Another Trip Downtown

[Don Schaeffer]

Just Waiting for the Bus





His Daughter's Birthday Today


Window Mannikin



Working Inside a Sign

[gahspidy]

The first image"waiting for the bus" is cropped too tightly and I would not have known what it was at all without your telling me in the title. Even knowing, I still don't feel like it's anything to do with waiting for a bus.
The second one I like very much because it not only is working at showing me someone wating for the bus, but the framing and overall aesthetic is strong. the high contrast of the woman and her bright snowy surroundings sets off a great impact.

[Photo-John]

The processing or quality on all of these is getting in the way for me. And they feel like you weren't quite sure what you were doing. Like you were exploring without a real focus for your creative energy. I would use these as a personal start down the path. But I don't think they're finished concepts of photos. They're the beginning of something maybe. They should give you ideas you can go back and use. But the ideas and motivation behind them hasn't yet gelled into something strong enough to show. Of course, this is the Photo Critique forum. So it's perfectly reasonable to show them here :-)

I hope that was useful to you. My critiques are often a little more arty and touchy-feely than some other people's might be. That's because I've found looking hard at what's happening inside you when you're taking pictures really helps you take better pictures. Being in tune with the motivation - what in a scene is speaking to you - helps you know what you're really after and do a better job of capturing it.