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Photos With My Brand New Camera
May 20, 2012 15:00:05 #
I got a new camera and these are a couple of my favorites! What can I do to improve them?
Delicious Birthday Cake!
My Baby Brother
May 20, 2012 15:47:53 #
The little boy is adorable,but you cut off the top of his head.
May 20, 2012 16:44:40 #
dont know if i,m correct or not by saying this,but do not some photographers,intentionally crop at faces , to perposely show only parts of it and this is ok as long as rules of thirds etc are followed? Graham
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May 20, 2012 16:51:34 #
Yes.
I would have cropped out the kid in the background throwing the cute face just off center a bit.
I would have cropped out the kid in the background throwing the cute face just off center a bit.
May 20, 2012 17:45:47 #
May 20, 2012 22:54:11 #
siamesecatmanuk wrote:
dont know if i,m correct or not by saying this,but do not some photographers,intentionally crop at faces , to perposely show only parts of it and this is ok as long as rules of thirds etc are followed? Graham
I don't he was followering the rule of thirds here. His brothers face is center. If he crops the kid in the green shirt out of the picture then that would be the rule of thirds, i would think. Anyway, it is in bad taste to go around cutting off the top of peoples heads. Still, it is a good 'snapshot'.
May 20, 2012 23:41:03 #
The rule of 1/3rds is not a law. You won't get arrested (in the US) for breaking it, but I might want to see it cropped as Bangee5 suggested, just for grins. You captured a great expression and I don't mind the close crop because of it.
If you had taken a second shot to include the top of the head, the expression may have been lost.
Given the choice between good grammar and good taste, I go for taste every time....like that cake.
If you had taken a second shot to include the top of the head, the expression may have been lost.
Given the choice between good grammar and good taste, I go for taste every time....like that cake.
May 21, 2012 08:10:07 #
May 21, 2012 12:48:32 #
GN: I'm with you when it comes to the Rule of thirds. It is only a guide. I think, for new photographers, it is important to follow the simplistic Rule of 1/3's rather than the older habit of"eyes center".
To the OP , an angle with your camera more to the left and 1 step back would have done wonders. Try to capture many different point-of-views (angles). Nice expression on your brother. Also, I will assume your camera is not a full sensor. Therefore, your lenses will be magnified by a factor of 1.5. What that implies is that when your camera is at 50 it is acting like a 75mm lens. At 200 mm, the lens is actually closer to a 300 mm lens in a full 35mm camera. This is called the crop factor. For most of your portraits set your lens between 50-80 mm (80 better); your images will be more pleasing.
Ray
To the OP , an angle with your camera more to the left and 1 step back would have done wonders. Try to capture many different point-of-views (angles). Nice expression on your brother. Also, I will assume your camera is not a full sensor. Therefore, your lenses will be magnified by a factor of 1.5. What that implies is that when your camera is at 50 it is acting like a 75mm lens. At 200 mm, the lens is actually closer to a 300 mm lens in a full 35mm camera. This is called the crop factor. For most of your portraits set your lens between 50-80 mm (80 better); your images will be more pleasing.
Ray
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