Am I a fauxtog/bad at phtotography?

[Stixwitdafix]

I’ve never made any money with photography and I think it may only stay a small hobby. If I take any pictures, they’re not normally of people, more nature and abstract stuff. But this site seems to mainly be focused on photos of people, so I’ve got three here that I like from a photography class project. What I’m linking to are my favorite photos, the most–relativley–popular, and ones that I still like even though they turned out bad. Say what you must; I haven’t gotten many true critiques on my photos and this site seems to have a good bunch of hobbyists and professionals. Fire away!! 😀

1. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=501397346559082&set=pb.100000664632611.-2207520000.1365914042&type=3&permPage=1

2. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=500406006658216&set=pb.100000664632611.-2207520000.1365914042&type=3&permPage=1

3.  http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/Ye-Olde-Coffee-343738067

4. http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/Flow-347012523?q=gallery%3Astixwitdafix%2F10817998&qo=19

5. http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/Axis-345737565

6.  http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/Crawford-341942452

7. http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/Calling-Me-Home-336642154?q=gallery%3Astixwitdafix%2F10817998&qo=33

8. http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/Bright-In-The-Dark-347702349?q=gallery%3Astixwitdafix%2F10817998&qo=14

9. http://stixwitdafix.deviantart.com/art/More-Light-347005614?q=gallery%3Astixwitdafix%2F10817998&qo=21

You can bring up a photo not on this list, too.

[Worst Case Scenario]

Your shots are sharp well exposed and have good colour, but the subjects are pretty dull. My favourite is the kid with the guitar ( but there seems to be a pie crust stuck on the wall over his head ) The other people shots have no meaning. Try to take images that OTHER people might want to look at! The coffee shot and the train/ night lights shot are good could sell as stock images but nothing else has any interest.

Good start but remember that the rest of the world has no idea why you took a shot so it has to have some sort of instant appeal.

[JCFindley]

I only do “art photography” whatever that is….

 

As WCS says the images are not bad but if you do want to sell art you have to something different… Meaning

You can do an everyday or common subject but you better do it really well and better than the thousands of others shooting the same thing.

Find subjects/places that will have good mass appeal that are not shot to death and shoot them well.

Nothing wrong with where you are right now, you just have to step it up to sell often and well.

(I don’t do people so have no clue on that.)

[AndreCosto]

I also like the guitarist, but what jumped out at me is that the oval around the Pevey logo is cut. That sort of breaks the harmony for me. Other than that, good pic.

[Thom]

For me photography should have a reaction factor. Which means that the minute I see it, I know that shooter has picked up craft. Whether it be from a formal education or natural talent for it.  When I see your photos, I wonder what is the personality behind it. Random shots of people/things within your sight line is what I use to do in college. And I learned it may be adequate as an image, but it didn’t present a style or tell me much about that person.

One thing that really changed my outlook on photography, was people who really shaped what I enjoy doing. Mark Seliger, who shot for Rolling Stone, just had a “look” that I wanted desperately to emulate. And I studied his style voraciously. Maybe there is someone out there that made you want to get into photography that you would enjoy studying and “copying” until you find your own voice.

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