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Anonymous
Hey, /p/, I'm am pretty new to photography (just got my Canon EOS 40D this summer), and I was wondering if you had any good tips, books, or other resources for someone like myself on composition, technique, and whatever else you think it takes to become a good photographer. TIA

Also, what could have made this photo better?
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>> Anonymous
>>298157

Rotate it so the lines of the box and shadow are parallel with the top/bottom, restore detail to the people's faces, tone down the luminosity of the areas not in the shadow, crop the left side where the box ends out to give the illusion of a complete wall, take a more interesting photo.
>> Anonymous
crop off the cars?
if an object is big, but you leave spaces around the edges of the object, the viewer's eye gets stuck on the edges and goes into the background. this is especially true if it contrasts with the foreground. in this photo, anyway, nothing in the bg is helpful.

the people look seem to be fading into the wall, did you burn them?
>> Anonymous
A better photographer.
>> Anonymous
shoulda zoomed in so only stuff in the shade was in frame. Then your camera mighta had a chance of exposing the faces.
As others have pointed out, a tighter crop woulda made for better composition.
Getting closer and using some fill in flash wouldn't of hurt none either.
>> Anonymous
the closer you get the better. also try using your knees , elpore all perspectives , and shoot everything to death
>> Anonymous
Thanks for the input everyone, it's greatly appreciated. The horizontal misalignment can be easily fixed, I suppose, as well as the cropping.
The reason they look burned was probably due to the angle of the shot. I was on a 3rd floor balcony,and as you can tell, the sun was against me. This was at full zoom.
Can anyone recommend a good starter zoom lens for a Canon?
>> Anonymous
>>298178

how do i press the button with my knees?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>298179
>I was on a 3rd floor balcony
well in that case ignore that bit about fill in flash in my last post
>> Anonymous
Ah, that is much better, thanks. It's just little tips and changes like these that'll help me out in the long run.
>> Anonymous
>>298188
Try opening the RAW pic in CS3 and play around with the shadow/highlight tool. You can use it to bring the detail back into the people like>>298184
>> Anonymous
>>298184
The second dude to the left, id like to have his face a bit brighter, just a little bit ^^
Otherwise a good photo!