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Anonymous
OP: I promised you more detailed critiques in your last two threads are procrastinated on them. So her'es sort of what I was going to say, combined with stuff from this.
First of all, go back to how you were being subtle with your shots. There's too many flashy images running around that rely entirely on cool, obvious, "look at me" effects. I really liked how you used very subtle post-processing technqiues to give your photographs a nice, quiet, intimate feel. Go back to that. (I understand you're doing this to get a feel for Photoshop; that's fine. I'm just impressing on you what really stood out about your work- not just "o hai here's a girl" or "o hai look baroque photoshop" but the sort of subtle technical accentuation.)
What you could improve on- it's obvious you know these subjects. Work that emotional intimacy into your photographs. Don't pose them, just carry your camera with you when you're spending time with them, and catch their natural expressions.
You're doing well keeping on as you are. Keep doing it until you have it down perfectly. Study great photogrphers' and other great visual artists' work. The website of Magnum Photos is great for this. Go to magnumphotos.com. Click around.
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