Hey I thought I might leave a comment on everyone's image posts to start the conversation critiques a little more so that maybe we will talk more in class... feel free to comment on my work also so if I say something that upsets you, you can take it out on my work!
Celia- I really enjoyed the subtlety of your first three images. They were soft and made a nice visual landing pad for my eyes. I might recommend really exploring the idea of water in the landscape in different and alternative ways-- water droplets on leaves, puddles, rain, etc. really expand your images to other types of water rather than only photographing those larger bodies of water- unless those larger bodies of water are what you interested in. If thats the case, then I would recommend REALLY experimenting with your camera. Try different angles, focus, color tones-white balance, depth of field, long exposure, short exposure. I think you need to break away from how you usually photograph. To me your images are getting a little repetitive in how you are photographing the subject matter-- there seems to be a lot of looking straight down a stream or at lake at eye level or justing photographing from eye level in general. Try something really different!! Sorry if I said anything to upset you! See you Thursday-- Morgan
Hi thanx to Morgan who started this conversation and I would like to join as well, in hope of contributing by offering my opinions. That way we could all learn from others about how they view the world and how the world views our works. I would speak from my own experience and probably leaning toward technical perspective.
Celia, in my understanding your subject is water. I'm guessing either you are attracted to the beautiful shape, form or certain qualities the water possess, or enjoy the feeling it brings you when you are near it, or it could be both. In my opinion, these are two different approaches. The former one seems more related to mere aesthetic beauty while the latter one is more than that. It also relates to expressing how you felt through an image. In general, I would consider No.5 to be the most successful image of this set.
Eric has talked about a effective way of capturign the moment, though I think it ought to be emphasized more. That is, when one see something, try to stay where he felt it, and observe how the things he see touched his heart. Are there elements that are vital? unnecessary? How does each part contribute to how you feel? All these go into when you are compositing and zooming. Some other times, it's not only what we see, but also the temperature of the surrounding, the sound of birds chipping, the smell of humid air. I know they are hard to capture and I couldn't say I am successful at it, but I want to remind you that other senses could also contribute to your feeling. I would guess that you know all these already, but I don't see them being consciously employeed.
Here is one interesting image I would like to share with you. The link is at the end. Under long exposure, the wavy water surfaces would seem as if it were foggy. That creates a very mystical meaning. And put that with the trees, wouldn' it make an interesting image? :) But if the surrounding is too bright, you might need a neutral density filter to elongate your exposure.
Hey I thought I might leave a comment on everyone's image posts to start the conversation critiques a little more so that maybe we will talk more in class... feel free to comment on my work also so if I say something that upsets you, you can take it out on my work!
ReplyDeleteCelia- I really enjoyed the subtlety of your first three images. They were soft and made a nice visual landing pad for my eyes. I might recommend really exploring the idea of water in the landscape in different and alternative ways-- water droplets on leaves, puddles, rain, etc. really expand your images to other types of water rather than only photographing those larger bodies of water- unless those larger bodies of water are what you interested in. If thats the case, then I would recommend REALLY experimenting with your camera. Try different angles, focus, color tones-white balance, depth of field, long exposure, short exposure. I think you need to break away from how you usually photograph. To me your images are getting a little repetitive in how you are photographing the subject matter-- there seems to be a lot of looking straight down a stream or at lake at eye level or justing photographing from eye level in general. Try something really different!! Sorry if I said anything to upset you! See you Thursday-- Morgan
Hi thanx to Morgan who started this conversation and I would like to join as well, in hope of contributing by offering my opinions. That way we could all learn from others about how they view the world and how the world views our works. I would speak from my own experience and probably leaning toward technical perspective.
ReplyDeleteCelia, in my understanding your subject is water. I'm guessing either you are attracted to the beautiful shape, form or certain qualities the water possess, or enjoy the feeling it brings you when you are near it, or it could be both. In my opinion, these are two different approaches. The former one seems more related to mere aesthetic beauty while the latter one is more than that. It also relates to expressing how you felt through an image. In general, I would consider No.5 to be the most successful image of this set.
Eric has talked about a effective way of capturign the moment, though I think it ought to be emphasized more. That is, when one see something, try to stay where he felt it, and observe how the things he see touched his heart. Are there elements that are vital? unnecessary? How does each part contribute to how you feel? All these go into when you are compositing and zooming. Some other times, it's not only what we see, but also the temperature of the surrounding, the sound of birds chipping, the smell of humid air. I know they are hard to capture and I couldn't say I am successful at it, but I want to remind you that other senses could also contribute to your feeling. I would guess that you know all these already, but I don't see them being consciously employeed.
Here is one interesting image I would like to share with you. The link is at the end. Under long exposure, the wavy water surfaces would seem as if it were foggy. That creates a very mystical meaning. And put that with the trees, wouldn' it make an interesting image? :) But if the surrounding is too bright, you might need a neutral density filter to elongate your exposure.
https://500px.com/photo/78590723/bowling-ball-beach-by-greg-benson?ctx_page=1&from=search&ctx_q=foggy+sea+long+exposure&ctx_type=photos&ctx_sort=relevance
Peace,
Jack