Bryan's Photography [A learning process]

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bmilcs

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Lightroom kinda clicked for me today. I am finally getting a feel for post production!

Here are some of my "highlights":

mittenague-49 by bmilcs, on Flickr

mittenague-50 by bmilcs, on Flickr

mittenague-40 by bmilcs, on Flickr

mittenague-41 by bmilcs, on Flickr



mittenague-45 by bmilcs, on Flickr

mittenague-63 by bmilcs, on Flickr

mittenague-56 by bmilcs, on Flickr

mittenague-52 by bmilcs, on Flickr

Any feedback is welcome! Thanks guys :)

Please let me know here I can improve. I've only been shooting for about a month now.
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randyspann

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Third one: excellent! Pointers, I try to not have super white nor highlights bleed off at the edges of the composition. I will use "post vignette" often to control that. Have you viewed some online tutorials on LightRoom? They are free on the Adobe site. I start with levels: white, black, then highlights (holding the option key to see when too much), then shadows to taste. Then "vibrance", and you're pretty close to a good starting point.
 
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randyspann

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And keep in mind, it's all very subjective! Composition: what looks good to you, is probably the best for you. One rule I try to adhere to, is pick the very best single shot of a scene to share and no more. This forces me to be very critical and make a decision: what do I think is important enough to share.
 
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Horoscope Fish

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I'll just point out that, compositionally speaking, cutting people off at the joint (e.g. the wrist, elbow, knee) creates an undesirable tension.

Specifically, see shot numbers 49, 40 & 41.

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bmilcs

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Randy - thanks. I actually fiddled with the whites blacks shadows exposure and so on. I thought these pictures came out well in that respect but I'll keep your tips in mind. I didn't think I overdid it - I did want it to be vibrant and very "alive". I'd love to see what you mean - can you edit one and show me?

As far as composition - I know nothing aside from the rule of thirds. I try to abide by it generally speaking but aside from that - I'm clueless.

Thanks Horoscope for that tip. I had no idea.

The best way for me to learn about these sort of things is podcasts. I started listening to them at work - and have very limited free time.

Are there any podcasts or audiobooks specifically tailored to these ideals that I can listen to?
 
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bmilcs

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The subject in the majority of these pics has autism and ADD. I try and capture his idiosyncrasies and quirks - his inability to look at you in the eye, etc. Very challenging to photography any ten year old - let alone one with these qualities ;)

I am dying to learn more! Any resources would be great - particularly, as stated above, in audio format that I can throw on my iphone and listen to at work.
 
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bmilcs

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WOW. I just restarted my PC after installing an update from nVidia for my graphics card. ALL MY PICTURES look blown out... the highlights look terrible. Arg! I'll have to redo all my keepers.
 
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PaulPosition

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Wait and read a bit about monitor calibration and gamma levels...

Your pictures haven't changed, your system's rendering of them has changed.
 
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