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I like what you were doing here, John. It's a fun, colorful image. My only thought for you is that, although it appears uniform, it actually looks very centered because that middle one is exactly in the middle and pops out at me. Perhaps moving it a smidgin' in any direction will make feel a little more off-balanced, more dynamic.
Not a critique but is this image upside down? The tags seem to be oriented the wrong way. I'm probably not looking at it right.
I like what you were doing here, John. It's a fun, colorful image. My only thought for you is that, although it appears uniform, it actually looks very centered because that middle one is exactly in the middle and pops out at me. Perhaps moving it a smidgin' in any direction will make feel a little more off-balanced, more dynamic.
Not a critique but is this image upside down? The tags seem to be oriented the wrong way. I'm probably not looking at it right.
It probably looks upside down because the box was oriented opposite of the way I shot it. I hadn't thought of that before.
Looks to me like a top down shot on a box with those rolls pointing upwards.
The light/shadow directin on them is all a little odd.
I agree on the centered feel of the image - to me it's too much.
“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed, and is, thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its entirety...” - Ansel Adams
Don't Give Up John!
Keep Shooting!
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I hear ya Brian. It's frustrating, because just when I think I've dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's, ........ . Ahhh, well......kind of tough to shoot sometimes when I'm thinking about what everyone tells me. I'm beginning to lose the enthusiasm for shooting, let alone posting. I'm pretty bollixed up right now.
John, I totally hear you. I'm still desperately trying to perfect those gosh-darn i's and t's, and I wish I could just turn on a light bulb one day and *bam!* - I've figured it all out! But alas, I'm still waiting for that moment. *sigh*
But you do have something on which you can build. You know what you're looking for, it's a matter of learning how to really see it and translate to the camera. That's the biggest challenge. I do like the concept of this particular picture, so you're not the only one who saw something interesting there. If you're truly tired of posting, maybe take a break for a while, read some good photography books that are not only informative but also inspiring, and just practice the way you want. Experiment. Practice the techniques from the books, but put your own spin on it. Shoot what you want because you want to shoot it. You will get there.
If you are serious about taking a break from posting, just don't make it a long one. I do hope to see more of your work.
Ummm. . . a crop would fix the centering issue. Play with it, turn it inside out. If it's no masterpiece then it can probably handle a little roughing up, if you know what I mean. Cut it to pieces and make a yarn animal out of the shapes. . . I don't know, anything. It's a solid start there's nothing wrong with the technicals it just lacks punch. So now try something with it that's different.
I saw on another web site which shall remain nameless they have a forum called "Cage Matches" for Photoshopping where they trade an image back and forth through a layered .psd file. The results are bizarre but interesting because it totally departs from where it started. And that's what makes it fun. Now go make those yarn rolls into a turtle shell or something. :thumbsup:
I agree with the thing about cropping it a little differently to move the center. That would be easy. Art can be frustrating, but if I may insert my two cents: a critique is just another person's opinion and opinions are just that. Opinions. And you might not agree with them. No matter what you do someone is always going to have an idea about how to make it better. I'm sure every famous artist in the world still has people coming up to them at shows and telling what they should have done.
If you are satisfied with an image than just leave it alone. Nothing wrong with that. Don't lose your enthusiasm. Just take the advice you like and then ignore the rest. I like the image. Don't give up!
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Originally Posted by Loupey
. Ahhh, well......kind of tough to shoot sometimes when I'm thinking about what everyone tells me. I'm beginning to lose the enthusiasm for shooting, let alone posting. I'm pretty bollixed up right now.
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