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ngdawg · 11-30-2006, 10:29 PM

The second is good, but needs to be cropped. The fifth too is a very good shot. Too bad the turntable detail wasn't more refined-with his sillohuette it would have been terrific. (I like sillhouettes against scenery.)
I personally am not fond of blur, but it can be an artform-a guy won second place in an artshow that I finalled in with his blurry shots.
When taking shots, you need to fill them; you have a couple that are 'off'; while the second conveys because of the smallness of the man and screen, the 6th, for example just looks offcenter-the screen to the left overpowers the DJ. When shooting people or animals, their head should be as close to the top of the view as can be without either cutting the tops off or getting too much space underneath. Get in closer and center the main subject or 'theme', like you did in the 3rd pic. The crowd shot is an example of not centering. Too much ceiling. If you were going for the ceiling the crowd should be slightly out of focus and taking up less space. As it is, the photo is cut in half-ceiling/crowd. Which brings me to another hint I learned in both interior design classes and photography classes. 'Thirds'. Pictures shouldn't be half this/half that. Main subject or idea you wish to convey should take up at least 2/3 of the shot, the other third being the surroundings of that subject. Once you get that 'thirds' imbedded in the brain, shots become 'automatic'.
Experiment with subject matter. Re, the third shot, I'd have focussed on his hands and the turntable.
Don't be afraid to take 3 or 4 shots of the same thing. Never walk away after just one. Shoot. Adjust the shutter and aperature slightly, shoot again. A good trick I learned watching a master of photography, Bruce Weber: When in a crowd, try holding the camera up high over your head, point it slightly downward and start clicking. Also, kneeling and shooting upward gets unique perspectives.
Red Hook, eh? My grandmother lived there for years, Columbia St, I believe (or Ave?) in the projects. Not exactly the Ritz...hope it's a better area now.

11-30-2006, 10:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	The second is good, but needs to be cropped. The fifth too is a very good shot. Too bad the turntable detail wasn't more refined-with his sillohuette it would have been terrific. (I like sillhouettes against scenery.) I personally am not fond of blur, but it can be an artform-a guy won second place in an artshow that I finalled in with his blurry shots. When taking shots, you need to fill them; you have a couple that are 'off'; while the second conveys because of the smallness of the man and screen, the 6th, for example just looks offcenter-the screen to the left overpowers the DJ. When shooting people or animals, their head should be as close to the top of the view as can be without either cutting the tops off or getting too much space underneath. Get in closer and center the main subject or 'theme', like you did in the 3rd pic. The crowd shot is an example of not centering. Too much ceiling. If you were going for the ceiling the crowd should be slightly out of focus and taking up less space. As it is, the photo is cut in half-ceiling/crowd. Which brings me to another hint I learned in both interior design classes and photography classes. 'Thirds'. Pictures shouldn't be half this/half that. Main subject or idea you wish to convey should take up at least 2/3 of the shot, the other third being the surroundings of that subject. Once you get that 'thirds' imbedded in the brain, shots become 'automatic'. Experiment with subject matter. Re, the third shot, I'd have focussed on his hands and the turntable. Don't be afraid to take 3 or 4 shots of the same thing. Never walk away after just one. Shoot. Adjust the shutter and aperature slightly, shoot again. A good trick I learned watching a master of photography, Bruce Weber: When in a crowd, try holding the camera up high over your head, point it slightly downward and start clicking. Also, kneeling and shooting upward gets unique perspectives. Red Hook, eh? My grandmother lived there for years, Columbia St, I believe (or Ave?) in the projects. Not exactly the Ritz...hope it's a better area now. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.