have seen more images from night. I appreciate your third picture where you tried to play around with the sunlight.
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