RayPA
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Purpose
The primary purpose of this thread is to provide a forum where photographers can give and receive constructive criticism on one another's photographs. By setting up some basic guidelines we hope that this thread will provide a forum where the give and take of honest constructive criticism can help us become better photographers.
Guidelines/Ground Rules
The thread has very specific rules regarding participation. The one basic rule is that you cannot provide criticism on an image or comment in a critique thread unless you also have an image posted. To post an image to this thread you must be a participant. Participation in this thread is limited. Here are the guidelines and ground rules for participation:
• Participation in this thread is limited to 5 photographers
• Participants join the thread by posting their intention. You can simply reply with your intent to join by posting something like: "I'm joining," "I'm in," or just state your name
• Joining is on a "first come, first served" basis. The first 5 to reply become the participants
• Once the thread has 5 participants, no other photographers can join or participate in the thread
• Once the thread is full of participants all photographers will upload their image(s)
• Please abide by any thematic requirement (e.g., landscape, portrait, etc.)
•The number of photos for each participant is limited to one
• Photographers attach photos as thumbnails (no inline images or links)
• Photographers post their images supplying titles (if any) and other pertinent information (the amount of information should be minimal)
• Photographers can only comment on their own images and reply to comments only when everyone else in the thread has posted their comments on the image
• Every participant must comment on every photo (except their own—initially)
• Every participant must make at least two comments, one positive comment, and one constructive criticism (which is actually two positive comments)
• Once every photographer has commented then a free flowing discussion begins. It is at this point that every photographer can comment on their own work and reply to comments, ask questions, etc.
• The participants decide when the thread closes.
If you'd like to participate in a critique thread and need some ideas about how to proceed with viewing images critically, you may find this thread helpful:
How do you look at photos
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remrf
AZRF
I want to play.
RayPA
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remrf said:
I thought you might be intereted in this theme.
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remrf
AZRF
RayPA said:I thought you might be intereted in this theme.
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Very much!
But I am not going to post anything you might have seen before. That would be no fun.
RayPA
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Needs Participants
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I'm still looking for something I *might* be able to use in this one. You can't be the only photographer shooting still lifes. I know it's the neglected genre, but I also know I've seen some quality still lifes come through here, too.
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remrf said:Very much!
I'm still looking for something I *might* be able to use in this one. You can't be the only photographer shooting still lifes. I know it's the neglected genre, but I also know I've seen some quality still lifes come through here, too.
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Dracotype
Hold still, you're moving
I BEG your pardon. I love still life. I am definately in on this one. Still life is one of my favorite ways to waste, I mean spend an afternoon.RayPA said:I'm still looking for something I *might* be able to use in this one. You can't be the only photographer shooting still lifes. I know it's the neglected genre, but I also know I've seen some quality still lifes come through here, too.
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Todd.Hanz
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I'll make four, I'm in!
remrf
AZRF
RayPA said:I'm still looking for something I *might* be able to use in this one. You can't be the only photographer shooting still lifes. I know it's the neglected genre, but I also know I've seen some quality still lifes come through here, too.
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According to the definition I just read camera porn can be considered "still life".
Honus
carpe diem
If you need a fifth, I will join in as well.
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Todd.Hanz
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remrf
AZRF
Honus
carpe diem
Dracotype
Hold still, you're moving
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Todd.Hanz
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Bump for a fith person (I mis-counted), come on guys, it's still life...someone has got to have a shot of a tomato or a potted plant
Todd
Todd
kully
Happy Snapper
kully
Happy Snapper
- Todd
Lovely tones, I could almost lick those eggs. I like the way the eggs have been centered on the grout lines of the tiles behind and contained in the reflection of the tiles in the row above. May be it is my eyes but is the photo slightly unlevel? That's a little distracting.
- remrf
May be it is the lack of colour in the other shots, but I think this would be better in monochrome - bring out some of that texture in the wood. Cool self portrait, but I find the chair in the top right to be distracting.
- Honus
Cheeky like the art I draw on public toilets (were you thinking the same thing ). Nicely proportioned, but maybe a little too much on the right compared to the left.
- Dracotype
Lovely glow running across this, almost as if it is a floating half-glass. Surreal. Nice texture in the cotton(?) table cloth, the whole photo looks 'old-school'.
Lovely tones, I could almost lick those eggs. I like the way the eggs have been centered on the grout lines of the tiles behind and contained in the reflection of the tiles in the row above. May be it is my eyes but is the photo slightly unlevel? That's a little distracting.
- remrf
May be it is the lack of colour in the other shots, but I think this would be better in monochrome - bring out some of that texture in the wood. Cool self portrait, but I find the chair in the top right to be distracting.
- Honus
Cheeky like the art I draw on public toilets (were you thinking the same thing
). Nicely proportioned, but maybe a little too much on the right compared to the left.- Dracotype
Lovely glow running across this, almost as if it is a floating half-glass. Surreal. Nice texture in the cotton(?) table cloth, the whole photo looks 'old-school'.
Honus
carpe diem
Todd.Hanz - Aesthetics. When I saw that Todd would be in this group I was expecting to like his image, and I was not disappointed. One common characteristic of his photography is a highly refined sense of aesthetics, regardless of subject matter. Excellent craftmanship and compositon. I particularly like the juxtapostion of the foreground (sharply defined and high contrast) with the background (slightly off focus and low contrast).
remrf - Scale. I like that the flashlight could be of any scale. It could be 6 inches long or it could be a sculpture in Daly Plaza in Chicago. Nice use of DOF as well. I also like that the foreground, or front of the flashlight, is sharply in focus. Well exposed and very clean scan.
Dracotype - Glow. I can understand why you receive mixed reactions. My reactions were mixed as well. I like the glow from the veiling flare that gives the image an ethereal quality. Very well conceived still life. The multiple dust spots and ambiguous plane of focus, however, detract from the photograph's utlitmate potential. Technical criticism notwithstanding, it is still a successful image.
kully - Focus. I like the theme. A pint, a smoke and change for the bartender. The only thing missing is a little focus. Without a clear plane of focus, the image looks flat. I love the idea, but want more clarity with the execution.
remrf - Scale. I like that the flashlight could be of any scale. It could be 6 inches long or it could be a sculpture in Daly Plaza in Chicago. Nice use of DOF as well. I also like that the foreground, or front of the flashlight, is sharply in focus. Well exposed and very clean scan.
Dracotype - Glow. I can understand why you receive mixed reactions. My reactions were mixed as well. I like the glow from the veiling flare that gives the image an ethereal quality. Very well conceived still life. The multiple dust spots and ambiguous plane of focus, however, detract from the photograph's utlitmate potential. Technical criticism notwithstanding, it is still a successful image.
kully - Focus. I like the theme. A pint, a smoke and change for the bartender. The only thing missing is a little focus. Without a clear plane of focus, the image looks flat. I love the idea, but want more clarity with the execution.
Dracotype
Hold still, you're moving
You know the drill...my turn to criticize, I mean critique your carefully chosen photos.
Todd.Hanz: This photo really shows that you spent a good amount of time making this still life. The well ordered position of the eggs, the careful exposure, and as someone else said, you took the time to line up the eggs with the grout lines on the tile. I like the feeling of simplicity in this photo. You took the time to show off the wonderful qaulities of the film's tonal scale. Two things do irk me somewhat, but not enough to make me dislike the picture. One, there is a darkening/vingetting in the upper portion of the film. I am not sure why this is happening. It almost forms a balancing element that contrasts the white eggs at the bottom. Second, the eggs are very low in the frame, and I find it somewhat annoying having to look all the way at the bottom of the frame to find the subject of the photo. Just me though. Overall, I love the care and attention put into this picture.
remrf: Compositionally and technically, a good photograph. The large bulb portion of the flashlight balances the rest of the flashlight in the upper left part of the frame. The lines of the wood grain emphasize the receeding elements of the flashlight. To be honest, on a personal level, I find this still life rather, well, lifeless. No pun intended. I find no elegant or interesting form presented in the photo. No complex interplay of light, or soft gradations of grayscale. Sorry. The chair in the upper right also seems out of place. Was this fourescent lighting? I detect a coldness about the lighting. Maybe I'm wrong.
Honus: A very intersting idea for still life. Almost a parody of the normal still life. Artificial fruit instead of live fruit. Cute. I do, however, find this photo too cramped. The top of the pear in the center is cut off, and I feel like there is not enough room around the fruit. The background contrasts with the light colored fruit, but I feel it might have been better if the background complimented rather than contrasted with the fruit. And perhaps more light would help the situation. Your DoF is nicely placed though, and exposure is well done. I would move back a little though.
kully: You have a nicely arranged still life here. The glass balances the ashtray and the cigarettes, lighter, and coins connect the two elements. Exposure is good, I might have framed it a little more to the right, leaving more space between the ashtray and the left side of the frame. I know this was available light, and you were probably at the limits of your aperture, but I would like a little more DoF. So that all the important elements are in focus and sharply stand out. A subject well worth returning to.
I have spoken. You may throw the tomatoes now.
Drew
Todd.Hanz: This photo really shows that you spent a good amount of time making this still life. The well ordered position of the eggs, the careful exposure, and as someone else said, you took the time to line up the eggs with the grout lines on the tile. I like the feeling of simplicity in this photo. You took the time to show off the wonderful qaulities of the film's tonal scale. Two things do irk me somewhat, but not enough to make me dislike the picture. One, there is a darkening/vingetting in the upper portion of the film. I am not sure why this is happening. It almost forms a balancing element that contrasts the white eggs at the bottom. Second, the eggs are very low in the frame, and I find it somewhat annoying having to look all the way at the bottom of the frame to find the subject of the photo. Just me though. Overall, I love the care and attention put into this picture.
remrf: Compositionally and technically, a good photograph. The large bulb portion of the flashlight balances the rest of the flashlight in the upper left part of the frame. The lines of the wood grain emphasize the receeding elements of the flashlight. To be honest, on a personal level, I find this still life rather, well, lifeless. No pun intended. I find no elegant or interesting form presented in the photo. No complex interplay of light, or soft gradations of grayscale. Sorry. The chair in the upper right also seems out of place. Was this fourescent lighting? I detect a coldness about the lighting. Maybe I'm wrong.
Honus: A very intersting idea for still life. Almost a parody of the normal still life. Artificial fruit instead of live fruit. Cute. I do, however, find this photo too cramped. The top of the pear in the center is cut off, and I feel like there is not enough room around the fruit. The background contrasts with the light colored fruit, but I feel it might have been better if the background complimented rather than contrasted with the fruit. And perhaps more light would help the situation. Your DoF is nicely placed though, and exposure is well done. I would move back a little though.
kully: You have a nicely arranged still life here. The glass balances the ashtray and the cigarettes, lighter, and coins connect the two elements. Exposure is good, I might have framed it a little more to the right, leaving more space between the ashtray and the left side of the frame. I know this was available light, and you were probably at the limits of your aperture, but I would like a little more DoF. So that all the important elements are in focus and sharply stand out. A subject well worth returning to.
I have spoken. You may throw the tomatoes now.
Drew
Dracotype
Hold still, you're moving
Bump.
Are people really just not inspired by still life?
Its not like I'm that bad...
Drew
Are people really just not inspired by still life?
Its not like I'm that bad...
Drew
remrf
AZRF
Sorry it took me so long. Work has been "interesting" the last few days and I've come home too beat to do much of anything that required thought.
Todd.Hanz: A well crafted photograph. I especially like the reflection of the eggs on what looks to be a granite surface. Light and dark and mass or "graphic weight" well distributed in the composition. I don't see anything to criticize. I would have liked to see the eggs much larger in the shot which would then also enlarge the reflection which intrigues me but then that would not be the same photograph and would throw the balance off. Good job.
Honus: The classic still life subject rendered in a more modern medium. Subtle overlaid shadows below the front sides of the dish. Perfect (to my eye) framing of the subject. From the multiple highlights I would guess that this was shot in a department store. Or you have a bunch of lighting options available to you in your studio. I don't see anything I would change. Great photo.
Dracotype: What I can see does not move me. Perhaps seeing the print would yield greater detail than the screen version. The bottom of the glass washes out almost completely and the pomegranite looks black and ugly with no shadow detail. The subject is slightly tilting to the right. Some have enjoyed viewing this image. I did not. To each his own.
Kully: I like the concept but this rendering has left me uninspired. There is no real focus point that I can see on the screen. Everything looks slightly out of focus. To my eye the crop needs to either extend farther on the right or slightly shorter on the left for balance. Had there been a sharp plane of focus somewhere in the composition I think this would have worked much better. Even if that focus plane was before or behind the subject.
Todd.Hanz: A well crafted photograph. I especially like the reflection of the eggs on what looks to be a granite surface. Light and dark and mass or "graphic weight" well distributed in the composition. I don't see anything to criticize. I would have liked to see the eggs much larger in the shot which would then also enlarge the reflection which intrigues me but then that would not be the same photograph and would throw the balance off. Good job.
Honus: The classic still life subject rendered in a more modern medium. Subtle overlaid shadows below the front sides of the dish. Perfect (to my eye) framing of the subject. From the multiple highlights I would guess that this was shot in a department store. Or you have a bunch of lighting options available to you in your studio. I don't see anything I would change. Great photo.
Dracotype: What I can see does not move me. Perhaps seeing the print would yield greater detail than the screen version. The bottom of the glass washes out almost completely and the pomegranite looks black and ugly with no shadow detail. The subject is slightly tilting to the right. Some have enjoyed viewing this image. I did not. To each his own.
Kully: I like the concept but this rendering has left me uninspired. There is no real focus point that I can see on the screen. Everything looks slightly out of focus. To my eye the crop needs to either extend farther on the right or slightly shorter on the left for balance. Had there been a sharp plane of focus somewhere in the composition I think this would have worked much better. Even if that focus plane was before or behind the subject.