The photos you took of the bubbly water are successful because they are sharp and show a variety of darks and lights. Your photos of the animals are less successful because they are too dark. You may not want to slow the shutter speed because the animals may move around too much, so I would suggest changing the ISO to accommodate the indoor lighting.
Oh my goddd I love the kittens but I agree with Catherine's analysis, the water is so sharp and compelling as an image. The frozen water isn't as clear as I would like though, maybe boost the shutter speed up to really capture it.
Your photos came out nice. My favorite is the one of the cat looking down at your camera. They show personality. It's hard to make pictures of animals feel intentional so just keep that in mind when choosing your composition. The last 2 photos have beautiful contrast.
From your contact sheets I can see that you've taken almost a hundred of photos of the bubbly water. I hope you can do the same to the kittens' shots too, to try out more interesting angles and compositions cause some of your photos look more like a snapshot than a artistic photography, although I now it is really hard to take pictures of those never-stop-moving fluffy balls.
I think your last two photos are the most successful. I think you really could have pushed yourself when shooting the animals to make your photos seem more dynamic, such as using interesting perspective or even playing with the shutter speed when they moved. I also think that some of the animal shots could have been sharper.
Angel and Catherine basically covered everything I wanted to say. Specifically how dark they are and trying to make the pictures of the animals more dynamic. I really liked your last two pictures though
I love all the animals! I feel like you could have pushed your perspective a little bit further though to take more interesting photos. For example, the photo of the kittens drinking from behind is much more interesting! Overall, i love the subjects!
I think my favorites out of the animal pictures are the seventh and eighth ones (totally did not miss the "do not climb" sign in the seventh, though I wish it weren't partially covered) but overall I feel like animals, as a subject for artistic photography, are kind of hard, because of how easy it is to make them compelling. My first reaction like everyone else was "cute cats" and I already liked them for the subject if not for the technique. Really successful animal pictures go beyond just capturing the animal, but it's not like I'm knowledgeable about photography in the least so I can't really suggest how to make it happen. Anyway, actual useful suggestions, I think your images turned out a bit dark (maybe it's the indoors lighting? idk) but messing with ISO might help. The water pictures are really cool to look at but I think for them to be really successful the clarity and sharpness have to be impeccable.
re: animal pictures, actually I think it'd work if you tried capturing them in movement at interesting angles, some combination of techniques that we already employ when taking pictures of people.
I really enjou the photos of the water. I appreciate the variety of angles in which you shot in. I think the photo of the three kitten facing back is one of the most intering photos you took this week.
The photos you took of the bubbly water are successful because they are sharp and show a variety of darks and lights. Your photos of the animals are less successful because they are too dark. You may not want to slow the shutter speed because the animals may move around too much, so I would suggest changing the ISO to accommodate the indoor lighting.
ReplyDeleteOh my goddd I love the kittens but I agree with Catherine's analysis, the water is so sharp and compelling as an image. The frozen water isn't as clear as I would like though, maybe boost the shutter speed up to really capture it.
ReplyDeleteYour photos came out nice. My favorite is the one of the cat looking down at your camera. They show personality. It's hard to make pictures of animals feel intentional so just keep that in mind when choosing your composition. The last 2 photos have beautiful contrast.
ReplyDeleteFrom your contact sheets I can see that you've taken almost a hundred of photos of the bubbly water. I hope you can do the same to the kittens' shots too, to try out more interesting angles and compositions cause some of your photos look more like a snapshot than a artistic photography, although I now it is really hard to take pictures of those never-stop-moving fluffy balls.
ReplyDeleteI think your last two photos are the most successful. I think you really could have pushed yourself when shooting the animals to make your photos seem more dynamic, such as using interesting perspective or even playing with the shutter speed when they moved. I also think that some of the animal shots could have been sharper.
ReplyDeleteAngel and Catherine basically covered everything I wanted to say. Specifically how dark they are and trying to make the pictures of the animals more dynamic. I really liked your last two pictures though
ReplyDeleteI love all the animals! I feel like you could have pushed your perspective a little bit further though to take more interesting photos. For example, the photo of the kittens drinking from behind is much more interesting! Overall, i love the subjects!
ReplyDeleteI think my favorites out of the animal pictures are the seventh and eighth ones (totally did not miss the "do not climb" sign in the seventh, though I wish it weren't partially covered) but overall I feel like animals, as a subject for artistic photography, are kind of hard, because of how easy it is to make them compelling. My first reaction like everyone else was "cute cats" and I already liked them for the subject if not for the technique. Really successful animal pictures go beyond just capturing the animal, but it's not like I'm knowledgeable about photography in the least so I can't really suggest how to make it happen.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, actual useful suggestions, I think your images turned out a bit dark (maybe it's the indoors lighting? idk) but messing with ISO might help. The water pictures are really cool to look at but I think for them to be really successful the clarity and sharpness have to be impeccable.
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ReplyDeletere: animal pictures, actually I think it'd work if you tried capturing them in movement at interesting angles, some combination of techniques that we already employ when taking pictures of people.
ReplyDeleteI really enjou the photos of the water. I appreciate the variety of angles in which you shot in. I think the photo of the three kitten facing back is one of the most intering photos you took this week.
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