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Anonymous
Make me cry /p/. I've been practicing photography for about a week (total noob here), but I really want harsh, brutal criticism. I know better than to come to /p/ expecting asspats. I want to improve.
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>> Anonymous
Nothing really interesting in the picture. No encapsulated subject. This is just texture and background.
>> Anonymous
why so dark
>> Anonymous
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Many digital cameras have the option to put this kind of graticule over the screen. Use it.

Put your subjects in the crosshairs, preferably horizontally opposite or diagonal to each other.
>> Anonymous
>>297094
The driftwood in the foreground does not constitute a subject? Don't get me wrong, I understand where your coming from, but I'd like to know a bit more so as to avoid this pitfall in the future.

>>297096
I was sort of playing with the lighting. I thought the illuminated portion of the foreground (dead center of the picture) was a nice effect (but as a nub, I wanted other opinions). Point taken.

Thank you both.
>> Anonymous
See these:
http://expressioncenter.wetpaint.com/page/How+to+take+better+photos?t=anon
http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Better-Photographs
http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Better-Pictures-of-People-for-Free
>> Anonymous
>>297098
Sadly it would seem the rebel EOS lacks such a function :(
>> Anonymous
>>297100
It's not a subject because it's spilling off at least three edges and is pretty much a flat surface. Step back and frame it if it's that important.

It's a pretty texture, don't get me wrong, but that's all it is. Texture's for wallpaper and drapes.
>> Anonymous
>>297103
Get some violin tape then. Remember that you're dividing the frame into thirds along both axes.
>> Anonymous
>>297107
Eventually this will come naturally to you, but until it does guides help. You can peel off the tape when you've outgrown it.
>> Anonymous
photography is not art.

keep trying tho, it amuses me.
>> Einta !!MWv3ICYobCM
>>297114
Drawing is not art.
Painting is not art.
Sculpting is not art.
Making instruments produce noise is not art.

Virtually any artistic medium *is not art*. Except when it is.
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
>>297092
The streaks of light in the background are actually more interesting than the subject. Interesting light draws the eye; in this case, it pulls my eye away from the driftwood, which is mostly in shadow. The lighting does nothing to bring out the texture of the wood, either. For texture, you probably want to get in even closer if possible; otherwise, go further out, frame it, give it some sort of context. All we have here is "piece of wood", you didn't do anything with it.
The take away is, it doesn't matter how interesting the subject is if the light sucks, and google for tips on composition.
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