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UER Forum > Archived UE Photo Critiques > B&W negative scans (Viewed 334 times) _amok   |  B&W negative scans < on 8/8/2010 5:25 PM >   These shots were for the final of my first photo class. click to view click to view click to view ensimismada  Location: CA Gender: Female ...wishing I had time for one more photo...  |  Re: B&W negative scans <Reply # 1 on 8/9/2010 4:29 AM >   From the thumbnails I thought the final image was the strongest, but examining it as the larger image doesn't leave me compelled. The snowy ground forms great, detailed contrast to the dark of the wall/dam, but the sky is blown-out and I'm not sure the snow is enough to save/balance it. But more than the exposure, I'm simply not captivated by the composition - too static and the chosen point-of-view doesn't make the tower feel very imposing or protective or... any emotion, really. It simply is. Then again, maybe that's a statement in and of itself. On the other hand, something about the depth of field of the first two images really captures me - the background is just soft enough and your choice of focal points draws the viewer in both times. I'm not so sure I like the balance of dark and light areas in the first image, but the lines in the second image are great! They're sometimes dynamic and sometimes repetitive but never seem to distract. Just my $0.02. _amok   |  Re: B&W negative scans <Reply # 2 on 8/19/2010 3:06 PM >   Thanks for the feedback. I have the same thoughts you do. The blown out sky adds to the artistic aesthetic in my opinion. dynastar666  Location: Burlington, VT Gender: Male  |  |  Re: B&W negative scans <Reply # 3 on 8/27/2010 2:29 AM >   Let me first say that I am not trying to be a dick. With that being said, these photos were seriously for a final in a photography class? What were you trying to portray with these images? What were they teaching you in this class? If one of my students turned images such as these in I would feel as though I had failed as a teacher. I shoot photos. www.flickr.com/photos/dynastar666 www.developingpictures.org digital_me  Location: Colorado Gender: Male When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro  |  |  Re: B&W negative scans <Reply # 4 on 8/27/2010 4:10 AM >   composition is lacking in all of them. rule of thirds, then break the fuck out of that rule. contrast and juxtaposition, muthafucka, this is black and white. that shit is your currency. jack up the contrast where it needs be jacked up, juxtapose light and dark and other things too. number three you could've moved the camera up and to the left and stepped back (50mm prime, right?). really put the bright of the sky against the black of the dam against the white of the snow. learn to dodge and burn. learn to expose so your highlights aren't blown and your shadows aren't drowned. i can tell that number 1 was overexposed in the highlight areas on the box etc because of the way it's flat gray. then you burned it. that don't fly. and it looks like you know how to play with dof so for god's sake mess with something else now. black and white is the shit. if you work hard, you can make it iller. _amok   |  Re: B&W negative scans <Reply # 5 on 8/27/2010 11:59 AM >   I appreciate your honest feedback. I did a lot of burning and dodging in the darkroom with these. As the subject states they're negative scans, no photoshop. The first two were long exposures because it was dark as hell in there and I did not want to use flash. [last edit 8/27/2010 12:00 PM by _amok - edited 1 times] yokes  Location: Toronto Gender: Male I aim to misbehave  |  |  |  Re: B&W negative scans <Reply # 6 on 8/27/2010 1:09 PM >   I love that you're learning traditional B&W and darkroom work. That's excellent. I agree with the other comments, however, that you should read up more on photographic composition and work to apply it. "Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men." - Richard Nickel UER Forum > Archived UE Photo Critiques > B&W negative scans (Viewed 334 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 111 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739361636 pages have been generated.