[Michaela]

I took my first photo when I was 8-9 (2005), and visiting some family who was doing volunteer work in Costa Rica. I remember we pulled over onto the side of a road because of something interesting, and I asked my grandpa if I could take a photo. He wanted to be really careful with the film since he only brought a couple of disposable cameras, so he taught me how to frame the shot and then let me take one.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/145/e/3/scan_by_maniiacy-d66lljl.jpg (Sorry it’s a link, I can’t insert an image here?)

And so it began..

[Michaela]

I’m glad people really like the peacock and cat; they’re definitely a couple of my current favourites. 🙂 The cat photo was a happy accident; she was just resting in front of a sliding glass door, and the light was hitting her gorgeously so I wanted to take the opportunity to get a nice photo of her. I just stuck a black binder between her and the glass.. 😛

I do still have trouble with the technical side of shooting; I always forget to check my meter. 😡  If you have any suggestions with portrait stuff I’d love to hear. ^^

Thanks again, everyone. It’s really nice to hear this feedback.

[Michaela]

Alrighty, I’ve nixed the snake rattle photo. Thanks for the added input on that on. 🙂

[Michaela]

Hey, thanks so much for the response!

Animals/Nature:  I like the first peacock, the cat (a lot..great lighting, clarity, and comp), and the last snake. The 2nd peacock seems snapshot-ish, and the tail blends into the surroundings. The 1st snake photo seems a bit warm, and I am not a huge fan of the large blurry rock, it is distracting.

I can see what you mean about the second peacock being snapshotty. There isn’t much “wow” to it other than the length of his tail feathers. The cat was one of those “right place, right time” photos. She was lounging by a window and I stuck a black binder between her body and the window.  The sunlight hit her face perfectly and made her eyes glow.

 

The snake photo is fairly warm because that’s how the lighting in his tank was. I’ll fiddle with it and see how it looks a little more neutralized, but I do like  the warmth here. The rock is eh.. some days I like it, some days I don’t. I wish I had known better when I shot that one.. I was shooting automatic back then. :/(Other opinions on this specific photo would be great)

Scenes:  The boardwalk would be better if there was definition or clouds in the sky. I like the simplicity of the second photo and the composition. 3rd photo appears to be tilted which I suspect is from the angle it was shot at. 4th one I don’t find all that interesting. I like the last one quite a bit. The DOF keeps it interesting, and it has nice tones with the various colors.

I will definitely play with the boardwalk one again. I remember adjusting the lightness and the clouds became much more prominent. I’m not sure about the tilt in the third (Eiffel) photo. I’m going to agree that it’s probably the angle I was shooting from. On the last one (M&M’s), do you find the streaky lines from the light reflecting distracting at all? My photo teacher mentioned those, and they didn’t really bother me until after he said something.

Creative Photography: They are neat but I have seen the Disc/waterdrops quite often actually. I still like the 3rd one though. I also like the 4th one, it has nice lighting, and clarity.

Yeah, the CD drops are definitely cliche. It’s fun to experiment with, though. 🙂 The third (Insa) is definitely my favourite too; the way the drops reflect onto the disc is really fun. I haven’t been able to mimic that since.

 Portrait: Needs some work, but definitely not terrible. Just some practice would help with that. My favorite….the Doctor Who cosplay. But that’s because I am a HUGE Dr. Who fan and he actually looks quite a bit like David Tennant.

I think part of my trouble with portraits is that I’m *very* uncomfortable with shooting people in these situations. I’m not really sure why, either. The Doctor Who cosplay is be Kevin Coppa; he definitely makes a great 10. You can find more of his stuff here, if you’re interested: http://alternatecoppa.deviantart.com/

 

Again, thank you so much for your input. I really do appreciate it.

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