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JDMTyler3326 · 03-23-2009, 09:51 PM

Well I am trying to get into photography. Right now I am using a Cheap Kodak EasyShare C813. Here is some pics that I took over the time. PLZ Tell me what you guys think of them. If they are bad or you have something I can do to make them better tell me then.

A Very old Eagles Flag

Friend doing a trick

G-Spot Snow boarding

I have some more pics then

bmatyeah · 03-23-2009, 10:11 PM

You don't need to edit your pictures yet. get comfortable and capture everything in the frame. No need for the sepia/b and w until you got the photo basics.

The last one had potential if you snapped it a little later. There is not to much you can do with a point and shoot but the last one had the guy in the frame and was clear.

SciRocco · 03-23-2009, 10:17 PM

where was that kid snowboarding that its that close to the street?

bmatyeah · 03-23-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SciRocco

where was that kid snowboarding that its that close to the street?

it was probally a rail jam at a ski shop

JDMTyler3326 · 03-23-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bmatyeah

You don't need to edit your pictures yet. get comfortable and capture everything in the frame. No need for the sepia/b and w until you got the photo basics.

The last one had potential if you snapped it a little later. There is not to much you can do with a point and shoot but the last one had the guy in the frame and was clear.

Ok well tomorrow I will take some more pics and wont edit them and see what you guys think of them

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Originally Posted by SciRocco

where was that kid snowboarding that its that close to the street?

it was at a Skateboarding shop. And it was a Rail Jam

jspek · 03-23-2009, 10:49 PM

i agree, you dont need to be doing advanced post stuff yet. learn everything you can about light and composition.

JDMTyler3326 · 03-23-2009, 11:09 PM

But I still think I did a nice job on the Eagles Flag.

97TurboDSM · 03-24-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JDMTyler3326

But I still think I did a nice job on the Eagles Flag.

it's too dark, the vignetting is way overdone, and we cant really tell what the flag says(obviously we can since you told us) but without that it would be more difficult to figure out, and the background is too busy.

JDMTyler3326 · 03-24-2009, 06:39 AM

^ ok well when I get home i will take some more pics to see what you guys think,

grimm · 03-24-2009, 03:19 PM

think composition first and foremost. then work from there.

JDMTyler3326 · 03-24-2009, 10:01 PM

Some more pics!!!!
This is my bike... Are these pics any better?

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

PLZ tell me if these are any better?

abrok99 · 03-24-2009, 10:08 PM

there really dark. bike looks sweet though.

JDMTyler3326 · 03-24-2009, 10:12 PM

All pics look dark? Should I lightin them up a little?

And thanks I love my bike lol.

jspek · 03-24-2009, 10:14 PM

they're all underexposed and the composition is lacking. 3 and 5 you are cutting off the handle bars. you dont always have to have the subject in the middle of frame. like maybe putting your bike up against the fence, and framing it up by placing it in the right hand side of your viewfinder.

Nick Merrone · 03-24-2009, 10:14 PM

first ones the best..You have to get more like focused on the object your taking the picture of..

97TurboDSM · 03-24-2009, 10:14 PM

all of them are underexposed and the composition is pretty poor in all of them. i guess i just dont like the location for the bike as it blends in with the background but keep practicing.

JDMTyler3326 · 03-24-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jspek

they're all underexposed and the composition is lacking. 3 and 5 you are cutting off the handle bars. you dont always have to have the subject in the middle of frame. like maybe putting your bike up against the fence, and framing it up by placing it in the right hand side of your viewfinder.

What do you mean by that? I an new to pics so.

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Originally Posted by Nick Merrone

first ones the best..You have to get more like focused on the object your taking the picture of..

ya i like that one the best

JDMTyler3326 · 03-24-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 97TurboDSM

all of them are underexposed and the composition is pretty poor in all of them. i guess i just dont like the location for the bike as it blends in with the background but keep practicing.

Again what do you mean by that? But ya I will keep practicing.

JDMTyler3326 · 03-24-2009, 10:24 PM

This is an unedited pic

Are these any better then the other pics?

jspek · 03-24-2009, 10:26 PM

underexposed meaning dark. it looks like your using a kodak p&s. try raising the EV by 1 or 2 values. there should be something in your camera's manual telling you how to do it.

03-23-2009, 09:51 PM	#1
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	Beginner Pics... (Taking Advice) Well I am trying to get into photography. Right now I am using a Cheap Kodak EasyShare C813. Here is some pics that I took over the time. PLZ Tell me what you guys think of them. If they are bad or you have something I can do to make them better tell me then. A Very old Eagles Flag Friend doing a trick G-Spot Snow boarding I have some more pics then Last edited by JDMTyler3326; 11-30-2009 at 01:53 PM.

03-24-2009, 03:19 PM	#10
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03-24-2009, 10:01 PM	#11
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	Some more pics!!!! This is my bike... Are these pics any better? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) PLZ tell me if these are any better? Last edited by JDMTyler3326; 03-24-2009 at 10:11 PM.

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03-23-2009, 10:11 PM	#2
bmatyeah Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester PA Member #4478 My Ride: 1997 Ford Mustang iTrader: (2)	You don't need to edit your pictures yet. get comfortable and capture everything in the frame. No need for the sepia/b and w until you got the photo basics. The last one had potential if you snapped it a little later. There is not to much you can do with a point and shoot but the last one had the guy in the frame and was clear.

03-23-2009, 10:17 PM	#3
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03-23-2009, 11:09 PM	#7
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	But I still think I did a nice job on the Eagles Flag.

03-24-2009, 06:39 AM	#9
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	^ ok well when I get home i will take some more pics to see what you guys think,

03-24-2009, 10:12 PM	#13
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	All pics look dark? Should I lightin them up a little? And thanks I love my bike lol.

03-24-2009, 10:14 PM	#15
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03-24-2009, 10:24 PM	#19
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	This is an unedited pic Are these any better then the other pics?

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