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justpunchit314
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< on 8/3/2008 3:10 PM >
|  | | | I've been really trying to focus more on comp, and stronger subject matter, and I think I did much better on my last trip. So tell me what you do and dont like and what you would change. Thanks guys.
Then I took trip to see an old friend.
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Descending
 
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| | | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 1 on 8/3/2008 3:18 PM >
| | | | Stop centering your subject...
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justpunchit314
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| | | | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 2 on 8/3/2008 3:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by Descending
Stop centering your subject...
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haha ok I'll remember that.
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ph0to
  
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| | | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 3 on 8/3/2008 3:39 PM >
| | | | 1. I like this shot, but I think it could be cropped in tighter. There is too much space that has nothing going on in it. Watch the lines in the wall. They are slanted just a little bit. It looks like it was shot wide open too, stop down and try that again. Sharper, Closer and Straight and it will be a lot better IMO.
edit: the lines on this may just be your lens...since the first one on the wall is the only one that isn't straight and all of the rest are.
2. Probably my favorite one in the set, it is sharp and the colors are pretty close to what they are supposed to be. But, I would have stepped back a bit, raised up the tripod instead of tilting it up. It looks like you shot close to the floor, back up, shoot it straight and get the top of the door in the picture and keep your lines straight.
3. Again, lines!!! This also looks like it was shot wide open, stop down and try it again.
4. Colors are off, and it looks a little out of focus (some of which may be my screen).
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| | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 4 on 8/3/2008 4:43 PM >
| | | | Posted by Descending
Stop centering your subject...
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yeah, it seems like you want to 'do it proper' and not take a risk. Try an interesting angle or perspective.
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goldenmoon
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| | | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 5 on 8/3/2008 6:58 PM >
| | | | i love them actually and never been too found of that "centering" rule. i love it centered sometimes.
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Jeff!
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| | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 6 on 8/4/2008 4:03 AM >
| | | | lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines lines
plz make dem st8
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Steed
 
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| | | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 7 on 8/4/2008 7:15 AM >
| | | | 3 would be better if the wheelchair weren't centered. 2, I'm not sure because I don't know what the actual scene looked like. 1 could easily be fixed with the lens correction function in photoshop.
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Starman
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| | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 8 on 8/5/2008 3:41 PM >
| | | | Ugh, that last shot is awful.
More for subject though.
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micro
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| | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 9 on 8/5/2008 4:28 PM >
| | | | 1. Very nice, but I'd take a bit off the left side and it'll help balance this one a bit better. Someone told you to crop it tighter, but I don't think it's necessary because there's a nice amount of space around the objects. You want to give things a bit of breathing room for stuff like this.
As for the distortion, it's not that big of a deal here because it plays well with the curves of the crutches and chair. Besides, its not your fault there's distortion. It's the lens's fault. Just be aware that it can be a problem and maybe avoid certain types of shots until you can afford something better.
2. It's kind of awkward looking mostly because of the wonky lines and the diamond shape formed by the blackboard. The doorframe on the left is distracting. Try cropping it out and try to correct the remaining lines using the distort tool in Photoshop.
3. Normally I don't agree with people who say stuff like "never center the subject", but this is actually a good example of why you should sometimes avoid it. There just isn't enough going on to the left and right to fill the frame and to bring everything together. If you're going to centre stuff like this, then try shooting it portrait instead of landscape. Either that or crop it to a square.
4. There isn't much to like about this one. It's blurry, too dark and a bit hard on the eyes.
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Atlas Wolfe
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| | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 10 on 8/18/2008 9:56 PM >
| | | | one thing that has helped me alot is instead of centering, put your subject on a line of thirds. (imagine a tic-tac-toe board on your picture, and place your subject on one of those lines, preferably an intersection of those lines.)
what this does is it creates an easy way to quickly compose a more interesting shot, and it puts things off-center.
again, more interesting.
also, try shooting from REALLY up high or REALLY down low.
this could add a lot of depth to the shot.
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turkey
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<Reply # 11 on 8/23/2008 5:22 PM >
| | | | love the first one dude...although I agree with what others have said about centering the subject in the other shots...
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Oryx
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| | Re: Falling through stairs state school
<Reply # 12 on 8/23/2008 11:12 PM >
| | | | Even if the subjects are centered, the shots you posted still look really nice. The last one, I think, weakens the set as a whole though. The "Goodbye" one is awesome too and kinda creepy in a way. Did you position it that way or just find it like that? All in all, you have the contrast and focusing down ('cept for the last) so keep shooting! =)
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