[Nightrose]

Haha, that’s a great find!

[Nightrose]

In the case of the first photo, the original is MUCH better than the edited version – the pic is clearer, the colours are much more balanced, and there is a decent contrast between the apples and the grass. Retouching, like the application of makeup, tends to fall under the “less is more” category.  Also; if it aint broke, don’t fix it!

P.S: Vignetting is evil! (Admittedly I’ve used it before, as I’m sure many of us have – but it really should be avoided as much as possible, so 1980’s).

[Nightrose]

Hi all, I’m from Melbourne Australia, and have been freelancing for the past couple of years (weddings, models and events) with my own little business. I can say, being mostly self-taught and starting from the ground up, that being a “professional photographer” is extremely difficult! I like to think I’m getting to this level, but I know I still have a long way to go before I’d consider myself to be a master (mistress?) of my craft. I certainly hope I’m not a fauxtog though!

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[Nightrose]

Carmen, I’d say not a fauxtog, you just need to keep practising and honing your skills. I can see a number of errors in your nature photos which I myself have made in the past, such as having the wrong bit of the flower in and out of focus when using a narrow macro focal plane, and things like wonky horizons, and too much washed out sky.  With your pregnancy portraits, you haven’t done anything too gimmiky which is a good thing, although I’d agree with a couple of comments above that they would look better if there was more contrast and stronger colour. A smaller, less instrusive watermark would be better too.

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