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Hi I was just wondering if you guys could give me any feed back on my pics ? I JUST started taking them on my Nikon coolpix P100 and So far I LOVE IT !!

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Old 08-31-2011, 06:45 PM
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Some general impressions:
  • Your use of vignette is way too heavy. It's distracting. Bring it back until it is just a slight four corner burn, that subtly directs the eye into the image.
  • Try to avoid dappled sun light. Either put your subjects in the sun or the shade. Avoid the blotchy patches that generally filter through tree branches and leaves. It almost never looks good.
  • Do some reading about exposure and metering. In most of the shots your background is too bright and your subjects are underexposed by a considerable amount.
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The vignette is way too overpowering and their faces are underexposed.

getting proper exposure can be difficult if you're using a point & shoot
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ok so I have some editing work to do...what about composition?
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ok so I have some editing work to do...what about composition?
It could be improved by not cropping at joints and fingers/toes, as well as moving your position so the edge of the tree isn't bisecting the head of the one girl.
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It also helps us a great deal to know your camera settings. Do you have your exif information you could post for us?
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It also helps us a great deal to know your camera settings. Do you have your exif information you could post for us?

as i said i am NEW to this how do I find that info ?
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as i said i am NEW to this how do I find that info ?
You'll find it on your Flicker page.
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You'll find it on your Flicker page.
THANKS for the info =)
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