wend and lily

[bizzel]

i took this the other day with my canon 50d with an 18-55 sigma lens, with an f/s of 8 and iso 0f 100 and 1/60.
just want some info on how it looks and if i have to change anything, thanks.
Bob

[MrJones]

great picture, just needs to be straightened.

[BigFuzzy]

It's a nice "for the record" photo, but on the other hand doesn't really bring any 'umph' to the image.

It's clear you were standing there and took the shot from eye level. Be creative with your angles and perspective. I can imagine this would have been interesting shot had you moved in closer, gotten at the level of the bunny and shot it so that you could see more into the face of the child.
In case I'm not clear, the camera would be almost along the arm of the person holding the bunny but still ensuring you could see the bunny, child and mother.

Otherwise, it's a nice memory snap shot with little technically wrong with it.

I always ask myself when I'm about to hit the shutter "can I move, recompose, or change perspective with this shot. Am I doing what every other Joe would do standing right here?" If either answer is Yes, i don't take it and try to find a more interesting way to do it.

Keep shooting!

[MrJones]

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

I always ask myself when I'm about to hit the shutter "can I move, recompose, or change perspective with this shot. Am I doing what every other Joe would do standing right here?" If either answer is Yes, i don't take it and try to find a more interesting way to do it.

Keep shooting!

that's a nice rule. I'll try to remember it

[Niresangwa]

+1 Fuzzy.

you could try cropping super tight on mom/kid/bunny and see what comes of it. the background is way too busy and not particularly alluring. sorry, but super tight faded levi's and a green plaid jacket just don't contrast well with cute kid and baby rabbit

...as well as adding the forethought of creativity as Fuzz mentioned, take the extra few seconds to look at the rest of the frame - it's easy to be sucked into the main subject. try to look for the other stuff as well - that's a huge component to actually making an image less snap-shotty, being as its a staple consideration of composing.

[bizzel]

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

It's a nice "for the record" photo, but on the other hand doesn't really bring any 'umph' to the image.

It's clear you were standing there and took the shot from eye level. Be creative with your angles and perspective. I can imagine this would have been interesting shot had you moved in closer, gotten at the level of the bunny and shot it so that you could see more into the face of the child.
In case I'm not clear, the camera would be almost along the arm of the person holding the bunny but still ensuring you could see the bunny, child and mother.

Otherwise, it's a nice memory snap shot with little technically wrong with it.

I always ask myself when I'm about to hit the shutter "can I move, recompose, or change perspective with this shot. Am I doing what every other Joe would do standing right here?" If either answer is Yes, i don't take it and try to find a more interesting way to do it.

Keep shooting!

yea it is quite run of the mill il have to think more outside the box, thanks man thats great advice.

[villafane928]

Originally Posted by Niresangwa

+1 Fuzzy.

you could try cropping super tight on mom/kid/bunny and see what comes of it. the background is way too busy and not particularly alluring. sorry, but super tight faded levi's and a green plaid jacket just don't contrast well with cute kid and baby rabbit

...as well as adding the forethought of creativity as Fuzz mentioned, take the extra few seconds to look at the rest of the frame - it's easy to be sucked into the main subject. try to look for the other stuff as well - that's a huge component to actually making an image less snap-shotty, being as its a staple consideration of composing.

I agree and took the liberty on where I might have cropped this....hope you don't mind