ok these were done with my Nikon camera









still learning my camera and I'm really new to photography as you all saw but I really want to get better so any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated

Oh and I don't know anything about post editing yet and was wondering if it was possible to fix the colors on some of my pics. not so much these although I think the color on the first is a little off lol

This post was edited by irdesi on Jun 21 2010 06:30pm

Eh, more flower pictures....Besides the unorginality, the pictures have a good depth of field.

thanks sorry about the unoriginality I'm still trying to learn the basics and learning to calibrate my camera before I go for something more creative assuming I have more creativity ofc =P but thanks for the comment

White balance is off, underexposed.

To make it easier for you: when taking pictures in the shade (such as this), set your camera's white balance to 'shade.' If you want to do it manually, align it towards the yellow in degrees K (the greater the number, the more yellow the picture).
Remember that all dslr screens raise exposure by about 1 stop. If it looks great on your screen, it may not too good outside in print or on computer screen.

This post was edited by onepagememory on Jun 21 2010 09:54pm

Thank you =) I'll take that into consideration and try retaking the picture with the advice you gave me. I'll post the new one as soon as I have time to take it. Keep an eye out for it! Anything else?

Besides looking a little washed ... the pictures lack a central focusing point. There isn't any one point that draws my attention and because there is absolutely no single petal or attention grabber I just feel like "it's a flower, big deal" . Also the backgrounds are just blah, plain, and don't complement the subject but rather detract from the images even further.

... a suggestion to make it a little better.

Try shooting from angles that you don't see everyday. We all look down on flowers, try shooting up or if across then make sure the background complements in bokeh color or some such to make the flower pop a little more and actually focus attention.

If you are shooting certain flowers and in certain scenarios where the background is crappy, get a friend or something to hold a white sheet of paper about a foot back from the flower. This gives you an all white background. It has limited uses but in some circumstances this will be a good thing. Also, you can do the same with a black sheet and the use of off camera lighting in an indoors scenario (or white sheet). This is a little more complicated than just snapping a photo outdoors of a flower with or without a white sheet of paper as you are now in control of the light whereas outside you obviously are limited in your control of ambient light.

One last thing. Concerning white balance. Most cameras have a one-touch custom WB option (mine does anyway) and you could go this route. But if you don't know about that, then instead of just switching to shade or whatever someone else says, try cycling through all of the WB's. Once you get the photos on your computer you can scroll through them and discover what YOU like the best. Photography as art is a very subjective thing.

Anyway, I hope this adds something to the conversation.

it does thank you your criticism is very much appreciated! I'm still learning calibration and what I like. I plan on taking some more in this really nice place I know but I don't want to mess those up because I really like those

on another point they don't really look washed out on my screen... perhaps resolution plays a role in this? I really don't know. They look slightly underexposed as onepage pointed out but not really washed out

how about this one? any better?



This post was edited by irdesi on Jun 25 2010 10:27pm

Time of day is poor for taking shots such as this. Wait until the sun isn't straight overhead- it washes out colors. Maybe 6ish PM, the sun provides a nice yellow glare that really compliments flower shots.

thanks I'll keep that in mind. but what if the flowers aren't on the side of the sun at 6 pm?