matthew_kees1

September 19, 2001

I like it. Good color. A slice of America. Nice.

September 19, 2001

I can't see a body, or any body parts, but I like the image. The scratches and colors are very powerful. Interesting work.

Can you describe your technique?

September 19, 2001

Make your jpegs about 600 x 800 pixels. This is too small to view.

September 19, 2001

Another great abstract. Good work.

September 19, 2001

I enjoyed your other architectural work, but this one is great.

September 19, 2001

Works for me. Well done.

September 19, 2001

Really nice. Too bad you didn't use a slower speed slide film a bit later in the day. But overall the composition with that snaking glacier is wonderful.

September 18, 2001

She is too close to the background and you should crop away the left and right sides. The eye cuts into the line of the face, better that she looks at you and turn her a bit to the left. Use natural light with flash, and the obvious on camera blitz will not be as harsh. You might want to shoot portraits with the camera vertical and light above. I hope this helps you and does not offend. Look at painted portraits to get some ideas for light and compostion.

September 18, 2001

The light is working here for this subject, and the composition is good. Much better than the church picture. The only way to learn is to shoot a lot of film and look at works by the great photographers. Again, you must use eye, heart and mind together to make great pictures. It is a talent that anyone, from anywhere, can master, but the road can be diffiicult. Give yourself time and you will be a master too. I wish you only the best.

September 18, 2001

Look at the photo portfolio of jo voets, he is the best journalist on photonet. He has heart and technical ability. Also Tony Dummett is the top rated here, and his early work tells why. There is a lot of information available to you here at photo.net. I also have an online basic training course for beginners -- check out the links to the great photographers. Keep shooting and use eye, heart and brain together. We all start somewhere.

September 18, 2001

OK... expose for shadows, print for highlights. Composition sucks and lighting sucks. Move in and tell a story. Two women (I think) crossing a road? May be a nice place, but what? What is your point (of view)? Is this the most exciting thing that happened in your life that day? Look at jo voets work here at photo.net, he knows how to use the camera.

September 18, 2001

this is good. keep it up.

September 18, 2001

You have a good subject in great color. But, you haven't told me a story. I would like to see the people or the atmosphere a bit more.

September 18, 2001

I keep clicking on your pictures Giorgio. You got something. Your night work appeals to me. Good art.

September 18, 2001

Damn good photograph.

September 18, 2001

Larry, this is a great shot in the style of Harry Callahan. Good subject, but a bit hot in places -- may just be the scan. However, I really like it. Good work.

September 16, 2001

Like Mappelthorpe. Definitely an image you could sell. The black background was a good choice.

September 16, 2001

Great timing. I think you nailed this one. Wonderful.

September 16, 2001

You have the front beam in focus, but the rest of the focus drops off. For a picture like this, you should stop down to f/16 and focus about 1/3rd of the way into the scene. The Depth-of-Field of the lens will hold the focus from front to back. This DoF will carry us through the path to the garden. Set the f/stop first, then find the right shutter speed to go with. HTH

September 16, 2001

I hope you got awards for this. Or a career as a photojournalist. Sadly, good still photographers have become history, due to CNN and video news. Great pic. Should be published.

September 16, 2001

I really like this kind of photograph. But I want to push the frame down a bit, a little less sky and a touch more foreground.

September 15, 2001

To get all these little guys in focus, you need to stop down to f/8 or f/11 and focus on cute furry guy #2. Set your shutter speed after setting the f/stop.